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Protest messages in Russian and Ukrainian, Kyiv (December 2013)

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Ukrainian Studies is involved inÌýaÌýmajor new research project to study the benefits of multilingualism to individuals and societyÌýas part of the Open World Research Initiative led by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The project,Ìý,Ìýaims not only to understand the experiences of speaking more than one language,Ìýbut also to change attitudes towards multilingualism andÌýmulticulturalism throughout society and amongst keyÌýpolicy-makers.ÌýOne of the strands of the project — co-led by Dr Rory Finnin, Head of the Department of Slavonic Studies — will explore, among other things, how cultural texts in Ukraine foreground, problematize andÌýinform questions of linguistic diversity and identity in Ukraine's public sphere.

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Slavonic Studies Taster Day

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Nations and Cultures Academic Taster Day: Polish, Russian & Ukrainian Calling all Slavonic-curious linguists, literary critics, cultural historians and political scientists! Applications are open until 9 June , for the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ University Slavonic Studies Taster Day on Wednesday 3 July. This event is followed by the...

Rory Finnin Wins Two ASEEES Book Prizes

21 September 2023

We are delighted to share that Professor Rory Finnin has been awarded two prestigious prizes by the Association for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) for his book Blood of Others: Stalin's Crimean Atrocity and the Poetics of Solidarity (University of Toronto Press, 2022). These ASEEES prizes follow on from two other awards for Blood of Others announced earlier this year.