Join the Krasno Lecture Series for a Diplomatic Discussion with Kent Logsdon, U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Moldova. The Republic of Moldova is a former Soviet republic and borders both Ukraine and Romania. Russia occupies Moldova's breakaway region of … Read more
Dr. Heather Ashby is the senior program officer for the Center for Russia and Europe at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Dr. Ashby joined USIP after seven years with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), where she worked at the … Read more
Featuring the diverse research and internship projects undertaken by undergraduate students of the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures. Brief presentations by student about their projects and experiences in programs abroad, followed by discussion in a fun and friendly … Read more
Can anyone be a movie hero? Can the world be locked in one film frame? Acclaimed Polish documentarian Paweł Łoziński directs his camera at the sidewalk below his balcony. On this gray strip of pavement, sandwiched between dull green grass … Read more
Please join TFED and the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs as we welcome Ambassador W. Robert Pearson on February 9 to discuss “Turkey’s Difficult but Powerful Role in Russia's War Against Ukraine.”
Lieutenant General (ret.) Ben Hodges will discuss Crimea and Russia's war on Ukraine with Klaus Larres, Richard M. Krasno Distinguished Professor. This event will take place on Zoom. No registration or RSVP required. This event is organized by the Krasno … Read more
This presentation explores the cultural and linguistic ramifications of the ongoing war in Ukraine arguing that the Russian invasion has accelerated processes of Ukrainianization especially among the country’s Russian speakers. These processes have arisen in direct defiance of Vladimir Putin’s … Read more
William Glenn Gray, Associate Professor of History at Purdue University, and Dr. Ulrike Franke, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, will discuss Germany's global influence and Russia’s war on Ukraine with Klaus Larres, Richard M. Krasno … Read more
Join the UNC Russian Flagship Program and representatives from the Boren Awards Team to learn more about the funding opportunities available for U.S. undergraduate students interested in the Russian Flagship program. Boren Scholarships, worth up to $25,000, fund immersive study … Read more
The Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs and the Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies will host Estonian Ambassador to the United States Kristjan Prikk on Thursday, Jan. 25. The Diplomatic Discussion will take place in … Read more
