USF Institute for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies

01/04/2024

Our own Dr. Tatsiana Kulakevich writes how the activities of ’s democratic opposition warrant greater international attention! Atlantic Council's

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominates Europe’s geopolitical agenda, but neighboring Belarus is also a critical battleground in the fight back against Putin’s resurgent brand of Russian imperialism, write Tatsiana Kulakevich and Michael Berg.

11/15/2023

HAPPENING TOMORROW | Following the February 2022 invasion of , Russian émigrés have settled in vast numbers in cities including Tbilisi, Georgia; Yerevan, Armenia; and Baku, Azerbaijan.

Tomorrow, our USF Institute for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies and USF School of Public Affairs are holding a panel discussion that will examine the impact of this influx on , where more than 100,000 Russians have arrived since the start of the war. And you're invited! Come stay up to date on around the world.

Learn more and RSVP here: https://ow.ly/Fk1t50Q5AyN

11/01/2023

Don't forget to join our awesome event TODAy at 2:00pm! USF College of Arts and Sciences PandaDoc University of South Florida Research & Innovation USF Undergraduate Research USF School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies

THIS WEDNESDAY| Join us for an event with an awesome guest who knows a lot about and . , Room 3707. More info here: https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/russia-institute/events/ Sergey Barysiuk PandaDoc USF Undergraduate Research USF College of Arts and Sciences USF Humanities Institute

10/30/2023

THIS WEDNESDAY| Join us for an event with an awesome guest who knows a lot about and . , Room 3707. More info here: https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/russia-institute/events/ Sergey Barysiuk PandaDoc USF Undergraduate Research USF College of Arts and Sciences USF Humanities Institute

08/23/2023

Dr. Tatsiana Kulakevich explains why Warns Americans to Leave Belarus "Immediately". USF College of Arts and Sciences USF Undergraduate Research USF Humanities Institute

NOW on backgroundbriefing.org | Brian Kalt - How Was a Mentally Ill Man With a Gun Conviction Who Shot Up His Neighborhood Able to Buy Guns and Kill 3 MSU Students? | Tatsiana Kulakevich - 54 Countries Make Commitments to Arm Ukraine For a Spring Offensive | Stuart Kaufman - What Does Putin Have in Store as His War Begins Its Second Year on February 24?

08/23/2023

Congratulations to our own Golfo Alexopoulos for receiving $700,000 grant to research and internet usage patterns among ! Learn more in ,
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07/21/2023

Our own Dr. Tatsiana Kulakevich visited last month. She explains how the life in feels now. Check it out and learn whether have a breaking point. USF History Department Graduate Student Organization USF Undergraduate Research USF College of Arts and Sciences

A scholar of Eastern Europe spent time talking with Ukrainians in Kyiv during a recent trip and observed that people are scarred from the war – but still determined to fight back against Russia.

03/03/2023

Tatsiana Kulakevich argues that new provocations in are to distract ahead of a planned counteroffensive against this spring. Read about the complex dynamic among , and . USF College of Arts and Sciences USF World Language Department USF Undergraduate Research Moldova

Moldova’s government has said that Russia is trying to overthrow its Western-leaning government and set up its own leaders there.