Ukrainian Studies News

Slavonic Studies Taster Day

K.E. Crowcroft — Tue, 21 May 2024 10:51:21 +0000

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 ��ϲʿ��¼ University Slavonic Studies Taster Day on Wednesday 3 July. This event is followed by the...

Rory Finnin Wins Two ASEEES Book Prizes

Eleanor Stocks — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 11:31:34 +0000

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.

New Books in ��ϲʿ��¼ Slavonic Studies

Marco Viglione — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 10:51:45 +0000

A presentation of five new books by ��ϲʿ��¼ researchers in Slavonic and East European Studies.

Extension to postgraduate application deadline for Ukranian nationals

Alison Bingham — Mon, 23 May 2022 09:43:51 +0000

Ukrainian nationals applying to any of the Faculty's PhD programmes, or to the MPhil programmes in European, Latin American and Comparative Literatures and Cultures, or Film and Screen Studies, may be eligible for an extension of the application deadline to 16 June 2022. Please contact the Postgraduate Office (...

"Donbas, Ukraine's ravaged heartland, has suffered eight years of warfare. Here's why Putin wants it"

Katie Fuller — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 13:31:49 +0000

Our associate professor of Ukrainian Studies, Rory Finnin, was interviewed for this CNN article.

"Don’t look away - that’s what Putin wants you to do"

Katie Fuller — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:50:56 +0000

Rory Finnin and Jon Roozenbeek have written in Politico about why we need to fight back and sustain close public attention on Ukraine for as long as it takes.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine – an event from the Centre for Geopolitics

Katie Fuller — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:31:53 +0000

On Monday 28 February the University’s Centre for Geopolitics convened an expert panel in ��ϲʿ��¼ for an emergency event to discuss the ramifications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

'It still doesn't feel real' - Ukrainian members of MMLL spoke to Varsity

Sam Oliver — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 12:14:07 +0000

'It still doesn't feel real' - Ukrainian members of MMLL spoke to Varsity. Full article here .

"Ukraine needs solidarity not 'Crimnesia'"

Katie Fuller — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 12:14:56 +0000

Dr Rory Finnin, the associate professor of Ukrainian Studies at the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, explains why we mustn't forget what happened in Crimea and why it is linked inextricably to current events in Ukraine. "“Understanding the crisis today means remembering the dramatic events of 2014...

What will happen in Ukraine? Op-ed from Dr Rory Finnin

Katie Fuller — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:58:50 +0000

Dr Rory Finnin is University Associate Professor of Ukrainian Studies at the ��ϲʿ��¼ and launched the ��ϲʿ��¼ Ukrainian Studies programme here at MMLL. He has written an opinion piece which has been published by Politico. Read How the West Gets Ukraine Wrong - and Helps Putin As a Result . Find out more...