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.
NEWS
NEW ::: Using Archives and Libraries in the former Soviet Union (2011). Hard copy can be obtained from Andy Willimott
CEELBAS Language Repository: A new digital repository of teaching and self-study resources to support language training for research. Flyer
Call for Papers: Negotiating Ideologies II - Inclusion and Exclusion in Rusisan Language and Culture. University of Edinburgh 5 October 2012.
Call for Postgraduate Posters – BASEES Annual Conference, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, 2012
Next year’s annual conference of the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies, held in Cambridge from Saturday 31st March – Monday 2nd April 2012, will offer postgraduate students in the humanities and the social sciences related to the former Soviet Union and the countries of Eastern Europe the opportunity to present posters on their research project to an international audience of more than 300 scholars in the field. The poster will be displayed throughout the conference and can also be uploaded to the BASEES website afterwards. Don’t miss this chance to chat with scholars about your research in a friendly and informal atmosphere, get early feedback on your work, make helpful contacts and get tips on archival sources.
If you are interested in presenting a poster, please contact the BASEES postgraduate representative, Dr Matthias Neumann
- 2011 BASEES Postgraduate Conference: “Cultural Exchange: Russia and the West”, held at the University of Bristol on 11 April 2011.
- "Memory at War": postgraduate conference on Memory Studies in Eastern Europe on 11-12 March 2011 at the University of Cambridge
- Postgraduate Workshop 12-13 November 2010
- Russian Archives Training Scheme:
- Postgraduate Conference 2009: Cognition of Life. Identity and Identity Perception in Slavonic an East European Studies
- Postgraduate Conference 2007: Report
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
- Using Archives and Libraries in the former Soviet Union (2011). Hard copy can be obtained from Andy Willimott
