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  • Political Prisoners Letter Writing Campaign

    On October 30th a group of Dartmouth students gathered in Reed Hall to write letters to political prisoners in Russia supported by faculty of East European, Eurasian, and Russian Studies. Inspired by Pulitzer Prize winner Vladimir Kara-Murza, recently released, who recommended letter writing as a means to bolster the spirits of those incarcerated for their political beliefs.

    Sasha Skochilenko artwork
  • My Women in Conversation with Ukrainian Writer Yuliia Iliukha

    Join us for a literary event with Yuliia Iliukha, a Ukrainian writer from Kharkiv, as she reads from her newly published collection of flash fiction, My Women, translated into English by Hanna Leliv and released by 128 Lit. This collection brings together forty stories—at times excruciatingly difficult yet deeply moving—about women confronted by the countless brutalities of war. Yuliia will be joined by her translator, Hanna Leliv. October 21st 2024. Haldeman 041. 4:30pm.

    Yuliia Iliukha
  • Temporary Dwellings 2024

    Join us as Pavel Lion, better known as Psoy Korolenko, presents the third edition of his annual concert. This multilingual program includes songs and translations mostly themed around autumn and the concept of wandering. October 22nd 2024. 7pm. Free and Open to the Public.

    Pavel Lion
  • Op-ed regarding Ukraine's NATO membership by Victoria Somoff published in The Guardian

    An op-ed regarding the status of Ukraine's NATO membership by faculty member Victoria Somoff was published in The Guardian on July 27th 2024. Written as an open letter signed by over 150 scholars from western and European universities, it has been viewed and reposted multiple times on social media and translated and commented upon in many Ukrainian publications.

    Nato Council
  • Congratulations to EEER Faculty on their Promotions!

    On June 7th, 2024, two members of EEER faculty received promotions. Lynn Patyk was promoted to full professor and Stuart Finkel to associate professor with tenure. The promotions take effect July First. Congratulations to both of you!

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  • Pray Modern Language Prize in Russian

    The Pray Modern Language Prize in Russian was awarded to graduating senior Lintaro P. Donovan at the East European, Eurasian and Russian Studies year end celebration on June 7th 2024. Congradulations on all your hard work!

    Lintaro Donovan accepting Pray Prize
  • The Crossroad: A Documentary Play in Five Scenes

    The students of Russian 71 (Spring'24) premiered a documentary play "The Crossroad" (Перекресток) written and assembled from interviews with the participants and transcripts from the trial of Alexandra (Sasha) Skochilenko – a 33-year-old Petersburg artist and musician who was imprisoned for her performance activism against Russia's war in Ukraine. The play was written, cast, and designed by the students of Russian 71.

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