2022-03-01
- REEEC Director John Randolph (History) was interviewed in a recent USA Today article, "A new Cold War, or the start of World War III? How historians see the invasion of Ukraine". The article explores how Russia's war against Ukraine may be compared to other conflicts, such as the Cold War or World Wars I and II. Randolph relates the stakes of the current conflict to those of World War II, and...
2022-02-28 - This past Sunday at 12 pm, the Ukrainian Student Association held a rally by the Alma Mater in support of Ukraine and against Russia’s military assault on its people and statehood. Members of the Urbana-Champaign and UIUC community joined, bringing signs and flags to show their support of the Ukrainians in our own community and the people in Ukraine itself. Members of the Ukrainian Student...
2022-02-25 - In response to Russia's war on Ukraine, REEEC has created a special resource page. It provides a list of local events, links to news and information sources, and ways to help support refugees and others affected by this devastating war. We will be updating this list...
2021-12-30 - By Justin Balcor (PhD Student, Musicology) On November 11, 2021, as part of the REEEC New Directions Lecture Series, members of the REEEC community gathered online to hear a talk given by Professor Krista Goff of the University of Miami on oral history methodologies in the Caucasus entitled, “The Possibilities and Challenges of Oral History Methodology in the...
REEEC New Directions Lecture: Sunnie Rucker-Chang, “The Chinese in Serbia as ‘Perpetual Foreigners’”2021-12-21 - By Peter Wright (Assistant Professor, Slavic Languages and Literatures) Over the past decade, the field of Slavic and East European studies has undergone a transformation. Marked by the addition of ‘Eurasian’ to our many area studies centers and professional organizations, the field now strives to reflect the global reach and diversity of the region and its histories. At the...
2021-12-10 - Professor Valleri Robinson recently wrote an article for Public Seminar, " Belarus Needs Our Help: The United States must stand boldly against the Lukashenka regime and its abuse of human rights". Professor Robinson is a Public Voices Fellow of the OpEd Project. A repost of the article is below, and the original article (with images) can be found...
2021-12-10 - Michael Finke, Professor Emeritus of Slavic Languages and Literatures and the former Department Head, has published a new book which analyzes Chekhov’s major stories, plays, and nonfiction in the context of his life, entitled Freedom from Violence and Lies: Anton Chekhov's Life and Writings. For more information and to buy his book, please click...
2021-11-15 - Eugene Avrutin, professor of history with an affiliate appointment in the Program in Jewish Culture & Society, has been named the Tobor Family Professor in Jewish History. The Tobor Professorship was created in 2005 to support excellence in the study of Jewish European history. Avrutin is a renowned scholar of Eastern European Jewish history and the history of Russia, an innovative teacher...- 2021-10-15 - Spring 2022 Select Courses in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Please note: The courses below are not an exhaustive list of courses being offered on the REEE region. Please see course explorer for additional classes. Area Studies Courses ARTH 443: The Russian Avant-Garde: Revolutionary Forms and Socialist Norms...
2021-10-12 - Professor Valleri Robinson recently wrote an article for UPI, "Even in exile, Belarus' Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya fights authoritarianism". Professor Robinson is a Public Voices Fellow of the OpEd Project. A repost of the article is below, and the original article (with images) can be found...
2021-10-07 - By Felix Cowan (PhD Candidate, History) On September 30, 2021, REEEC faculty, students, and staff gathered online for a talk by Dr. Amanda Gregg (Assistant Professor of Economics, Middlebury College) titled “Beyond ‘Backwardness’: New Research on Firms in Imperial Russia.” Dr. Gregg offered an overview of her research on late imperial Russian economic history, focusing onan...
2021-10-05 - Recently, Valleri Robinson, Associate Professor of Theatre at UIUC, has published two articles related to the political situation in Belarus. The first article was a review of a performance of Insulted. Belarus. that occurred over Zoom in November 2020. The performance was a part of an international reading series and was a reading of the play where the actors used small props, black...
2021-09-29 - REEEC Associate Director Maureen Marshall joined with other educational and non-profit organizations in an event announcing the creation of a Georgian Studies program at Harvard. “As some of our University of Illinois students have learned in recent years, it has been a real challenge to study Georgian and Georgia in the United States,” Marshall said. “I hope that this new center helps to shine a...- 2021-08-26 - Dear Colleagues, Well, here it is tomorrow! The new academic year is upon us, with an odd mixture of new and old. Walking around campus already feels so completely different from last year, even as it feels a lot like years before. But not quite, of course: the pandemic continues, there are a lot more masks than there used to be, and we all need to be careful. Still, I hope...
2021-08-20 - REEEC Director John Randolph was interviewed in a recent BBC article, "What will today's data tell future historians?" A repost of the article is below, and the original article (with images) can be found at https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210819-what-will-todays-data-tell-future-...