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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Midwest Slavic Conference was cancelled in April. As part of the Midwest Slavic Conference, the Midwest Slavic Association usually announces and…

Professors Inés Valdez and Benjamin McKean of the Department of Political Science have been selected as the recipients of a 2019-20 Office of International Affairs (OIA) Area Studies Centers…

The Center for Slavic and East European Studies at The Ohio State University is seeking applications for its 2020-21 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship competition under the U.S.…

CSEES is reopening the call for online curricular modules about topics related to Eastern Europe and/or Eurasia. Up to two more modules can be funded in summer 2020; compensation…

Eric Connelly, a 2018 graduate of CSEES' public policy dual degree program, recently co-authored the article "COVID-19 and the American States: Why State Government Matters" in the Oxford…

In response to the international COVID-19 pandemic, the Center for Slavic and East European Studies has started a blog series Notes from the Field featuring insights from affiliates throughout the…

What first piqued your interest in Eastern Europe?

I became interested in Eastern Europe during the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea. At the time, I knew little about…

The Armenian Genocide, although it took place in the early 20th century, remains a controversial topic in today’s world. Many countries, including the U.S., still do not officially recognize the…

On April 2, History PhD candidate Jonathon Dreeze successfully defended his disseration, “Stalin’s Empire: Soviet Propaganda in Kazakhstan, 1929-1953”. Members of his dissertation committee were:…