Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center
REEEC at Illinois
The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center is home to a wide variety of programs for members of the university community and the general public designed to expand understanding of and promote knowledge about Russia, and the countries of Eastern and Central Europe, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. REEEC receives major support for programming and FLAS fellowships through the U.S. Department of Education through its Title VI program, for which REEEC serves as a designated National Resource Center.
Featured News
- We're very pleased to announce that Dr. Markian Dobczansky will become the new Associate Director of the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center at Illinois, starting on November 18th. Dr. Dobczansky is an experienced researcher, teacher, and administrator who has broad intellectual interests... Read full story REEEC Welcomes New Associate Director, Dr. Markian Dobczansky
- REEEC is pleased to welcome to our academic community Illinois Scholar at Risk Maxim Krupskiy. Maxim Krupskiy joined the Illinois Scholars at Risk Program in the fall of 2024. He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy, and is a human rights defender and attorney-at-law with more than twelve years of... Read full story Welcoming Illinois Scholar at Risk Maxim Krupskiy
- The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center and the Slavic Reference Service at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are accepting applications for our 2025 Summer Research Laboratory (SRL) program. The SRL is an in-person program that offers comprehensive ... Read full story Call for Applications: 2025 Summer Research Laboratory on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia
M.A. REEES Student Spotlight: Jared Meunier
Jared Meunier is a first-year master's student in REEES at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Jared graduated with a degree in Anthropology from Indiana University - Indianapolis. After graduating, he taught English with the Peace Corps in Ukraine from 2018 through 2020. He also taught English for six months in Qarshi, Uzbekistan. He has also spent time in Omalo, Georgia, and Tumanyan, Armenia, for artist residencies. He is working as a REEEC Liaison to the HEAT lab developed by Dr. Judith Pintar. He also assists Dr. Maureen Marshall with UIUC's South Caucasus...
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- 2024-09-09 - This fall, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign welcomes a distinguished cohort of Ukrainian scholars as part of the BridgeUSA Ukrainian Academic Fellows Program (UAFP), an exchange initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and...
- 2024-08-19 - By Karina Povsteva (PhD student, Slavic Languages and Literatures) Tori Paige is a PhD Candidate in the Department of History, The Ohio State University, and the 2024 recipient of the Fisher Fellow Award. The Fisher Fellow Award offers support to junior scholars to attend the Summer Research Lab at the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center at the University of...
- 2024-07-16 - Under the auspices of the mobilization drive in the 1930s, Soviet media started actively encouraging women to participate in armed forces as civilian soldiers. As World War II raged, in April 1942 women could officially enlist in combat positions. As the war ended, the Soviet legislation prohibited women from future enlistment, the decree lasted until the breakdown of the USSR. The recipient of...