Events

Please join the Harriman Institute for a screening of the film 'White Ship' (1975) by prominent Kyrgyz and Soviet film director Bolot Shamshiev, followed by a discussion between Shamshiev and Dr. Peter Rollberg, Professor of Slavic Languages, Film Studies, and International Affairs and Director of the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. This event is part of the three-day series Celebrating Chinghiz Aitmatov at 90 organized by the Harriman Institute, the Kyrgyz American Foundation, and the American University of Central Asia. The event series also includes an international conference, a photography exhibit and musical performance, and a book talk.