Cultural Perception Since 1900

This two-day symposium at the University of Aberdeen featured talks by historians, sociologists and literary scholars from both Scottish and Russian studies andwas dedicated to uncovering the history of cultural exchange between the two countries over the last hundred years. It explored the role of travel writing, poetry and art in cultural mediation, the experience of national bridge-building organisations, as well as political perceptions circa 1914 and 2014, in relation to the Great War and Revolution and the Scottish Independence Referendum. Speakers included Prof Anthony Cross and Lt Cdr Dairmid Gunn.

This event took place 10-11 April 2015, and was sponsored by the University of Aberdeen Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies, the University of Edinburgh Challenge Investment Fund and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

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