The Eurasian Knot sponsored by the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies

The Eurasian Knot dispels the stereotypes and myths about the region with lively stories and informative interviews on Eurasia’s complex past, present, and future. New episodes drop weekly with an eclectic mix of topics from punk rock to Putin, and everything in-between.

City Symphonies

What does it mean for the city to be a symphony? True, city symphonies are a silent film genre best represented by Dziga Vertov and Walter Ruttmann. These early silent films tried to capture the “sound” of the city by editing images symphonically–to give the viewer a sense of the urban soundscape....

Russia's 1993 Constitutional Crisis

In early October 1993, tanks pummeled the Russian Duma in central Moscow. It was a dark mirror of just two years prior when Boris Yeltsin definitely climbed atop a tank and made history. Now, tanks were again Yeltsin’s historical instrument. Only this time, they were his. The 1993 Russian...

Anthropology of Oil

Yale anthropologist Doug Rogers visited Pitt back in April. The Eurasian Knot couldn’t resist pulling him into the studio. Doug was one of the earliest guests on the show. So it was about time to reconnect and have a wide ranging conversation about his work on oil and corporations in Russia. Now he...

Green Cities in the USSR and Brazil

What makes a happy city? That is, what makes a city livable and responsive to humans’ physical, emotional and cultural needs? Over the last century, city planners have turned to the maintenance of green spaces within urban jungles to address these issues. In this final event for Pitt REEES’...
Oct
28
High School Conference
8:00 am
William Pitt Union and O'Hara Student Center, Pitt-Oakland Campus
Nov
19
8:00 am
William Pitt Union
Jan
22
"Forty Autumns," by Nina Willner
6:00 pm
via Zoom

The Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies offers certificate programs for undergraduate and graduate students in both Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies and...
Project GO scholarships from the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies provide full scholarships to ROTC students enrolled at any...
The Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia (GOSECA) is committed to the advancement of research on the societies, politics, cultures, and international relations of Eastern...
The Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) is an annual event since 2002 designed to provide undergraduate students, from the University of Pittsburgh and other colleges and universities,...
The University of Pittsburgh’s Slavic, East European, and Near Eastern Summer Language Institute (SLI) has offered intensive summer language courses for over 35 years.  With a focus on...
The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies welcomes opportunities to co-sponsor campus and off-campus events that align with our mission and our research priorities.