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2027 Jurzykowski Summer Polish Language Study Grants: Applications Open

September 28, 2026

Applications are now open for the Slavic Department’s 2027 Jurzykowski Summer Polish Language Study Grants! Open to Harvard undergraduate and graduate students. Apply by March 12, 2027, 11:59 p.m. in CARAT. Established summer Polish-language programs in...

Promotional poster for the 2027 Jurzykowski Summer Polish Language Study Grants. A nighttime photograph of a Polish city beside a river appears at the top, with illuminated church towers reflected in the water and a Polish flag icon. Coral-red text below announces grants for Harvard undergraduate and graduate students, with an application deadline of Friday, March 12, at 11:59 p.m. ET. It notes that established summer Polish-language programs in Poland and the United States are eligible.

Congratulations to Dr. Pastushenkov and Dr. Zalaltdinova on their new open-access article in Russian Language Journal!

September 23, 2026

We congratulate Dr. Dmitrii Pastushenkov and Dr. Liya Zalaltdinova , Preceptors in the Russian Language Program, as well as their co-author Dr. Jason Merrill (Michigan State University) on their new open-access article, “What do learners do with a foreign...

Congratulations of Elizaveta Kheresh on the release of a new book of poems!

September 09, 2026

The Department is pleased to congratulate Elizaveta Kheresh , Ph.D. Student in Slavic Languages and Literature, on the release of a new book of poems, Дни вповалку (Days in a Jumble) (Hochroth, 2026) . Дни вповалку, co-edited by exiled Belarusian poet...

The Oxford Handbook of Russian Poetry is published!

August 25, 2026

We are pleased to congratulate Professor Stephanie Sandler on the release of The Oxford Handbook of Russian Poetry, which she co-edited with Catherine Ciepiela and Luba Golburt. Professor Sandler also wrote a chapter on poetry and the visual in the volume...

Congratulations to Dr. Pastushenkov and Dr. Zalaltdinova on being awarded a Curricular Innovation Award from the Mindich Program in Engaged Scholarship!

June 09, 2026

We are delighted to announce that the Mindich Program in Engaged Scholarship has awarded a Curricular Innovation Award to Dr. Dmitrii Pastushenkov and Dr. Liya Zalaltdinova, Preceptors in the Russian Language Program at Harvard University. This award will...

Elizaveta Kheresh publishes in In Geveb on Belarusian-Yiddish Music

May 21, 2026

Congratulations to Elizaveta Kheresh, G1 in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, on the publication of a new article on Belarusian-Yiddish music in In Geveb, one of the leading platforms for Yiddish studies. Elizaveta's article explores the...

Congratulations to Veronika Tuckerova!

May 20, 2026

Congratulations to Dr. Veronika Tuckerova, Senior Preceptor in Slavic Languages and Literatures (Czech) on receiving an honorable mention for the prestigious Otokar Fischer Prize for her recent Czech book, Bedekr Kafka. The Otokar Fischer Prize is awarded...

In Memoriam: Dr. Natasha Reed (Ph.D. '94)

May 15, 2026

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...

FAS Honors Professor Daria Khitrova with Walter Channing Cabot Fellowship

May 08, 2026

We are pleased to announce that FAS has named Professor Daria Khitrova a Walter Channing Cabot Fellow for the current academic year. Awarded annually to a select group of faculty in recognition of outstanding achievement and scholarly eminence in the...

Tribute to John Malmstad in Новое литературное обозрение

May 05, 2026

The most recent issue of Новое литературное обозрение ( Novoe literaturnoe obozrenie) contains a splendid memorial tribute to departed colleague John Malmstad, late Samuel Hazzard Cross Research Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures. These...

Congratulations to Elizaveta Kheresh on the publication of her first book of poetry!

May 01, 2026

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is very pleased to announce the publication of a first book of poetry by Elizaveta Kheresh (G1, Slavic Languages & Literatures), Мой парень Одри Лорд (Moi paren' Odri Lord - My Boyfriend is Audre Lord)...

Two new books by the late Svetlana Boym, Curt Hugo Reisinger Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Comparative Literature

April 13, 2026

The Harvard Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is pleased to announce two new publications by the late Svetlana Boym (1959-2015), the Curt Hugo Reisinger Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Comparative Literature: a Russian...

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