In Memoriam

IN MEMORIAM BAYARA AROUTUNOVA MANUSEVITCH (1 November 1916–12 March 2019) Bayara Aroutunova Manusevitch died at home in Belmont, Massachusetts, on March 12, 2019, at the age of 102. After receiving a Ph.D. in Russian linguistics at Harvard in 1958, she...

Donald L. Fanger, Professor of Slavic and Comparative Literature, Emeritus, passed away at home on July 17th, at the age of 94, after a short illness. Following appointments at Brown and Stanford Universities (1960-68), he joined the faculty at Harvard...

In Memoriam Vladimir Gitin (January 23, 1942 – June 8, 2019) Vladimir Evseevich Gitin died in Ashdod, Israel in June, 2019, at the age of 77. Volodya, as he was known by all who worked with him, worked at Harvard as a teacher of language and literature...

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures regrets to report the passing of our colleague John Malmstad on 14 February 2026 at the age of 84. In a scholarly career that lasted over fifty years John Malmstad became internationally known for his...

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is saddened to report the passing of Dr. Natasha Reed. She earned her Ph.D. in Slavic Languages & Literatures from Harvard University in 1994, held Assistant Professorships at College of the Holy Cross...