Russian Language and Literature

Tuesday, June 3, 2025Teaching Excellence AwardCongratulations to Dr. Vildana Stanic-Keller! We are happy to share that Dr. Vildana Stanic-Keller has been recognized with a Teaching Excellence Award from the Faculty of Public and Global Affairs. This well-deserved honor celebrates her more than 20 years of teaching to Carleton University, and in particular, to the Institute of European,...

Thursday, April 3, 2025Department of History Visiting FellowThe Department of History is welcoming a new visiting fellow, Henrique Schlumberger Vitchmichen, as of Friday, April 4th, 2025. Henrique is a PhD student at the Federal University of Paraná (Brazil), currently studying human rights and humanitarian aid, especially for refugees. His main research circles around processes of disposal that happened...

Monday, January 6, 2025Short-term visiting scholar for May/June 2025TheJean Monnet Chair in EU External Relationsat Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada) invites applications for a position of short-term visiting scholar for a period of three weeks in May/June 2025 (during the period May 5 – June 17). The visiting scholar position will include teaching a module on the EU’s regional cooperation mechanisms,...

Wednesday, December 11, 2024Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network Call for Research Assistants – Winter-Spring 2025 The Eastern European and Transnational Network (EETN) is seeking highly motivated Research Assistants (RAs) to contribute to a dynamic and interdisciplinary research project focused on critical issues in European, Eurasian, and Arctic Security and Defence. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside leading experts, engage in...

Wednesday, December 11, 2024Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network Policy Brief: “Armenia’s Delicate Balancing Act: (In)Security in the Caucasus”EURUS Professors Jeff Sahadeo has published a policy brief entitled "Power and Protest: Georgians Fighting for their European Dream" through the Eastern European and Transatlantic Network (EETN). The full policy brief can be found here. Summary: On December 4, Prime Minister Nicol Pashinyan claimed that Armenia now considers itself outside of the...

Tuesday, December 3, 2024Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network Policy Brief: “Power and Protest: Georgians Fighting for their European Dream”EURUS Professors Jeff Sahadeo, David Sichinava, as well as MA Student Baia Kotrikdaze published a policy brief entitled "Power and Protest: Georgians Fighting for their European Dream" through the Eastern European and Transatlantic Network (EETN). Summary: Mass protests have spread across Georgia since Prime Minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, announced...

Monday, November 4, 2024In Memoriam: Dr. Carl McMillanWith profound sadness, the Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (EURUS) announces the passing of Dr. Carl McMillan, Professor Emeritus. Carl’s journey into Russian Studies began through years of immersive travel and study abroad—a passion that ultimately brought him to Carleton University in 1968, where he became one of the...

Thursday, August 29, 2024EURUS Professor Recieves Funding Through the Trans-Atlantic Platform for Social Sciences and HumanitiesEURUS Professor Paul Goode receives funding through the project "Democracy in Exile (DemEX): A Comparative Study of Russian Migrant Communities following the Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine," with co-PIs Prof. Marlene Laruelle (George Washington University), Zuzanna Brunarska (University of Warsaw), and Ivetta Sergeeva (GWU), as well as Margarita...

Wednesday, July 3, 2024EURUS Professors Co-leading the Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network (EETN)Starting on July 1, 2024, EURUS Professors Crina Viju-Miljusevic, Paul Goode and Jeff Sahadeo will be co-leading a Collaborative Network as part of the Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security program of the Department of National Defence Canada (Funding Results - Canada.ca). The project will address three core challenges - for Canada and in...

Tuesday, June 18, 2024Piotr Dutkiewicz: What is new in our perceptions of world politics? The Split: Re-defining the basicsPolitical Science Workshop: The Grand Split? How The World is Dividing The condition of world politics has reached the point of a severe crisis. The system of global governance and the international order it was based on is shaking. Some would see this as a crisis of legitimacy, others as an institutional breakdown, and...

Wednesday, May 15, 2024EURUS faculty editors in Canadian Foreign Policy JournalCanadian Foreign Policy Journal Volume 30 Issue 1: The Reverberating Effects of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine EURUS faculty member Jeff Sahadeo, as well as adjunct research Professors Milana Nikolko and David Sichinava are guest editors of Issue 1 of the 30th volume of the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ) titled "The Reverberating Effects...

Wednesday, May 15, 2024EURUS faculty editors in Canadian Foreign Policy JournalCanadian Foreign Policy Journal Volume 30 Issue 1: The Reverberating Effects of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine EURUS faculty member Jeff Sahadeo, research Professors Milana Nikolko and David Sichinava as well as the School of Architecture & Urbanism's Suzanne Harris-Brandts are guest editors of Issue 1 of the 30th volume of the Canadian...

Monday, March 25, 2024Congratulations to James Casteel for winning the Faculty Graduate Mentoring AwardThis past week, EURUS faculty member Dr. James Casteel was awarded the Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award. The award was given to six Carleton professors in reflection of their exceptional service to graduate students as supervisors and research mentors. Congratulations to Dr. Casteel for this well-deserved award! Read more about his award in the...

Monday, July 31, 2023EURUS faculty member Achim Hurrelmann is one of the editors of a new textbook on European Union politicsEURUS faculty member Achim Hurrelmann is one of the editors of a new textbook on European Union politics: Amy Verdun, Achim Hurrelmann and Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly (eds.),European Union Governance andPolicy-Making: A Canadian Perspective, 2nd edition (University of Toronto Press, 2023). Joan DeBardeleben and Crina Viju-Miljusevic have also...

