Program Overview
Russian and East European Studies
Our Russia and Eastern European Studies major takes a multidisciplinary approach that incorporates Russian language and literature, history, sociology, and politics. Our courses in Russian and in English will help majors develop strong speaking, linguistic, and critical thinking skills.
Program Facts
- Program Type: Major, Minor
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- Bachelor of Arts (BA)
- Department: Russian and East European Studies
Program Director
Tom Newlin,
Professor of Russian
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Why Study Russian and East European Studies at Oberlin?
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Faculty
Study Away Programs in Russia
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Courses
Russian and East European Studies Faculty
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Nicholas Bujalski
Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian and East European Studies
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Steve Crowley
Professor of Politics
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Sheila Miyoshi Jager
Professor of East Asian Studies
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Stiliana Milkova
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian
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Tom Newlin
Professor of Russian
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Maia Solovieva
Faculty in Residence, Russian
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Veljko Vujacic
Professor of Sociology
Russian and East European Studies News
Critical Language Scholarship Recipient Boosts His Sense of Identity
July 28, 2021
Raavi Asdar’s Critical Language Scholarship not only helped him explore his own sense of self but exposed him to other cultures, all of which play a key factor as he ponders a career abroad after graduation.
Patrick Powers '21 Receives Fulbright to Uzbekistan
June 10, 2021
Powers has a deep interest in the culture, politics, and literature of Central Asia.
Mark Walker ’22 Awarded Beinecke Scholarship
May 7, 2021
Mark Walker, a junior majoring in Russian studies, economics, and mathematics, has recently been awarded the prestigious Beinecke Scholarship, which he plans to put toward a graduate program in economics.
