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Between History and Politics: Dr. Ivan Kurilla’s Journey from Russia to Ohio State (Part 2)

The Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (CSEEES) recently welcomed Dr. Ivan Kurilla, a historian of Russian-American relations and visiting scholar in Ohio State’s Department of…

Announcing the CSEEES Excellence Award

Ohio State’s Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies is delighted to announce the new CSEEES Excellence Award. 

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, any returning…

Between History and Politics: Dr. Ivan Kurilla’s Journey from Russia to Ohio State (Part 1)

The Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (CSEEES) recently welcomed Dr. Ivan Kurilla, a historian of Russian-American relations and visiting scholar in Ohio State’s Department of…

Summer 2026 Polish Studies Initiative Grant and Scholarship Competitions Now Open

The Polish Studies Initiative (PSI) of the Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies is pleased to announce that the application window for the summer 2026 PSI grant and scholarship…

Russian Language Peer Mentorship Program

by Jay Hadfield, Graduate Teaching Associate in the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures, former Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellow

At the beginning of the…

November 2025 CSEEES Alumni Profile: Mark Houser

Where do you work and what is your current position?

I have my own business, Skyscraper Stories, as a professional speaker…

Sociology Department Seeks Research Assistants with Balkan Expertise

The Department of Sociology seeks undergraduate research assistants with knowledge of the Balkans for the two projects below:

Study #1 is on the collective memory of the Bosnian War (1992-…

Reading in Russian: In the Mountains of Karachay-Cherkessia

Written by Cody Allen, CSEEES Autumn 2025 Intern

Summary:  

Want to go on a mountainous adventure back in time? This may be the perfect book…