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The Eurasian Knot
To many, Russia, and the wider Eurasia, is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. But it doesn’t have to be. The Eurasian Knot dispels the stereotypes and myths about the region with lively 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. Subscribe on your favorite podcasts app, grab your headphones, hit play, and tune in. Eurasia will never appear the same.
Thresholds: Eastern European Immigration to the United States
What pushed Eastern Europeans to leave for America? What did they discover when they arrived? How did they change and be changed by American society? What opportunities and challenges did they face to become “American”? And what can we learn about immigration today?
Thresholds is a seven-part REEES podcast series that grapples with these histories through interviews with scholars and immigrants’ personal profiles. Find this series and more on the Eurasian Knot podcast.
New Research and Education Network on Contestations to EU Foreign Policy
REEES and ESC launch a partnership with the Europa University Viadrina and 20 higher education institutions in 17 countries across 5 continents to better understand EU foreign policy, resilience and the EU's future role in global governance.
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The Eurasian Knot announces new series on Eastern European immigration
Over the last century, tens of millions of people quit Eastern Europe for the United States. The push-pull factors were many—war, poverty,…

New Book Releases from REEES Faculty!
Check out the following new publications from our Affiliated Faculty in the Department of History: William Chase and Olga Novikova-Monterede's…

PITTWIRE: 19 Pitt students earned national honors in a Russian essay contest
Thirty-one University of Pittsburgh students participated in the 2026 National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest, sponsored by the American…