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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Austin Charron after winning the Laird Essay Competition.
Austin Charron won this year's Laird Essay Competition. Click here to read his winning essay.
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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
FLAS Application Available Online : Applications for the Summer and Academic Year Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships are available online. The deadline is February 1st. All qualified undergraduate and graduate KU students are encouraged to apply. Posted Dec 12, 2011
Identity Conference Videos Now Available Online : Videos from our 2011 conference, Identity and Community after the Cold War Era, are now available for online viewing. Posted Dec 2, 2011
New Dual-Degree JD/MA REES Academic Program Opens at KU : The University of Kansas School of Law and the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies announce a new academic program for students pursuing graduate degrees in both Law and Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies (REES). The program offers a five-year dual degree curriculum of intensive legal, foreign language, and international area study that can be completed in four years. Posted Nov 28, 2011
New Ukrainian Studies Scholarship Offered by the Jarosewycz Family : CREES now offers a new scholarship for MA students in Ukrainian studies. The scholarship will support top REES graduate students who have shown commitment and scholarly interest in Ukraine and Ukrainian studies. It will be available for full-time students starting in the 2012-13 academic year. Posted Nov 7, 2011