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Read more at: Rory Finnin Wins Two ASEEES Book Prizes

Rory Finnin Wins Two ASEEES Book Prizes

We are delighted to share that Professor Rory Finnin has been awarded two prestigious prizes by the Association for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) for his book Blood of Others: Stalin's Crimean Atrocity and the Poetics of Solidarity (University of Toronto Press, 2022). These ASEEES prizes follow on from two other awards for Blood of Others announced earlier this year.


Read more at: Rory Finnin Wins Rothschild Book Prize and Ukrainian Studies Book Prize

Rory Finnin Wins Rothschild Book Prize and Ukrainian Studies Book Prize

We are very proud to share that Dr Rory Finnin has been awarded the 2023 Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies for his book 'Blood of Others: Stalin's Crimean Atrocity and the Poetics of Solidarity' . He was also awarded the 2021-22 Best Book Prize from the American Association for Ukrainian Studies for this work.


Read more at: Translating Russia's Greatest Forgotten Novelist: Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya (1821-1889), hosted by Pushkin House
Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya

Translating Russia's Greatest Forgotten Novelist: Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya (1821-1889), hosted by Pushkin House

An event celebrating the 200th jubilee of one of Russia's greatest nineteenth-century novelists, Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya (1821–1889). Organised in part by Slavonic Studies' Dr Anna Berman and hosted by Pushkin House.


Read more at: 'Narratives of the Nineteenth Century: New Directions', a cross-faculty book launch & research workshop

'Narratives of the Nineteenth Century: New Directions', a cross-faculty book launch & research workshop

We are happy to share the upcoming book launch event featuring Dr Anna Berman on Thursday 27 April, 12:45-4 pm, at Gonville & Caius College, Senior Parlour.


Read more at: Discovering Russia's Nineteenth-Century Women Writers
Cambridge Festival

Discovering Russia's Nineteenth-Century Women Writers

We are happy to share this talk by Dr Anna Berman in the upcoming Cambridge Festival on Saturday 18th March.


Read more at: Cambridge British-Polish Cultural Symposium
Symposium

Cambridge British-Polish Cultural Symposium

A one-day symposium exploring British-Polish cultural and historical connections over the past 100 years.


Read more at: The Slavonic Studies Section presents 'Rethinking Slavonic Studies' Lecture Series 2022-23

The Slavonic Studies Section presents 'Rethinking Slavonic Studies' Lecture Series 2022-23

The Slavonic Studies Section of the University of Cambridge and the Cambridge Committee for Russian and East European Studies (CamCREES) invite you to a series of guest speaker talks over the 2022-23 academic year, entitled Rethinking Slavonic Studies The series aims to address urgent questions for the study of Slavonic...


Read more at: New Books in Cambridge Slavonic Studies
New Books in Cambridge Slavonic Studies

New Books in Cambridge Slavonic Studies

A presentation of five new books by Cambridge researchers in Slavonic and East European Studies.


Read more at: Statement of the Slavonic Studies Section on Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Statement of the Slavonic Studies Section on Russia's invasion of Ukraine

We condemn the Kremlin's ongoing invasion of Ukraine unequivocally and in the strongest terms. We express our solidarity with the people of Ukraine and call on the international community to support Ukraine in the face of this unprovoked war of aggression. We also think of those in and from Russia equally horrified by these events.


Read more at: Statement from Director of Slavonic Studies on attack on Ukraine

Statement from Director of Slavonic Studies on attack on Ukraine

The Director of the Slavonic Studies Section, Dr Stanley Bill, today issued a statement to the departmental community on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.


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Transforming Polish Language Studies

6 March 2025

We are very pleased to invite you to a one-day conference on "Transforming Polish Language Studies: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities".

Former graduate student Stefan Lacny awarded BASEES PGR prize

20 February 2025

Stefan Lacny, a former graduate student in the Department of Slavonic Studies at MMLL, has received the annual prize for Best Scholarly Article by a Postgraduate Student from the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies.