UA President and the Department of Russian and Slavic Studies condemn Russia's war on Ukraine

Alumni Story

Why I Chose Russian & Slavic Studies

When I began to study Russian, my life bloomed into full color.

Dana Vandersip
B.A. Russian Studies, 1988
Vice President of Development, Make-A-Wish Foundation

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Here you will find information about majoring or minoring in Russian, study abroad opportunities, faculty profiles, course descriptions, extra-curricular activities, and contact information. 

Choose Russian and Slavic Studies for the...

  • award winning teachers and advisors.
  • proficiency-based language program in Russian.
  • well-established Study Abroad programs.
  • excellence, we have the only graduate program in Russian in the regional Rocky Mountain corridor (Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana) and Wyoming and New Mexico.
  • diverse program in Russian literature, culture, linguistics, and language.
  • world-renowned scholars in Russian and Slavic language, literatures, cultures, and linguistics.

Degrees and programs available

  • Bachelor of Arts in Russian with two tracks: Language Intensive Track or Culture Intensive track.
  • Russian Minor
  • Master of Arts in Russian with two tracks: Language, Literature, and Linguistics (LLL) or Russian and East European Studies (REES)

Meet Katie

Katie is an informed performer who hopes to teach music one day. By learning Russian and understanding the culture behind the pieces she plays on her harp, she can express the music better.

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News & Events

In the year since Russia attacked Ukraine, more than 8 million Ukrainians have fled the country and settled around the world.   In Tucson, Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Southern Arizona (JFCS) is one agency working to assist Ukrainian...
Mar 22
What? Spring Festival When? March 22, 11am-1pm on Where? UA Mall, in front of the bookstore Celebrate Spring with the Department of Russian and Slavic Studies! Maslenitsa (aka Spring Festival or Pancake Week) is one of the popular holidays of many...
AZ-AATSEEL   Conference Date: March 25, 2023   University of Arizona  Department of Russian and Slavic Studies  (co-organized with ASU’s Russian Department, School of International Letters and Cultures)  Abstracts for 20-minute papers on any aspect...
The College of Humanities, together with the Department of Russian and Slavic Studies, reiterates our condemnation of Russia’s unjustified war on Ukraine. In the year since this terrible war began, the human tragedy has been staggering. According to...
What? Spring Festival When? March 22, 11am-1pm on Where? UA Mall, in front of the bookstore Celebrate Spring with the Department of Russian and Slavic Studies! Maslenitsa (aka Spring Festival or Pancake Week) is one of the popular holidays of many...
Congratulations to Dr. Colleen Lucey for winning American Association of Teacher of Slavic and East European Languages Best First Book Prize for her book Love for Sale: Representing Prostitution in Imperial Russia. "Colleen Lucey’s intriguing...

Alumni News & Directory

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