🌐 Digital resource spotlight: Малые языки Сибири: Наше Культурное Наследие (Minor Languages of Siberia: Our Cultural Heritage) 👉️ Learn more about the project: siberian-lang.iling-ran.ru/ru 👉️ View the video interviews: www.youtube.com/@siberian-la...

Siberian Lang

Видеоархив проекта https://siberian-lang.minlang.site (новый сайт) http://siberian-lang.srcc.msu.ru (старый сайт) Записи на эвенкийском, кетском и селькупском языках…

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Meet our Summer Research Lab scholar, Daria Sadova, who has been working with the Khvoshchinskaya Sisters Collection. 📖 To learn more about the collection, use this link: khvoshchinskie.web.illinois.edu

Meet one of our Summer Research Lab scholars! 📚️ We warmly congratulate Dr. Curtis L. Richardson on publishing a book chapter, titled "Violence and the Family: The Foundations of a New Domesticity and National Identity in Imperial Russia."

Digital Resource Spotlight: Electronic Library of St. Petersburg State Theatre Library lib.sptl.spb.ru/ru/nodes/1-r... This electronic library features materials on the performing arts, including archival documents and letters, dramatic publications, arts periodicals, and more.

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ВОЙНА. БЛОКАДА. ПАМЯТЬ ПЕРИОДИЧЕСКИЕ ИЗДАНИЯ КНИГИ КНИЖНЫЕ ПАМЯТНИКИ ДРАМАТУРГИЯ ИЗДАНИЯ ТЕАТРАЛЬНОЙ БИБЛИОТЕКИ СПРАВОЧНЫЕ ИЗДАНИЯ АРХИВНЫЕ ДОКУМЕНТЫ ЭСКИЗЫ ТЕАТРАЛЬНЫХ КОСТЮМОВ И ДЕКОРАЦИЙ…

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Digital resource spotlight: Ukrainian Association for Research in Women’s History www.womenhistory.org.ua/en/ The UARWH is an academic community of Ukrainian historians who dedicate a significant part of their scholarly work and educational activities to researching and teaching women’s history.

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UARWH is a member of the International Federation for Research in Women’s History (IFRWH) and represents the interests and scholarly contributions of the

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Would you like to learn about the research services and access to the collections at the Library of Congress? Join us this Thursday, June 25, at 9:00 am Central US and Canada Time on Zoom to learn more! Use this link to register 👉️ buff.ly/J8z1bEz

2026 Research Services and Access to Collections at the Library of Congress

We invite graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty, independent scholars, and librarians to participate in this informal session. Angela Cannon (Reference Specialist for Russian and South…

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Congratulations to our SRL member, Dr. Sophia Wilson, on publishing her new book titled "Maidan: Ukraine’s Democratic Revolution." Learn more about Dr. Wilson's book here: www.mqup.ca/Books/M/Maidan

Another Summer Research Lab is in motion! Meet one of our wonderful scholars from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Learn more about our upcoming events here: buff.ly/QWD6RlH

Another special event at AABS 2026 is a concert featuring Lithuanian Choral Ensemble DAINAVA. More details here - buff.ly/hmxKL8d and the program can be found here - buff.ly/JFXoEy5. Join us if you are in the area!

Lithuanian Choral Ensemble DAINAVA

Chicago based, Lithuanian Choral Ensemble DAINAVA is a dynamic cultural ensemble of 80 members actively pursuing fresh, new musical selections to complement its current inventory of Lithuanian folk…

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Another special event at AABS 2026 is a concert featuring Lithuanian Choral Ensemble DAINAVA. More details here - buff.ly/hmxKL8d and the program can be found here - buff.ly/JFXoEy5.

As a part of the 30th biennial conference of the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS), Laima Vincė will host a book talk and sale at the Illini Union Bookstore on May 29. Read more about Vincė's work on the Peter Lang International Academic Publishers website - buff.ly/kmb7GUY

Notes from a Vanished Land

I live in a vanished land that reappeared on the world’s map only thirty-six years ago, when Lithuania reinstated its independence.

