Russian and Eurasian Studies

The Russian and Eurasian Studies Program (RES) focuses on the language, literature, history, and culture of Russia, the Soviet Union, and East and East-Central Europe, through a range of interdisciplinary contexts, theoretical perspectives, and analytical approaches. Both Lower and Upper College courses draw upon faculty expertise in history, literature, politics, economics, art, music, culture, and religious studies as they relate to Russia and Eurasia, either separately or in a comparative context.

Proficiency in the Russian language is a key component of the RES major. The Russian course offerings range from beginning to advanced and include opportunities for study in Russia at the Bard-affiliated Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Smolny), St. Petersburg State University. Students may choose to specialize in a literature or social science track, or combine Russian and Eurasian Studies with another program of study.