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    Summer Intensive Beginning Russian

    Start learning a new language this summer! Get a jump start on your language requirement and a window into a strategically and culturally vital region.

    Register for Russian 101 and 102 in the Summer 2 semester (RUSS 101, RUSS 102). Complete two semesters of your three- or four-semester language requirement this summer. Or take it just because — you supply the reason!

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    Fall 2023 Courses with Russia, East Europe, and Eurasian Content
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  • Sunset view of Podil - historical district on the bank of Dnipro river. Kyiv, Ukraine
    Russia's War on Ukraine: Educational and Humanitarian Resources
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  • Tamara Pavlovic

    2023 Yaro Skalnik Prize Winner: Tamara Pavlović

    Congratulations to Tamara Pavlović (PhD Student, Anthropology) for receiving the Yaro Skalnik Prize for Best Graduate Student Essay in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies for her paper “Contested Futures: Serbia as a Place of Extracting Value.” Her prize includes an official certificate and an award of $250. Tamara was presented this award at the 2023 REEEC Spring...
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    REEEC Hosts ACTR Olympiada of Spoken Russian

    REEEC was happy to host the Illinois ACTR Olympiada of Spoken Russian on March 13, 2023. The Olympiada brought over thirty high school Russian language students from The Noble Academy, Pritzker College Prep, Glenbrook North High School, and By the Onion Sea to our campus for the day to participate in various language evaluations and to learn about our programs at the U of I. Thank you to Erik...
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  • Ukrainian Wednesday World Beat Program with Richard Esbenshade on WEFT 90.1 FM

    Richard Esbenshade, a REEEC Research Associate, is the host of the Wednesday World Beat program on WEFT 90.1 FM. As the host of this program on the Central Illinois community radio station, Esbenshade has been spending twenty minutes of his show each week to showcase Ukrainian music following the start of the war in Ukraine. On February 22, 2023, just ahead of the one-year anniversary...
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  • Katherine Ashcraft

    Student Spotlight: REEEC FLAS Fellow Profile: Katherine Ashcraft

    Katherine Ashcraft is a second-year student in the joint M.S. Library and Information Sciences/M.A. History program and a 2022-2023 REEEC FLAS fellow at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She previously earned a B.A. in History Education from the University of Illinois in Chicago....
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  • Call for Submissions: 2023 Yaro Skalnik Prize for Best Student Essay in REEES
    Each Spring, REEEC invites submissions for the Yaro Skalnik Prize for the best undergraduate and graduate essays in Russian, East European, or Eurasian Studies at Illinois. Essays from all disciplines are eligible so long as they concern a relevant region. Each winner will receive a certificate and...
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  • Dr. Valeria Sobol to Give Keynote Address at 2023 Midwest Slavic Conference
    The Midwest Slavic Association (MWSA) and The Ohio State University's Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (CSEEES) will host the 2023 Midwest Slavic Conference at Ohio State in Columbus, OH on March 24-26, 2023. The conference committee is hosting papers on all topics ...
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  • Congratulations to the Awardees of the Special 2023 Spring Semester Undergraduate FLAS Competition
    REEEC is delighted to announce the recipients of the special Spring semester undergraduate FLAS fellowship: Camille Dolce (Political Science) – Russian Melanie Martinovic (Cognitive Neuropsychology) – B/C/S David Mock (Agricultural and Consumer...
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    POL 245

    Survey of Polish Literature

    Critical survey, in translation, of Polish literature from the Middle Ages to the end of the nineteenth century; special attention given to the works in their cultural context. 11:00 am - 12:20 pm, 119 English Building Instructor: George Gasyna  
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  • Ferizaj Madhe Mosque and St Uros Cathedral
    HIST 356

    The Modern Balkans through Literature and Film

    History of the creation and development of the independent Balkan states during the 19th and 20th centuries. Special attention is given to Balkan nationalism, its roots, evolution and various manifestations. Other topics cover the modernization of the rural societies, ethnic conflict and/or...
    Course Description for HIST 356
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    REES 550

    Seminar in REEE Studies

    Interdisciplinary seminar involving faculty in a number of disciplines. The course examines Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia and the methodologies of its study through questions of identities, cultural values, and change. Taught in conjunction with...
    Course Description for REES 550
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    REES 200

    Introduction to Russia and Eurasia

    Eurasia, geographically between the “East” and the “West,” encompasses 11 time zones and over 100 different ethnic groups. Its multicultural complexity and political diversity over recent centuries have made it a rich source for the study of political, economic, and social change. This...
    Course Description for REES 200

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