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by Scott Radnitz
“Welcome to the 2012-13 academic year and the 65th anniversary of the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies (REECAS) program at the University of Washington. As many of you know, I recently succeeded James Augerot as the new chair of REECAS, and hope to build upon his numerous achievements. It is an honor to be part of 65 years of deep engagement with global scholarship at the Jackson School.”
by Glennys Young
“Two days after the autumn quarter started, I headed for Moscow, Russia. I went to attend an event at Moscow’s Spanish Center (Ispanskii Tsentr, or, in Spanish, the Centro Español de Moscú.) On September 29, the Center held a program to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the evacuation of nearly 3,000 Spanish children to the USSR during the Spanish Civil War.”
by Sarah Zaides
“One of the greatest benefits of being a graduate student is not only the unparalleled ability to pursue your own research interests, but the (often!) funded opportunities to travel and live abroad in pursuit of those interests. Since beginning my graduate career at the University of Washington, I have spent two summers in the Middle East, one in Amman, Jordan, and the most recent in Jerusalem, Israel.”
by Nicholas Steiner
“Along the dusty, confined alleyways and tight neighborhood streets of China’s westernmost region lies the Uyghur soul. To the little road, a ubiquitous symbol of life in Central Asia that protects and endangers remote communities, at once the master of the bazaar and the mischievous bridenapper, Yasin Muhpul rightly asks, 'How can they call you narrow?'”
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Herbert J. Ellison on October 9, 2012. Herb was a brilliant Russian historian, but also a visionary leader for the whole field and a cherished mentor to so many.”
The Ellison Center REECAS Program
Box 353650
203B Thomson Hall Seattle, WA 98195-3650
(206) 543-4852 phone
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reecas@u.washington.edu
Scott Radnitz, Director and Program Chair srad@uw.edu
Marta B. Mikkelsen, Associate Director martam@u.washington.edu
Allison Dvaladze, Assistant Director for Outreach dvaladze@u.washington.edu
Mark Di Virgilio, Program Coordinator and Treadgold Managing Editor medv@u.washington.edu
Indra Ekmanis, Newsletter Editor reecasnl@u.washington.edu
Ryan Dalrymple, Outreach and Website Assistant reecas@uw.edu
Laada Bilaniuk, Editor, Treadgold Papers bilaniuk@u.washington.edu
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
