Our friend and alumna Caroline Baker died on October 28, 2017. Caroline was a student in the master’s program in Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies (REECAS) from 2004-2006. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, …
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Anya Nesterchouk Takes on New Role in the Pushkin Summer Institute
In January 2018, Anna (Anya) Nesterchouk began her new role as Program Coordinator and On-Site Director for the Pushkin Summer Institute (PSI) at UW-Madison. Nesterchouk, a lecturer in the English as a Second Language (ESL) …
Fall 2017 Print Newsletter
Conflict and Culture in Rovinj
Every summer, Tomislav [Toma] Longinović, professor of Slavic, Comparative Literature, and Visual Culture, travels with 16 UW-Madison students to the idyllic coastal community of Rovinj, Croatia for a unique one-month learning experience. We sit down …
Filmmakers Present “Among Wolves”
On November 16, filmmakers Shawn Convey and Kevin Ripp presented their observational documentary Among Wolves to a full theater of Madison moviegoers. The film, shot in modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, paints a stunningly human portrait …
Marking 100 Years Since the Russian Revolution
UW-Madison hosts a summer workshop for Wisconsin educators. On July 24-28, educators from around the state gathered in Madison to discuss the causes, consequences, and global impact of the 1917 Russian Revolution. The workshop, entitled …
Summer Student Profiles: Global Professionals Abroad
Students and recent alumni discuss internships and language study in Europe and Central Asia. Name: Ruth Lied Academic Status: Senior, Majors in International Studies and French Summer Experience: US State Department Internship in Ljubljana, Slovenia …
Balalaika Virtuoso Brings Unique String Music to Wisconsin
The UW-Madison Russian Folk Orchestra (RFO) held its 20th anniversary concert on April 8, 2017, performing to an enthusiastic, standing-room-only crowd in Mills Hall. One of the featured soloists at the concert was Ukrainian musician …
CREECA Welcomes Marina Zilbergerts
In fall 2016, Marina Zilbergerts joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison community as the Lipton Assistant Professor of Eastern European Jewish Literature and Thought, a joint appointment in the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies and the …
CREECA Hosts “Russia & the 2016 U.S. Election”
On February 22, 2017, CREECA and the Wisconsin Union Directorate Society & Politics Committee hosted “Russia and the 2016 U.S. Election: Cyberwar and Prospects for Future Conflict.” The panel brought together five UW-Madison faculty to …