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Slavonic Studies

Promoting Excellence in the Study of Poland, Russia and Ukraine

The Slavonic Studies Section at the ÃÜÌÒÊÓÆµ offers innovative undergraduate and graduate teaching in Polish, Russian and Ukrainian and engages in the advanced study of Poland, Russia and Ukraine, with an emphasis on cultural history from the Middle Ages to the present day.

For centuries, the ÃÜÌÒÊÓÆµ has cultivated a deep understanding of the societies of Eastern Europe by way of celebrated scholarship and instruction. In 1900, a grant from what strikes us now as an improbable source -- the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers -- established the first University Lectureship in Russian. Today the Slavonic Studies Section at ÃÜÌÒÊÓÆµ promotes international excellence in teaching and research over a wide array of topics in the study of language, literature, thought, history and culture.

The intellectual vitality of the Slavonic Studies Section is particularly evident in the fields of Pre-Modern East Slavic culture; Polish, Russian and Ukrainian Literatures of the 19th and 20th centuries; Slavonic Linguistics; Nationalism Studies; Film and Visual Culture; and Memory Studies. It is home to a dynamic annual programme of public lectures, research seminars, conferences and exhibitions.

Upon graduation our students join aÌýhighly employable community of leaders who forge rewarding careers in such diverse fields as journalism, law, politics, and diplomacy.Ìý

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As part of their degree, MML students live abroad in their third year to hone language skills and cultural understanding.ÌýFollowing Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Slavonic Studies community at ÃÜÌÒÊÓÆµ moved quickly to arrange year abroad placements in countries where Russian-language students could immerse themselves in the language outside of Russia.Ìý We sat down with students from this first cohort to hear about their experiences at approved institutions in Armenia, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.Ìý For everyone, it was a life-changing opportunity.

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Slavonic News

Escape from Colditz - an exhibition of works by Annette Schröter Papercuts, Collage and Installation

17 October 2025

Papercuts, Collage and Installation 25 October 2025 – 9 January 2026 Robert Cripps Gallery, Magdalene College, ÃÜÌÒÊÓÆµ We are delighted to announce Escape from Colditz , an exhibition of works by Leipzig-based artist Annette Schröter, co-curated by Professor Silke Mentchen (Magdalene College, University of...

Année haïtienne: Celebrating Haiti at MMLL

16 October 2025

This year, the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics (MMLL) and the French Section are celebrating Haiti. Our Année haïtienne pays tribute to the literature, culture, and thought through which the nation of Haiti continues to dream itself into being. Haitian literature emerged with independence in 1804...