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.
Book Talk: Living the Independence Dream Ukraine and Ukrainians in Contemporary Socio-Political Context. Please join us for moderated discussion of this new publication. November 18th 2024, 4:30-6:30pm Max Kade Center. Free and open to Public.
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.
Russian dissidents, including recently released Pulitzer Prize winner Vladimir Kara-Murza, discussed their efforts, challenges, and hopes for the future of democracy in Russia. October 16th 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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
On May 22nd the Department of East European, Eurasian and Russian Studies and the Dartmouth community gathered in person and via Zoom to hear the s
