Although India’s ties to Russia have always been to the dismay of the U.S., the recent invasion of Ukraine has put a spotlight on this issue.

A voice on the speaker broke the silence in the auditorium as the film began to play. A flurry of photographs illuminated the screen alongside interviews that played for the next hour: the moving parts came together to illustrate the memory of Svetlana Boym.

Politics on a domestic stage can often seem petty, and depending on how much CSPAN you watch on a daily basis, downright boring. Although labeled as political enemies of sorts by the news media, not many...