Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center
REEEC at Illinois
The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center is home to a wide variety of programs for members of the university community and the general public designed to expand understanding of and promote knowledge about Russia, and the countries of Eastern and Central Europe, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. REEEC receives major support for programming and FLAS fellowships through the U.S. Department of Education through its Title VI program, for which REEEC serves as a designated National Resource Center.
Featured News
- We are pleased to announce that Meruyert (Mia) Alibi has joined our program as our new Title VIII Visiting Project Coordinator. Mia holds degrees in Finance and Management from the University of South Florida. For the past two years, she served as a Project Manager at New Age... Read full story Introducing Mia Alibi (Visiting Project Coordinator, Title VIII Program)
- Open Research Laboratory and Summer Research Laboratory alumni publish articles, book chapters, and monographs that help shape the field of Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. Find below the 2023 publications that have resulted from research conducted at the Research Labs:... Read full story 2023 Research Laboratory Alumni Publications
- Prof. Buchanan is one of fifteen talented scholars from Eastern Europe and North America convening for a two-week residency hosted by the American University in Bulgaria The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is... Read full story Donna Buchanan Named to Participate in 2024 Summer Institute for the Study of East Central and Southeastern Europe
M.A. REEES/M.S. LIS Student Profile: Sonia Kelly
Sonia Kelly is a first-year student in the dual M.A. in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies/M.S. in Library and Information Science program and a 2023-2024 REEEC FLAS fellow, studying Russian. She also works with e-resources in the Main Library's Acquisitions and Cataloguing Services. Before coming to UIUC, Sonia received her B.A. in History (TESOL minor) jointly from the College of William & Mary and the University of St Andrews (Scotland), studied Russian in Daugavpils, Latvia, and worked in Washington, D.C. at an international education nonprofit.
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- 2024-04-02 - On April 2, the Lyric Theatre @ Illinois presents the highly anticipated academic world premiere of Black Square. An absurdist fable commemorating the October Revolution, Black Square is, as described by its creators, “a tragicomic love story that mixes intellectual traditions of Russian avant-garde and the fast pacing of an action thriller.” Danielle Sekel, Outreach and...
- 2024-04-01 - Note: The courses listed below are not an exhaustive list of courses being offered on the REEE region. Please see course explorer for additional classes. *Check with Advisor or FLAS Coordinator whether the course will fulfill area studies course requirements Area Studies BCS 115: South Slavic Cultures Peter Wright 12:...
- 2024-01-22 - Call for Applications: 2024 Research Training Workshop At the Summer Research Laboratory on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign June 14-15, 2024 Moderators: Professor Anna Whittington (Department of History, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) Dr. Nataliia Laas (Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs) ...