Postgraduate Information
This site offers information for postgraduates in the field of Russian and East European Studies. If you wish to join BASEES, please consult the membership page.
- Call for Papers: Postgraduate Conference 26 November 2009
- Russian Archives Training Scheme: Study Trip 2010
- Postgraduate Conference 2007: Report
- Lorton House: Lorton House is a resource centre for the continuing study of communism and the implications of the fall of the Soviet system. Research on eastern and east-central Europe as the communist regimes weakened was inevitably curtailed by the actual collapse of those regimes, as scholars turned their attention to the new order. Lorton House has available a collection of material on that period, mostly in English, focusing on the relations between dissidence in the region and the peace and environmental movements in western Europe, which it would hand over to a suitable candidate. It includes runs of the /END Journal, Labour Focus on Eastern Europe, RFE/RL Situation Reports/ and a good number of occasional pieces. Time is already taking its toll on participants in the events and debates of those years, and now is the time to secure live witness. Supervision could also be arranged but it is expected that anyone interested in this material will be working in an already conducive environment. If you are interested, contact Professor Michael Waller
Mailing List
There is also a dedicated mailing list for postgraduate students, SLAVONIC-EE-POSTGRAD, that BASEES administers through JISCMAIL. All postgraduates in the field are invited to join and make postings.
To add a UK academic e-mail address to the list, send the list owner a message through JISCMAIL.
To add a non-UK academic address, please send a brief e-mail to the list owner stating your name, status and area of interest.
Slovo
An interdisciplinary journal of Russian, Eurasian and East European affairs published by postgraduates of the School of Slavonic and East European Studies
anthropology - economics - film - geography - history - international studies - linguistics - literature - media - music - politics – sociology
Contributions, including research articles, book and film reviews, and review articles are welcome from all research students and academics. Submissions to the Board of Editors may be sent via e-mail attachment or on disk in Microsoft Word format (version 6.0 or lower). In addition to such electronic media submissions, we ask that contributors submit two hard copies of all articles and reviews, and a 100-word abstract for all articles. Contributors must adhere to the style sheet which can be found on the website.
All manuscripts are refereed and undergo a review process. Contributions submitted must not be under consideration by other publications at the time of submission. The editors reserve the right to make any changes thought to be necessary or appropriate to typescripts accepted for publication. A duplicate should be retained by the author. No disks or hard copies shall be returned. The length for consideration of an article is 6,000 to 8,000 words (including footnotes), and 600 to 700 words for a review.
If you have any queries about becoming a contributor for Slovo please do not hesitate to get in touch with us and we will be happy to assist.
Slovo ::: School of Slavonic and East European Studies
University College London, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW
Information on Archives
- Russian Archives Online offers information on most Russian archives
- Archives in Russia
- Researching Russian Roots has a list of Russian archives with addresses and telephone numbers as well as links to sites of archives
- Архивы России is the official website Федеральной архивной службы России (Росархива) при поддержке Института "Открытое общество" ("Фонд Сороса") и Министерства Российской Федерации по делам печати, телерадиовещания и средств массовых коммуникаций
- HANDBOOK: M.J.Berry & M.J.Ilic, Using Russian Archives: An Informal Guide for Beginners , Univ. of Birmingham