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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Anne O’Donnell, whose book Power and Possession in the Russian Revolution won the @aseees.bsky.social's Ed A. Hewett Book Prize for outstanding publication on the political economy of Russia, Eurasia, and/or Eastern Europe!

Read about her book here: hubs.ly/Q03LB1yv0

Power and Possession in the Russian Revolution by Anne O'Donnell

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 11h

Join us in congratulating Agnieszka Pasieka, whose book Living Right was an Honorable Mention for the @aseees.bsky.social Kulczycki Book Prize in Polish Studies, which honors the best book in any discipline, on any aspect of Polish affairs!

Check out her book here: hubs.ly/Q03LB67d0.

Living Right: Far-Right Youth Activists in Contemporary Europe by Agnieszka Pasieka

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ASEEES Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies @aseees.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to Xiaolu Ma, honorable mention recipient of the University of Southern California Book Prize for Transpatial Modernity: Chinese Cultural Encounters with Russia via Japan (1880–1930) with Harvard University Asia Center.
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North American Dostoevsky Society @dostoevskysociety.bsky.social · 2d

The North American Dostoevsky Society is delighted to announce that the 2025 Deborah A. Martinsen Conference Travel Award goes to Nikolay Smirnov. Read about Nikolay’s upcoming presentation at @aseees.bsky.social here:
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2025 Martinsen Award Announcement

The North American Dostoevsky Society stands with all the people of Ukraine, Russia, and the rest of the world who condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. See our statement here. The North Am…

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to Benjamin Nathans, whose book To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause won the @aseees.bsky.social Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize, honoring the most important contribution to Russian, Eurasian, & East European studies in the humanities and social sciences!

Explore here: hubs.ly/Q03LzMJ

To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement by Benjamin Nathans

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 2d

ACLS has released a statement regarding the White House “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”: bit.ly/3IviMig

We call for the immediate rejection of the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”...No institution that is committed to the free pursuit of knowledge should submit to the degradation of autonomy and academic freedom contained in it. -ACLS Statement Regarding White House “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”

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ASEEES Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies @aseees.bsky.social · 7d

Read "The Post-Soviet Inheritance of Jewish Libraries" by Benjamin Arenstein in the September issue of NewsNet.
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"As families decided to emigrate and packed up their apartments, what was the fate of their books?"

The Post-Soviet Inheritance of Jewish Libraries | Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies

By the Marjanishvili Metro Stop in Tbilisi, Georgia, bevies of used-book buyers, collectors and enthusiasts commune daily amongst kiosks laden with antiquarian tomes. Stacked haphazardly across…

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ASEEES Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies @aseees.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations to Samuel Hodgkin, winner of the University of Southern California Book Prize for, Persianate Verse and the Poetics of Eastern Internationalism with Cambridge University Press. #ASEEESPrizes
See all winners: buff.ly/nwIZZjj

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SHERA @sheraart.bsky.social · 8d

As part of the SHERA 30th Anniversary Lecture Series, we are thrilled to host a lecture by @staneklukasz.bsky.social "The Gift: Spaces of Global Socialism and Their Afterlives". October 23, 12:00-1:15pm NY time, online.
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The Gift: Spaces of Global Socialism and Their Afterlives

SHERA 30th Anniversary Lecture Series: Lecture by Łukasz Stanek

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ASEEES Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies @aseees.bsky.social · 9d

Participants in the ASEEES Convention must register by September 30 to appear in the Index of Participants.
Register: buff.ly/hvMpAXZ
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ASEEES Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies @aseees.bsky.social · 10d

This Monday: Researching Russia in 2025: Collections, Resources, and Challenges
Sept. 29 at 12 PM EDT
Register: buff.ly/IS7bdnM
Moderator: Anna Arays (Yale U)
Speakers:
Jon Giullian (U of Kansas)
Thomas Keenan (Princeton U)
Margarita Nafpaktitis (Stanford U)
Matthew Young (Library of Congress)

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ASEEES Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies @aseees.bsky.social · 10d

Congratulations to Masha Salazkina winner of the Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize for her book, Romancing Yesenia: How a Mexican Melodrama Shaped Global Popular Culture with University of California Press. #ASEEESPrizes
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ASEEES Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies @aseees.bsky.social · 11d

