Russian Language and Literature

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...

Tuesday, October 11, 2022Paul Goode Interviewed by DW News on Russia’s Illegal Annexation of Ukrainian RegionsProfessor Paul Goode was recently interviewed by DW News about Vladimir Putin's illegal annexation of Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia and the implications it will have on the...

Wednesday, September 28, 2022Paul Goode Interviewed by CTV NewsProfessor Paul Goode was recently interviewed by CTV News about Russia's forced voting in Eastern Ukrainian Regions. You can watch the interview here...

Wednesday, September 21, 2022Paul Goode interviewed on FPA’s Research Shop Talk PodcastProfessor Paul Goode was interviewed by Kyla Reid on the Faculty of Public Administration's Research Shop Talk podcast. Professor Goode is joined by Professor Christiane Wilke from the Department of Law and Legal Studies to discuss the challenges that they face when their field work site becomes a war zone. You can listen to...

Wednesday, September 21, 2022Paul Goode awarded SSHRC Connection GrantProfessor Paul Goode, MacMillan Chair of Russian Studies at EURUS, was awarded a Connections Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The grant is for his ongoing research project, Russian Media Observation and Research (RuMOR): An Observatory of Russian Disinformation and Strategic Narratives.The grant is valued...

Tuesday, September 20, 2022EURUS Director Crina Viju-Miljusevic awarded Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations: Competing Regionalism in EurasiaThe Chair is supported by an EU grant of 50,000 Euros for a period of three years (2022-2025). The Chair will support teaching, public and policy debates, and dissemination of resources on the EU as a foreign policy actor, the EU’s sponsored policies within the Eurasian region and the EU-China relations. In teaching, new...

Wednesday, August 24, 2022Jeff Sahadeo awarded SSHRC Connections GrantA project led by Jeff Sahadeo – “Global Consequences of Displacement from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Space, Place and Pluralism” – has been awarded a SSHRC Connection Grant. The project involves David Carment, David Sichinava, Milana Nikolko, and Suzanne Harris-Brandts as co-investigators, as well as James Milner, Martin Geiger,...

Monday, July 11, 2022EURUS is searching for a new Outreach and Development Coordinator!The Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (EURUS), Carleton University, is hiring for a casual position as a development and outreach coordinator for Fall and Winter 2022-23 (with the possibility of an extension), with training starting mid-August. The successful candidate will be involved in webpage maintenance and upgrades; social...

Monday, June 6, 2022Sanctions, Russia, and the International System – by Dane RowlandsSanctions, Russia, and the International System - by Dane Rowlands There has been a lot of discussion, and sometimes confusion, about the use of sanctions against Russia because of its invasion of Ukraine. Economic sanctions have been an instrument of foreign policy for centuries, and disrupting an enemy’s international commerce is a common...

Thursday, May 5, 2022Carl McMillan awarded the 2022 Founders AwardEURUS is pleased to congratulate Carl McMillan, who has been awarded the 2022 Founders Award! Dr. McMillan discovered his passion for Russian Studies through years of travel and study abroad – a devotion that would lead him to Carleton in 1968, where he would become one of the first directors of what is now...

Monday, April 25, 2022Axioms of the War – by Justin PaulsonAxioms of the War - by Justin Paulson It is difficult to write anything short on Ukraine. Too-brief commentaries incline toward punditry, which of course proliferates whenever war breaks out; it’s been said that nuanced analysis, by contrast, dies swiftly as soon as the first missile is launched. History, too, tends to be erased...

Wednesday, April 20, 2022After Bucha: Reflecting on Images and Establishing the Narratives of War – by Milana NikolkoAfter Bucha: Reflecting on Images and Establishing the Narratives of War - by Milana Nikolko Two weeks have passed since the town of Bucha, a comfortable and cozy suburb of Kiev, where large pine trees were integrated into the modern cityscape, was liberated by Ukrainian forces. I know Bucha quite well; on many...

Tuesday, April 5, 2022Ukrainian Humanitarian Crisis – When Will EU solidarity End? – by Agnieszka WeinarUkrainian Humanitarian Crisis – When Will EU Solidarity End? - Agnieszka Weinar Four million Ukrainian escapees [1] came to the European Union within five weeks of the Russian invasion, with daily numbers reaching over 100,000 per day in the first two weeks. Such flow is unprecedented – at the height of the Syrian crisis...