Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

The Department of Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES) is a small, close-knit, and supportive community that fosters student engagement and achievement. Our faculty challenges students to immerse themselves in the Russian language and the history, politics, and cultures of the region.

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  Evan Gershkovich ’14 Convicted by Russian Court in Case Denounced by US as a Sham, Possibly Setting the Stage for Prisoner Swap

  In a case that the US government and the Wall Street Journal have denounced as a sham, Evan Gershkovich ‘14, the first American journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War, has been found guilty of spying by a Russian court and sentenced to sixteen years in prison following a secret, three-day trial, the Associated Press reports.
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  Friends, Faculty, Experts Discuss Ongoing Detainment of Evan Gershkovich ‘14

  Classmates of Evan Gershkovich ’14 join a faculty member and a colleague to talk about the detained journalist, who has now clocked up more than fourteen months behind bars in Moscow, facing unsubstantiated espionage charges.
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  Counting on Justice for Evan Gershkovich ’14

  The plight of jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich ’14 is never far from the thoughts of many on campus, and it’s now front and center for those who pass through Smith Union.