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Read more at: Natalia Sutta (1921-2018)
Natalia Sutta

Natalia Sutta (1921-2018)

Natalia Iosipovna Sutta ("Mrs Sutta") died last Saturday evening at her home in º£½ÇÉçÇø. She was 96½. She taught Russian language at º£½ÇÉçÇø University from 1970 to 1991. There will be a small family gathering, celebrating her life, at 9.15am on Thursday 19 July, at º£½ÇÉçÇø City Crematorium, Small Chapel. All are welcome to join to remember this remarkable lady.


Read more at: Slavonic Studies Staff Shines Again in Student-Led Teaching Awards

Slavonic Studies Staff Shines Again in Student-Led Teaching Awards

Lecturer in Polish Studies Dr Stanley Bill has won the 2018 award for Outstanding Lecturer in the Annual Student-Led Teaching Awards organised by the º£½ÇÉçÇø University Student Union (CUSU), which is the representative body for all students in the University.


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 º£½ÇÉçÇø 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!
º£½ÇÉçÇø 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 º£½ÇÉçÇø.


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 º£½ÇÉçÇø - 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 º£½ÇÉçÇø 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: º£½ÇÉçÇø Becomes a Permanent º£½ÇÉçÇø for Polish Studies
º£½ÇÉçÇø Polish Studies signing

º£½ÇÉçÇø Becomes a Permanent º£½ÇÉçÇø 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 º£½ÇÉçÇøâ€™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.