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Building Bridges: Ukrainian Scholars Visit University of Illinois
In October 2024, the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center (REEEC) hosted three Ukrainian scholars as part of the BridgeUSA Ukrainian Academic Fellows Program (UAFP). Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and...
REEEC Welcomes Two Nonresidential Fellows from Ukraine
REEEC at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is pleased to welcome two new Nonresidential Fellows from Ukraine to our campus community: Oleh Bahmet and Vladyslava Moskalets. These two scholars join our community in the Spring 2025 semester as part of the IU-Ukraine Nonresidential Scholar...
REEEC Welcomes New Associate Director, Dr. Markian Dobczansky
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...
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Welcoming Illinois Scholar at Risk Maxim Krupskiy
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...
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Call for Applications: 2025 Summer Research Laboratory on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia
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 ...
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M.A. REEES/M.S. LIS Student Spotlight: Joseph Mosse'
Joseph Mosse' is a first-year student in the dual M. A. Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies and M. S. in Information and Library Science. He was born in Fullerton, California...
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BridgeUSA Ukrainian Academic Fellows to Visit Illinois
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...
Interview with the 2024 Fisher Fellow, Victoria Paige
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...
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REEEC Summer Research Laboratory Fisher Fellow Talk: Victoria Paige, “Mother, Maiden, Martyr: Media Portrayals of Soviet Women in the Second World War”
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...
Job Opening: Associate Director, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center
The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center (REEEC) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has announced a search for a new Associate Director.
This position is the senior full-time staff position at REEEC. The Associate Director provides academic leadership and staff supervision...