Preserving Independent Media: A Conversation about the Russian Independent Media Archive
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Online Event
4 PM New York l 10 PM Vienna
The Russian Independent Media Archive (RIMA) is an online archive of independent media from 2000 until present. Spearheaded by Pen Institute and Bard College in collaboration with Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, the project will eventually hold and preserve 20 years of Russian independent media.
OSUN invites the network community to a discussion with the team behind the RIMA to learn more about the project and to share feedback. Librarians, archivists, and scholars are especially encouraged to attend. RIMA aims to serve as a model for archiving and preserving independent media around the world and making it accessible for all.
Speakers:
Anna Nemzer, journalist, writer, documentary filmmaker, activist.
Ilia Venyavkin, historian of Soviet and post-Soviet culture, journalist, educational designer, activist.
This event is hosted by OSUN and the Slavic Reference Service at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Questions? Contact the Slavic Reference Service