Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies Certificate

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The heart of the Kremlin in Kazan, Tatarstan

Welcome!

The Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies Certificate Program (REEES) works to offer students an opportunity to draw on rich resources of the faculty at all five institutions and to coordinate curricula across the five campuses. The Program also sponsors special events of interest to students and faculty working in the field. Sergey Glebov, Assistant Professor of History at Smith College in the Five College REEES Program, teaches courses at all five campuses.

Featured Resources

Amherst Center for Russian Culture
Through the generous gift of Thomas P. Whitney '37, Amherst College has acquired what has generally been considered the world's largest private holding of Russian books, manuscripts, newspapers, and periodicals.
http://www.amherst.edu/~acrc/menu.html

Smolny-Bard Study Abroad Program
Study abroad program, summer, semester or year long, at Smolny College in St Petersburg (Through Bard College) Smolny/Bard Program
http://www.smolny.org/bard-smolny

Identities, Cultures, and Texts in East-Central Europe
Program Description: Two cities with complicated histories, rich cultures, and promising futures will become case studies for this unique opportunity in global education. Among the theoretical foundations of this course will be the ever-shifting paradigm
http://www.hampshire.edu/geo/11060.htm

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Upcoming Event

04/22/2010 Slavic Seminar meeting
Sergey Glebov (Smith/Five Colleges) "Apostle to America: Life and Works of Innokentii Veniaminov,Missionary, Ethnographer, and Empire-Builder"  more>

02/24/2010 The Last Station at Amherst Cinemas
The Last Station at Amherst Cinemas The film focuses on the last year of Leo Tolstoy's life   more>

04/19/2010 Russia and the US: Today and Tomorrow
Lecture by Vladislav Zubok (Temple University) Amherst center for Russian Culture, Webster 202 (Amherst College) April 19, 8PM  more>

03/03/2010 Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky at Amherst
World-Renowned Russian Literature Translators to Speak at Amherst College March 3  more>

02/25/2010 April H. Foley at Smith College
April H. Foley (Smith'69), US Ambassador in Hungary in 2006 - 2009 An Ambassador's Journey: The Challenges and Rewards of a Diplomatic Posting Smith College, Seelye 106, at 4:30 PM on Thursday, February 25   more>

03/11/2010 Five College Slavic Seminar meeting
Five College Slavic Seminar meeting Bettina Jungen (Amherst College) March 11, 8PM, Mead Museum, William Green Study Room  more>

03/27/2010 The Uses of Performance in Russian Culture
The Uses of Performance in Russian Culture: A Symposium at Amherst College March 27, 2010 Webster 200 (Amherst Center for Russian Culture)  more>

02/25/2010 Hampshire College Theatre's BABA YAGA opens this week!
hampshire college theatre presents  more>

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