In 1908, in response to the senseless slaughter of peasants by tsarist authorities, Leo Tolstoy wrote “I cannot be silent!” We cannot stay silent now. The war in Ukraine is an assault against the human values of justice and freedom. This is a war against the historic friendship and shared cultural legacy of the Ukrainian and Russian peoples. The Program in Russian East European and Eurasian Studies and the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures grieve the deaths of innocent people, and express solidarity with Ukraine. We stand with everyone who opposes this senseless and inhuman act of violence that may lead the world into an abyss. Tolstoy's words “THIS IS AWFUL!” resonate in our hearts.
- Ekaterina Pravilova
Professor of History - Ilya Vinitsky
Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures - Michael A. Reynolds
Associate Professor of Near Eastern Studies - Elena Fratto
Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures - Michael A. Wachtel
Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures - Mark Beissinger
Professor of Politics - Ksana Blank
Senior Lecturer, Slavic Languages and Literatures - Ana Berdinskikh
Lecturer, Slavic Languages and Literatures - Margaret Beissinger
Research Scholar and Lecturer, Slavic Languages and Literatures - Svetlana Korshunova
Lecturer, Slavic Languages and Literatures - Serguei Oushakine
Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures - Ellen Chances
Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures - Simon Morrison
Professor of Music and Slavic Languages and Literatures