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by Jennifer Carroll
“Recently, someone commented that my research project is a good match for the foundation that awarded my dissertation grant because, “[that group] likes sexy research.” I was momentarily speechless — a rare event for me. My work? “Sexy?” I had never thought of what I do in these terms.”
by Ilse Cirtautas
“In the first week of May 1972, I arrived in Moscow on my way to Tashkent, Almaty and Frunze (now Bishkek). As it was required in the 1970s, my hotel arrangements in the Soviet Union had been paid in hard currency in the U.S., together with my tickets for Aeroflot, the Soviet Union’s airline. Just a few hours before leaving the hotel for my flight from Moscow to Tashkent, I was stopped by Soviet authorities.”
by Indra Ekmanis
“Central and Inner Asian studies had its start at the University of Washington in 1949 in the Far Eastern and Russian Institute — the precursor to the Jackson School of International Studies. Under the leadership of Dr. George E. Taylor, the Institute became a magnet for exceptional scholars, including influential academic Nicholas Poppe.'”
by Ryan Dalrymple
“ The unknown can be scary, especially if millions of dollars are on the line. To many, the business practices of Kazakhstan are just that — unknown.”
by John Simeone and Taylor Zajicek
“In its 150 year history, Vladivostok has undergone substantial transformations. Chosen for its warm water bays, and erected on former Chinese land, the city has been Russia’s historic connection to the Pacific world. Vladivostok was a closed city and fortress during much of the Soviet period and continues to house Russia’s Pacific Fleet. Now, Vladivostok is at the center of Russia’s political and economic re-orientation toward East Asia.'”
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Scott Radnitz, Ellison Center Director and Chair; Associate Professor Jackson School of International Studies
Katarzyna Dziwirek, Professor and Chair Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Michael Biggins, Head Librarian Slavic and East European Section, UW Libraries
Glennys Young, Professor Department of History, Jackson School of International Studies
Arista Cirtautas, Lecturer Jackson School of International Studies
Diana Pearce, Senior Lecturer School of Social Work
Guntis Smidchens, Assistant Professor Scandinavian Studies
