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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…
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 student…
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…
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
November 2025 CSEEES Alumni Profile: Mark Houser
Mark Houser, MA in Slavic and East European Studies, Class of 1992
Where do you work and what is your current position?
I have my own business, Skyscraper…
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
In the Mountains of Karachay-Cherkessia
Summary:
Want to go on a mountainous adventure back in time? This may be the perfect book for you! In the Mountains…
From the FLAS Fellows: Devon Rancourt’s Experience with the Balkan Language Initiative in Belgrade
Last summer I took intensive Serbian language classes in Belgrade, Serbia through the American Councils Balkan Language Initiative (BLI) Program with the help of a FLAS fellowship and a Title VIII…