East European and Russian Studies at Cornell offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the cultural, historical, and linguistic richness of Eastern Europe and Russia. Students are invited to explore the diverse societies of these regions, engaging with topics ranging from literature, LANGUAGE and history to contemporary political issues. Language courses include Russian, Polish, and Ukrainian, among others.
Faculty
Ewa Bachminska (Polish Program/Romance Studies/will CHANGE to Comp Lit in Fall 2025):
https://romancestudies.cornell.edu/ewa-bachminska
Cristina Florea (History):
https://history.cornell.edu/cristina-florea
Krystyna Golovakova (Comparative Literature):
https://ukrainian.as.cornell.edu/about-us/
Mari Jarris (German Studies):
https://german.cornell.edu/mari-jarris
Raissa Krivitsky (Comparative Literature)
https://complit.cornell.edu/raissa-v-krivitsky
Olga Litvak (History):
https://history.cornell.edu/olga-litvak
Valzhyna Mort (Creative Writing):
https://english.cornell.edu/valzhyna-mort
Slava Paperno (Comparative Literature):
https://complit.cornell.edu/slava-paperno
Sophie Pinkham (Comparative Literature):
https://complit.cornell.edu/sophie-pinkham
Nancy Pollak (Comparative Literature):
https://complit.cornell.edu/nancy-pollak
Bryn Rosenfeld (Government):
https://government.cornell.edu/bryn-rosenfeld
Maria Taylor (Landscape Architecture):
https://cals.cornell.edu/maria-taylor
Viktoria Tsimberov (Comparative Literature):
https://complit.cornell.edu/viktoria-tsimberov
Patricia Young (Einaudi Center):
Courses
Russian Language Courses courses (Krystyna Golovakova, Raissa Krivitsky, Slava Paperno, Viktoria Tsimberov):
Russian Literature and Culture Courses (Krystyna Golovakova, Raissa Krivitsky, Nancy Pollak):
Russian literature and culture courses
Ukrainian Language and Culture Courses (Krystyna Golovakova):
Ukrainian language and culture courses
Ukrainian language and culture courses
Polish Language and Culture Courses (Ewa Bachminska):
Events
- Friday, October 18, 2024 - 12:30 PM, G08 Uris Hall
How to Hide An Empire? Austro-Hungarian Economic Space in Central & Southeastern Europe 1890-1930: Actors, Structure, Embeddedness, and Factors of Resilience
- Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - 3:30 PM, 258 Goldwin Smith Hall
Poetry Reading by Ostap Slyvynsky, Ukrainian Poet, Essayist and Literary Critic
Discussion and Reception to follow
- Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 1:00 PM, G08 Uris Hall
Working Across Wartime Boarders
Roundtable discussion with Oleksandra Shtepenko, Cornell Virtual Scholar Under Threat & Visiting Professor at Nicolaus Copernicus University, Iwona Rzepnikowska & Anna Skubaczewska-Pniewska, Literary Studies at NCU.
Moderated by Anindita Banjeree, Cristina Florea and Zenon Wasyliw