Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies
CREES has been a National Resource Center for the Russian, East European & Eurasian area since 1965 and offers degree-granting programs and resources for local and national audiences. Learn more about our program.
Former President of Ukraine and Orange Revolution leader Viktor Yushchenko recently visited campus and received the 2011 Dole Leadership Prize as part of the CREES co-sponsored fall series "The Fall of the Soviet Union: 20 Years Later."
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Yale history professor Dr. Timothy Snyder presented this year's Backus Lecture, which focused on the contents of his recently published book, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin. Click here to see the video.
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CREES kicked off the semester this September with its annual Fall Mixer and Potluck. Dr. Jonathan Perkins (EGARC) and Dr. Eve Levin (History) received CREES Faculty and Staff Service Awards for their outstanding work with CREES programs and students.
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Russian environmental advocates and administrators pay visit to Lawrence. Click here to read an article on their visit.
Lawrence Journal-World
Congratulations to the 2011 REES graduates! The MA graduates were Yuki Onogi and Bethany Owens, and the REES co-major graduates were Nicholas Krogmann, Eliska Valehrachova and Lillian Boyce.
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CREES Graduation & Awards : CREES to host a Graduation and Awards Ceremony for graduating students and 2013-14 academic year award winners. The event will take place at 11:00 am on Saturday, May 18 in 318 Bailey. Posted May 7, 2013 Desert of Forbidden Art : Special film screening and Q&A with Director. Thursday, May 2nd at 5pm in the Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium. Posted Apr 30, 2013 Conference: Russia and China: Architects of a New Global Order? Interests, Strategies, and Prospects for Conflict and Cooperation : Wednesday, April 10, 2013 KU Union, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 8:00am-5:00pm (Program coming soon) China's military, economic, and political rise and Russia's comeback in regional and global affairs have become, arguably, the most important geopolitical realignments of the last two decades. Many envision that the strategic orientation, opportunities for cooperation, and possible future tensions between Moscow and Beijing could shift the balance of power in international relations and global problem solving. The reasons for the growing importance of Russia and China in global politics are manifold: their size, their military and nuclear potential, their economies, and, most importantly, global ambitions. What is less obvious is how collaborative or competitive the Sino-Russian relations will be and what the implications are for global and regional security, multi-literalism, U.S. foreign policy interests, among many other factors. The goal of the conference is to describe, examine, and understand how the dynamics of Sino-Russian relations affect or are likely to affect geographical and issue-areas of international relations, and the shifts that have been happening or are likely to happen in global politics. Sponsored by the combined area and international studies centers at the University of Kansas (East Asian; Russian, East European, and Eurasian; Global and International Studies) together with the Foreign Military Studies Office and the Cultural Knowledge Consortium at Ft. Leavenworth. Posted Mar 11, 2013 FLAS Online Application now available! : CREES welcomes undergraduate and graduate Summer and Academic Year Applications for 2013-14! Applications eligible for: BCS, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Tajik, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uyghur, Yiddish. Apply online at: http://flas.ku.edu/apply/ Posted Nov 2, 2012 Path to Peace: Kosovo-Kansas Webforum : The “Path to Peace: Kosovo-Kansas Web Forum” will take place every Monday at 12:00 pm during February 2013. These events are free and open to the public. Community members are welcome to attend the lectures at the Kansas Union or participate in the web forum online. Agenda: February 4, 2013 Kosovo: Background to a War A brief examination of the history of the region, focusing on the ethnic, religious, social, political and economic issues that led to the Kosovo War. Speaker: Raymond Finch, Senior Analyst, Foreign Military Studies Office, Ft. Leavenworth February 11, 2013 Kosovo Today: Part I Discussion of the current international status of Kosovo and its domestic politics, including inter-ethnic relations and reconciliation efforts. Overview of the plans and challenges for Kosovo’s future. Speaker: Oliver Ivanovic, former State Secretary, Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija, Republic of Serbia February 18, 2013 Kosovo Today: Part II Discussion of the current international status of Kosovo and its domestic politics, including inter-ethnic relations and reconciliation efforts. Overview of the plans and challenges for Kosovo’s future. Speaker: Vjosa Osmani, Kosovo Member of Parliament February 25, 2013 The International Role in Kosovo How does the U.S.’s influence in Kosovo compare to that of the EU or other countries? In particular, has the U.S. been effective in supporting democracy in Kosovo and can it do more? These questions will be discussed in a comparative context of the U.S. foreign relations with other states that share similarities with Kosovo. Speaker: Drilon Gashi, Senior Researcher/Analyst, D4D Kosovo The web forum will take place every Monday at 12:00 pm during February 2013. Posted Jan 28, 2013 |
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