As part of our Spotlight on Central Asian Studies Series, Marianne Kamp wrote, "Oral History in Central Asia" for the September issue of NewsNet.
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Oral History in Central Asia | Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies

For more than three decades, I have had the good fortune of interviewing many people in Uzbekistan about their Soviet-period lives. My historian colleagues in Central Asia used to be […]

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ASEEES Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies @aseees.bsky.social · 12d

Write for NewsNet!
NewsNet invites ASEEES members—including grad students— to submit pitches for articles. We especially encourage submissions on underrepresented areas of scholarship and pedagogy as well as reflections on the (possible) future(s) of the SEEES field.
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ASEEES Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies @aseees.bsky.social · 13d

Congratulations to Benjamin Nathans, winner of the Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize for his book, To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement with Princeton University Press.
#ASEEESPrizes
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ASEEES Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies @aseees.bsky.social · 14d

ASEEES Announces Virtual Roundtable Series: Navigating SEEES Collections in 2025
Sept. 29 at 12 PM EDT
Researching Russia in 2025: Collections, Resources, and Challenges

Register: buff.ly/IS7bdnM

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ASEEES Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies @aseees.bsky.social · 15d

Stephen E. Hanson writes, "The Fate of Regional Studies under Patrimonial Rule" assessing the impact of recent political changes on regional studies for the September Issue of NewsNet.
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The Fate of Regional Studies under Patrimonial Rule | Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies

This crisis is qualitatively different from any we have faced as scholars since the invention of modern area studies associations in the aftermath of World War II...

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ASEEES Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies @aseees.bsky.social · 16d

The SRS handles bibliographic and reference questions in all subject areas connected to Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. Our services are free and open to all scholars year round.
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ASEEES Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies @aseees.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you to our 2025 Bronze Sponsor of the ASEEES Annual Convention, Baylor University, Modern Languages and Cultures.
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ASEEES Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies @aseees.bsky.social · 18d

September NewsNet is out now!
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In this issue, Stephen E. Hanson assesses the impact of recent political changes on regional studies. Also, articles from Marianne Kamp, Benjamin Arenstein, and Connor Doak. And announcements of the Board Election results and the 2025 Prize recipients.

September 2025 | Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies

In the September issue, Stephen E. Hanson assesses the impact of recent political changes on regional studies. Marianne Kamp describes the advantages and challenges of oral history as part of our…

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ASEEES Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies @aseees.bsky.social · 19d

ASEEES Announces Board Election Results
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Congratulations to our new board members.

President-Elect/Vice President David Cooper
Members at Large Emily Greble and Alexis Peri
Graduate Student Representative Nikoloz Nadirashvili

ASEEES Announces the Results of the 2025 Board of Directors Elections | Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies

ASEEES Announces the Results of the 2025 Board of Directors Elections Congratulations to those elected to serve on the ASEEES Board of Directors: President-Elect/Vice President | President |…

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ASEEES Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies @aseees.bsky.social · 20d

2025 ASEEES Prize Winners Announced
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ASEEES congratulates the 2025 prize winners and honorable mentions for their outstanding scholarship and contributions to the field.

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ASEEES Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies @aseees.bsky.social · 20d

Are you planning to Exhibit at the ASEEES Annual Convention?
Purchase your Exhibit Booth by September 22 in order to appear in the print program.
Full Sponsorship, Exhibiting, and Advertising Info: aseees.org/conv-info/sp...
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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · 23d

Coming up this week

– SEPT 16 @ 3PM ET – Race, Decolonization, and the Cold War: African Student Elites In Moscow with Harold D. Weaver
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– SEPT 18 @ 5PM ET – 10 Years of Observing US-Russia Relations
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Race, Decolonization, and the Cold War: African Student Elites In Moscow

In this unique review of African-Soviet relations, Harold Weaver serves as both researcher and personal witness, guiding the reader through the nuanced...

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Zimmerli Art Museum @zimmerliartmuseum.bsky.social · 21d

🚨Opening September 27🚨

TOPOGRAPHIES OF DISSENT: Armenian Art from the Dodge Collection

This show reflects the unprecedentedly liberal culture which blurred the boundaries of “official” & “unofficial” art in Soviet-era Armenia.

Learn more: go.rutgers.edu/topographies-dissent

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