Amherst Center for Russian Culture

Home to an extraordinary collection of rare Russian books, manuscripts, newspapers, periodicals and works of art honoring the cultural and intellectual achievements of 20th century Russia.

Upcoming Events

Annus Horribilis/Annus Mirabilis: A Year of Pandemic Poetry Writing

Please join us for Annus Horribilis/Annus Mirabilis: A Year of Writing Poetry in a Pandemic hosted, virtually, by the Amherst Center for Russian Culture:  
 
Sunday, April 25, 2021, at 12:00 - 1:30 PM EST
 
Anna Glazova, Maria Stepanova, Linor Goralik & Eugene Ostashevsky
 
The event will be conducted in Russian and broadcast via Zoom.
 
Please register in advance at:
Along with registering, those new to zoom will also have to download the application to the device they will use to join the broadcast.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Conversations about Brodsky: 25 years after Joseph Brodsky's death

Friday, May 7th, 2021, 1 PM-2 PM EST 

A conversation with Glyn Maxwell about his new translation of Brodsky's poetry. 

Registration info to come. 

The event will be broadcast via zoom.

The exterior of Webster Hall on the campus of Amherst College

For Scholars and Researchers

Scholars and researchers, whether visiting in person or inquiring by email or phone, can request materials from the Amherst Center for Russian Culture.

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Thomas Whitney

About

The Amherst Center for Russian Culture was founded in 1991 by Amherst College alumnus Thomas P. Whitney, class of 1937, a collector of Russian manuscripts, rare books, journals, newspapers and art for over 30 years.

History and Overview
Russian Center library

Listing of Collections

The centerpiece of the Center is Whitney’s collection of émigré Russian materials, which has generally been considered the West’s largest private holding of rare Russian books, manuscripts, newspapers and periodicals.

Listing of Collections
Open book

Archives

The archives are home to documents by such notables as Vasily Kandinsky, Boris Pilnyak, Ivan Bunin, Ilya Ehrenburg, Vladimir Nabokov, Aleksei Remizov, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Anna Akhmatova, Nikolai Gumilev and Marina Tsvetaeva.

Catalogued Archives
Webster Hall

Location

The Amherst Center for Russian Culture is located on the second floor of Webster Hall, in the center of the Amherst College campus and on the South side of the main quadrangle.

Hours and Location
An impressionist painting of a bridge over a river

Whitney Collection

The Mead Art Museum holds more than 750 works of Russian art, including oil paintings, sculptures, drawings, collages, and prints, the majority of which date between 1900 and 1950.

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