Events

The life of the artist Marc Chagall in Vitebsk after his return from Paris in 1914 will be the subject of the next EHU Public Conversation, “Marc Chagall: The Vitebsk Years (1914-1920)”.

Renowned Belarusian writer and scholar, Associate Professor at the European Humanities University Dr. Victor Martinovich will discuss his research on the life of the famous Belarusian-born painter on February 17 at 12:00 p.m. at Novotel Vilnius Centre. The conversation, moderated by Dr. Darius Udrys, EHU Vice-Rector for Development and Communications, will explore the personal challenges and disappointments Chagall experienced in his homeland as a returnee.

Martinovich started his research on Chagall in Minsk in 2000 and completed it last year in Vienna at the Institute for Human Sciences. The results will be published in his forthcoming book Rodina: Marc Chagall in Vitebsk in 1914-1920, available in August from EHU Press.

In addition to his research and teaching at EHU, Martinovich is an internationally-recognized writer of fiction. His books have been favorably reviewed in the New York Review of Books, New York Times Book Review, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Tagesspiegel, Times Literary Supplement, and elsewhere. Nasha Niva, a Belarusian online media portal, designated his most recent novel, Mova, 2014’s Belarusian Book of the Year.

EHU Public Conversations feature prominent public figures known for the thoughtful application of ideas from a broad range of fields, including philosophy, ethics, literature and the arts, history, politics, economics, psychology, and others. They represent EHU’s vision of the university as a forum for discussion of ideas and their application that involves and benefits the public.

The event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Please RSVP to Vilius.Alesius @ ehu.lt by Friday, February 13.

The EHU Public Conversations series is generously sponsored by Novotel Vilnius Centre.