Friday, July 21, 2023Russian Television and the War in Ukraine: Dr. Paul Goode recent articlesCarl McMillan Chair Dr. Paul Goode has published two articles about Russian television and the war in Ukraine. You will find descriptions and links to the full articles below. Spinning Prigozhin: How Russian Television Managed the Wagner Mutiny "Russian state television’s nightly news on June 23, 2023, treated viewers to routine stories about...

Sunday, June 4, 2023Displacement from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Workshop Recordings AvailableThe recordings of the May 5th Workshop "Displacement from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Local Impacts, Canada's Role and Global Consequences" can be streamed from the Displacement Ukraine Website. This workshop follows up on the November 3rd-4th 2022 conference: "Global Consequences of Displacement from Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: space, Place...

Sunday, June 4, 2023Jeff Sahadeo featured on Panel about The War in Ukraine on TVOEURUS faculty member Dr. Jeff Sahadeo was featured on The Agenda with Steve Paikin in a panel about the War in Ukraine. An anticipated spring counteroffensive by Ukraine is set to begin soon. The upcoming battle may play a decisive role in whether Ukraine's Western allies continue their support, as the two warring countries...

Sunday, June 4, 2023EURUS on the European Union Study TourThe European Union Study Tour 2023 has come to an end! Organized by the European Studies Network of Canada, the Tour brought students, including 14 from Carleton, to visit EU Institutions and to meet officials from all EU Institutions, policy makers, and academics. From May 7th to May 26th, students travelled between Brussels, Luxembourg,...

Sunday, June 4, 2023EURUS at the first pan-Canadian Model European UnionCarleton University hosted the first pan-Canadian Model European Union organized by the EU Delegation to Canada on May 5th to May 7th . Simulating a meeting of the European Council, nearly 100 undergraduate and graduate students from across Canada (picture below) represented European Union member states to discuss the European Union’s Arctic...

Sunday, April 30, 2023War in Ukraine Observatory Update: Students’ Perspectives BlogWe are pleased to announce an update to the War in Ukraine Observatory project. Our Undergraduate students have created a blog to discuss their perspectives on Russia's War in Ukraine. Click here to view the blog. Be sure to check back as more blog posts will be added in the future. About the War...

Sunday, March 26, 2023Displacement Ukraine Website Now LiveAbout Displacement Ukraine: The ongoing war in Ukraine has seen more than 8 million people internally displaced and a further 8 million living outside of the country as refugees. A disproportionate number of these people are women and children fleeing the Russian advances in the east. On November 3-4, 2022, Carleton University, in conjunction...

Tuesday, March 21, 2023War in Ukraine Panel Recording: Student and Scholar at RiskAbout the War in Ukraine Panel: The Student Scholar at Risk Panel features a Ukrainian Scholar at risk hosted by EURUS and a Ukrainian graduate student studying at EURUS. In this panel, the speakers discuss how Russia's War in Ukraine affected their lives, their studies, and their work. The panel was part of a...

Monday, March 20, 2023Jean Monnet Summer School on Transatlantic Trade PoliticsThe Jean Monnet Network on Transatlantic Trade Politics is pleased to announce its second annual summer school, which will take place at Carleton University in Ottawa/Canada on July 6-12, 2023. The summer school focuses on the political economy of transatlantic trade; topics discussed include the politicization of trade relations, the growing...

Sunday, March 5, 2023Tatsiana Amosava received SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships AwardDr. Tatsiana Amosava was awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowships Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The grant is for her postdoctoral research project, Humour in Anti-Authoritarian Political Discourse in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. The grant is valued at CAD 45,000. Dr. Amosava received her PhD in sociology from...

Sunday, February 12, 2023Carleton Newsroom story on the War in Ukraine ObservatoryCarleton Newsroom senior writer Dan Rubinstein wrote a story on the War in Ukraine Observatory, a EURUS-led initiative to provide Canadians with accurate information about the War in Ukraine. Click here to read the...

Sunday, February 12, 2023Research Conference Announcement: Competitive models of regionalism in EurasiaThe Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations, held by Professor Crina Viju-Miljusevic, is hosting a young scholars one-day research conference on Friday, March 31, 2023. The theme of the research conference is "Regionalism in Eurasia." The region represents a unique geopolitical grouping of states whose historical legacies and institutional...

Friday, January 27, 2023Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada Yuliya Kovaliv Speaks at CarletonOn January 20th, EURUS hosted the Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada Yulia Kovaliv to deliver a lecture about Russia's War in Ukraine. Below is a story written by Faculty of Public Affairs Communication Writer Karen Kelly about the Ambassador's lecture. In her remarks at Carleton University on January 20, 2023, Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada...

Sunday, January 22, 2023EURUS War in Ukraine Observatory LaunchedWe have launched the War in Ukraine Observatory Project. The Observatory is space for Canadians to gain a better understanding of the war. It provides academic resources such interviews with regional and subject-matter experts, as well as trusted news sources. It also provides practical information for Ukrainian refugees on Federal and Provincial...

Monday, December 5, 2022Paul Goode Interviewed on PodcastDr. Paul Goode was recently interviewed on the Update from Kyiv Podcast. He discusses top-down nationalism under Putin's regime, impacts of everyday nationalism in Russia, whether nationalism is a key driver of the Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and trajectory of the war. You can listen to the full episode here:...

Thursday, December 1, 2022National Leader of Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya hosted by EURUSSviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, National Leader of Belarus and Head of the Belarusian Transnational Cabinet, was hosted by theInstitute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (EURUS) on Monday, November 21st. Click here to read the full story on the Faculty of Public Affair's...