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We are excited to welcome Baltic studies scholars, students, and diaspora members to our campus next week. For the full program, please see here - aabs-balticstudies.org/aabs-2026-at...

The SRS is hosting an informal virtual workshop on AI applications in REEES Research on April 23 at 2:00 pm US and Canada Time. The workshop will cover various AI applications and facilitate discussion. If you are interested in attending, please fill out this form: forms.gle/rAUDHdWDSEtT...

Happening tomorrow, April 9th at 11:00 AM US Central Time! Please join us for this special roundtable discussion on Working with Gender and Sexuality Sources in SEEES. Register here: forms.gle/JZJQw4xRuzGp...

Exciting news for researchers of Balkan theater and Macedonian culture! The complete digital archive of the journal "Teatarski glasnik" (Theater Messenger, 1977-2024), a primary record of Macedonian theater, is now available for public access: archive.org/details/teat....

On Friday, April 24, 2026, at 11:00 am CT, we invite you to join us for a roundtable discussion commemorating the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and reflecting on its lasting impact. Please register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Please join us for this special online roundtable discussion, Working with Gender and Sexuality Sources in SEEES. Register here: forms.gle/kHvYLRG6uRQK...

The registration deadline for the 30th biennial Baltic Studies conference at the U of I is around the corner! Please register by March 30th - aabs-balticstudies.org/aabs-2026-at...

Please join us for the online Central Asia Research Forum, taking place February 18–19th. The theme of this year's forum is "Central Asia on Film." General registration: forms.gle/7gStWSWCYGjf...

This winter, the Slavic Reference Service is celebrating fifty years! In honor of our anniversary, we are fundraising to help support programming. Find more information about donating on our website: www.library.illinois.edu/slavic/make-... We thank you for your support throughout the years!

Call for Proposals: 2026 Central Asia Research Forum: Central Asia on Film Submit a proposal: forms.gle/gmpzPbQuhUxp... Register to attend: forms.gle/1EgFzpz1r7x6... More information about our Research Forums: researchforums.web.illinois.edu Questions? Contact srscite@library.illinois.edu

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We wish you peace, good health, happiness, and much success in the new year.

Online Resource Spotlight: Электронная библиотека «Научное наследие России». This digital resource incorporates sources from library, archival, and museum collections of academic organizations, reflecting the scientific heritage of Russia and Russian scientists. e-heritage.ru

Check out our Winter 2025 newsletter! Dissertation Research Workshop: forms.gle/w8TU7FNqL9np... Central Asia Research Forum: Register to attend: forms.gle/1EgFzpz1r7x6... AABS conference website: aabs-balticstudies.org/aabs-2026-at... Make a gift: www.library.illinois.edu/slavic/make-...

Online Resource Spotlight: “Kultura Ukraïny” This online database features more than 14,000 books, which make up the following collections: The History of Culture; Art; Ethnography ; and Cultural Institutions. elib.nlu.org.ua

CFP: The 2026 edition of the Central Asia Research Forum will be held on February 18-19, 2026. Those interested in presenting should submit an abstract by January 23, 2026 at 11:59 p.m., CST. Submit a proposal: forms.gle/gmpzPbQuhUxp... Register to attend: forms.gle/1EgFzpz1r7x6...

We would like to thank Stuart M. Schmidt, Professor Emeritus of Fox School of Business and Management at Temple University, for this donation of government documents and newspapers from Afghanistan. These items will be catalogued and added to our collection.

Call for Applications; Writing Across Boundaries Program Applications due: November 21, 2025 Program website: sites.google.com/view/writing... Application: forms.gle/6kmDLrr96S8U...

Online Resource Spotlight: The Uzbek National Bibliography This fully searchable collection of the Uzbek National Bibliography was compiled by the International and Area Studies Library at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Check it out here: uzbekbibliography.library.illinois.edu

Online Resource Spotlight: Check out this curated collection of vintage advertising posters from Hungary: www.europeana.eu/en/galleries...