Subject: RIP: Roger Kanet Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2024 From: Boyle, Francis A <fboyle@illinois.edu> When I joined the Law Faculty here in August of 1978, knowing of my extensive studies of Russia, the Soviet Union and the Soviet Legal System at Harvard, Roger asked me to become an associate of our then Russian Research Center. So I spent a lot […]
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(PONARS Eurasia (George Washington University) – March 11, 2022) Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which we condemn in the harshest possible terms, continues to wreak carnage in Ukraine. Representing a community of scholars, the PONARS Eurasia Executive Committee is appalled that some in the global academic community have supported the invasion and use their scholarly positions to justify it, including a long […]
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(The George Washington University – Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies – ieres.elliott.gwu.edu/ – The Russia Program – therussiaprogram.org) The Russia Program The Russia Program at GW is a university-based, data-driven analytical center that combines knowledge, technologies, and networks into a research ecosystem. We condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and call for the restoration of Ukraine’s sovereignty. Read Our […]
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The State of Russian Studies in the United States: 2022 [Excerpt] [Click here for full text PDF] An Assessment by the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies ASEEES August 2023 Authors: Theodore P. Gerber (Principal Investigator), University of Wisconsin Madison Michael Zaslavsky (Research Assistant), University of Wisconsin Madison Advisory Advisory Committee: Bella Grigoryan, University of Pittsburgh Juliet Johnson, […]
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with Dr. Mikhail Turchenko (Indiana University) Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, 4pm to 5pm Elliott School of International Affairs, Lindner Family Commons Room 602, 1957 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20052 REGISTER HERE: docs.google.com/forms … [Online – Join the Zoom here: gwu-edu.zoom.us/j/93979679063] In case of a regime change, Russia will not be able to move forward with the current institutional framework […]
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“In a new piece for VoxUkraine that’s been circulating on Twitter, economists Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Ilona Sologoub, and Tatyana Deryugina make the case for a ‘major review of both the quantity and quality of “Slavic” studies,’ arguing that the field focuses disproportionately on Russia and leaves graduates unprepared to produce balanced media coverage or wise policy. The claim that many of […]
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“… Q: Where do you see the most exciting research/debates happening in your field? I see a lot of exciting debates happening in the fields of both Russian Studies and Illiberalism. In the field of Russian Studies, there are mixed feelings, obviously, because of Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine: a lot of pessimism regarding the future of conducting research in […]
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“… [H]undreds of economics professors signed on to an open letter to Columbia University Professor Jeffery Sachs, arguing the Ivy League economist has pushed Russian propaganda in his writings about the war in Ukraine. … The group of professors takes issues with several points in Sachs’ public writings on the war in Ukraine, accusing the economist of denying the agency […]
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“… This year’s In Focus series will be devoted to decolonizing Slavic studies. Why does it matter and what does it look like? How will these efforts impact teaching, research and professional outputs? The Russian war in Ukraine has had far-reaching impacts on every level of life …. One of the many ramifications of the war in Ukraine has been […]
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War on Ukraine Drives Creation of New Research Program That Rethinks How We Study, Talk About, and Engage with Russia
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From: Boyle, Francis A Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2023 To: Rosenberg, John S. <john_rosenberg@harvard.edu> Subject: Russian Research Center: Sic transit gloria mundi! It’s pretty pathetic! I learned all about Kievan Rus from my Teacher, Mentor and Friend, Ned Keenan, later RRC Director and then GSAS Dean. Ned helped me get my job as a law professor. RIP. Sic transit gloria […]
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“Why has it taken a war of conquest for experts to recognize Russia’s nature as a vast imperial enterprise?” “… Russia’s nature as an imperial power is [historically and geopolitically] incontrovertible. After World War I, the Russian Empire avoided the permanent dismemberment that befell other multi-ethnic land empires …. The Soviet Union … reconquered most of the non-Russian lands … […]
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The George Washington University The Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies invites you to: The Russia Program Launch Event A new way to study Russia myemail.constantcontact.com/Mark-Your-Calender–The-Russia-Program-Launch-Event.html?soid=1110347635144&aid=riWi8iX4Jes Friday, March 10, 2023 9:00am – 3:00pm EST Elliott School of International Affairs Lindner Conference Room 602 1957 E St. NW Washington, D.C. 20052 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put an end to […]
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