‘Homo Sovieticus’ Examined in Sixth Annual Summer Program of the Armenian Higher Education Initiative

In its sixth annual summer program, the Armenian Higher Education Initiative (AHEI)—in cooperation with the American University of Armenia (AUA) and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation—undertook an intensive examination of the concept of “homo sovieticus” and how this idea can be approached from a wide variety of angles. The program brought together 20 exceptional graduate students in the fields of anthropology, sociology, ethnography, philology, oriental studies, Middle Eastern studies, international law, and history, from universities in Armenia, the United States, Russia, and India. The program also brought together leading experts in a similar range of fields.