Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies

Former President of Ukraine and Orange Revolution leader Viktor Yushchenko after receiving the 2011 Dole Leadership Prize.
CREES has been a National Resource Center for the Russian, East European & Eurasian area since 1965 and offers degree-granting programs and resources for local and national audiences. Learn more about our program.
Former President of Ukraine and Orange Revolution leader Viktor Yushchenko after receiving the 2011 Dole Leadership Prize.
Former President of Ukraine and Orange Revolution leader Viktor Yushchenko recently visited campus and received the 2011 Dole Leadership Prize as part of the CREES co-sponsored fall series "The Fall of the Soviet Union: 20 Years Later."
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Yale history professor Dr. Timothy Snyder following this year's Backus Lecture.
Yale history professor Dr. Timothy Snyder presented this year's Backus Lecture, which focused on the contents of his recently published book, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin. Click here to see the video.
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The Fall 2011 CREES Mixer.
CREES kicked off the semester this September with its annual Fall Mixer and Potluck. Dr. Jonathan Perkins (EGARC) and Dr. Eve Levin (History) received CREES Faculty and Staff Service Awards for their outstanding work with CREES programs and students.
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Russian Enviromentalists visiting Lawrence.
Russian environmental advocates and administrators pay visit to Lawrence. Click here to read an article on their visit.
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The 2011 REES graduates.
Congratulations to the 2011 REES graduates! The MA graduates were Yuki Onogi and Bethany Owens, and the REES co-major graduates were Nicholas Krogmann, Eliska Valehrachova and Lillian Boyce.
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Ruoxi Du after winning the Laird Essay Competition.
Ruoxi Du won this year's Laird Essay Competition. Click here to read her winning essay.
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News BulletinsUpcoming Events
Afghanistan 2014 and Impacts on Global Security Identities : The conference is free, but prior registration is required. Deadline for registration is 5 p.m. Friday, April 20.

For more information about the conference click on the link provided. Posted Mar 1, 2012
2012 CESSI Applications Available! : The application for the Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI) is now available!
The Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI) at UW-Madison will offer instruction in first- and second-year Kazakh, Uyghur, Uzbek, and Tajik in summer 2012.
The application is now available at: http://creeca.wisc.edu/cessi/cessi_form.html

Application deadline is April 16, 2012. Posted Mar 1, 2012
New Edition! CREES Newsletter Spring 2012 : The newest edition of the CREES Newsletter (Spring 2012) is now available to read online. Email us at crees@ku.edu if you would like to subscribe to our email list! Posted Jan 24, 2012


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