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The Department of Slavic, German, and Eurasian Studies offers a full array of language, culture, literature, and linguistics courses for students interested in 10+ languages. Beyond our BA programs and study abroad opportunities, we offer Masters and Doctorate degrees in Slavic linguistics and literary studies, as well as a minor in Peace and Conflict Studies.

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Russian Online for High School Students

Interested high school students can also sign up for a one-year, grant-funded introductory college level Russian sequence taught online through KU for to take free of charge. This program is funded thanks to the U.S. Russian Foundation
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Nadya Tolokonnikova

An evening with Nadya Tolokonnikova of protest-art movement Pussy Riot

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Slavic, German & Eurasian Studies is hosting Russian musician, conceptual artist, political activist and founder of Pussy Riot, Nadya Tolokonnikova, at 6 p.m. April 4. ...

KU welcomes Ukrainian food anthropologist, historian as visiting professor

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Ukraine’s United Nations Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya

Ukraine’s UN ambassador to talk at Dole Institute on Nov. 12

Ukraine’s U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya will give a public presentation from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Dole Institute of Politics.
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