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Read more at: 'State of Madness': Rebecca Reich's New Book on Psychiatry, Literature, and Dissent after Stalin
Reich book

'State of Madness': Rebecca Reich's New Book on Psychiatry, Literature, and Dissent after Stalin

The Slavonic Studies community at the University of Cambridge is very pleased to announce the publication of Rebecca Reich’s new book, State of Madness: Psychiatry, Literature, and Dissent After Stalin (Northern Illinois University Press, 2018).


Read more at: Become Heroes of Our Time!
Cambridge Slavonic Studies Outreach Event

Become Heroes of Our Time!

Join our free Outreach Day for secondary school students in Years 11 and 12 on 4 July 2020 and learn more about Slavonic Studies at the University of Cambridge.


Read more at: Propaganda porcelain: The mirror of the Russian revolution and its consequences
Rudolf Vilde, Plate with the inscription ‘Workers’ Victory 25 Oct’ on a red banner, 1919, The Petr Aven Collection

Propaganda porcelain: The mirror of the Russian revolution and its consequences

We are very pleased to announce a special addition to the ‘Revolution’ public lecture series hosted by CamCREES and the Slavonic Studies Section at Cambridge - a presentation by Petr Aven on Propaganda porcelain: The mirror of the Russian revolution and its consequences . Don’t miss this exciting event, which will take place in the Umney Theatre of Robinson College at 17:30 on Tuesday, 20 February 2018 .


Read more at: 'Brilliant, Pioneering Analysis': Emma Widdis Launches New Monograph at Tate Modern
Dr Emma Widdis

'Brilliant, Pioneering Analysis': Emma Widdis Launches New Monograph at Tate Modern

The Slavonic Studies community at the University of Cambridge is delighted to announce the publication of Emma Widdis’s new book, Socialist Senses: Film, Feeling and the Soviet Subject, 1917-1939 (Indiana University Press, 2017) .


Read more at: Exploring the Complexity of Revolution
Slavonic Revolution series

Exploring the Complexity of Revolution

A century after the tumultuous revolutionary events of 1917, we still struggle to understand their complexity. Our new lecture series seeks to address this problem with public presentations by prominent scholars of both Russia and Ukraine.


Read more at: Cambridge Becomes a Permanent Home for Polish Studies
Cambridge Polish Studies signing

Cambridge Becomes a Permanent Home for Polish Studies

The Department of Slavonic Studies is pleased to announce that Polish language, literature and culture will be a permanent feature of the University of Cambridge’s research and teaching following the signing of an agreement with the University of Warsaw on 14 July 2017.


Read more at: Susan Larsen Recognised for Innovative Teaching
CUSU Teaching Award

Susan Larsen Recognised for Innovative Teaching

The Department of Slavonic Studies is proud to announce that Dr Susan Larsen has been commended for Innovative Teaching by CUSU in its annual Student-Led Teaching Awards.


Read more at: Crimea: Centre of Gravity in the Black Sea
Crimea: Centre of Gravity in the Black Sea

Crimea: Centre of Gravity in the Black Sea

In 2014 Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea dominated headlines around the world. Since then it has largely receded from view – despite an ongoing Russian military build-up on the peninsula and crackdowns on Crimean Tatar civil society. On 21 April 2017 the international workshop ‘Crimea: Centre of Gravity in the Black Sea’ returns the peninsula and its environs to the centre of attention.


Read more at: The Anthony Cross Essay Prize in Russian Studies

The Anthony Cross Essay Prize in Russian Studies

Fitzwilliam College is pleased to announce the inaugural competition for the Anthony Cross Essay Prize in Russian Studies. It is open to students in Year 12 or the Lower 6th. It is not limited to students already studying Russian history or Russian language: any student with an interest in the topic is welcome to submit an essay to the competition.


Read more at: International Workshop ‘Multilingual (Con)figurations: Catalan and Ukrainian in dialogue’
Catalan and Ukrainian in Dialogue

International Workshop ‘Multilingual (Con)figurations: Catalan and Ukrainian in dialogue’

As part of the OWRI Project, Multilingualism: Empowering Individuals, Transforming Societies, we are pleased to invite you to the event Multilingual (Con)figurations: Catalan and Ukrainian in Dialogue, 09:30-14:00 Friday 24 March 2017, The Wine Room, King’s College, University of Cambridge.