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Two professors in the Department of Russian and Slavic Studies have been promoted, demonstrating excellent performance in teaching, service and research.   Dr. Benjamin Jens is promoted from Assistant Professor of Practice to Associate Professor of…

What? Kazakhstan with Togzhan When? April 20th, From 12:00pm-12:50pm Where? Social Sciences Building, Room 114  

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Dr. Colleen Lucey, Assistant Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies, is the recipient of the College of Humanities 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award.   “Dr. Lucey’s contributions have been truly monumental in promoting the teaching mission of the…

Dr. Liudmila Klimanova, Assistant Professor in the Department of Russian and Slavic Studies, has been awarded the University’s 2022 Leicester and Kathryn Sherrill Creative Teaching Award.   Announced by the Office of the Provost, the award is given…

The Department of Russian and Slavic Studies condemns Russia’s assault on Ukraine. The University of Arizona is the home of many scholars and students who have spent their lives studying Ukraine, Russia, and other nations in Eastern Europe and…