ISEEES

the focal point at UC Berkeley for students and faculty who conduct research and teaching on the geographic region of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union

Background image: Lake Bled, Slovenia
Image credit:
Zachary Kelly

Upcoming Events

Spring 2022 Virtual Lecture Series

Trends and Traditions

February 10 - May 26
10:00am PT

All lectures will be recorded and uploaded to the ISEEES YouTube Channel.

Featured YouTube Video

Ukraine: A Panel Discussion on Recent Events in Ukraine

ISEEES hosted a panel discussion on then-recent events in Ukraine with Professor Steven Fish (Political Science, UC Berkeley), Professor Yuriy Gorodnichenko (Economics, UC Berkeley), and Dr. Edward Walker (ISEEES, UC Berkeley); moderated by Professor John Connelly (Director, ISEEES; History, UC Berkeley).

Statement Condemning the Russian Military Attack on Ukraine

The Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies at UC Berkeley condemns Putin’s campaign in Ukraine. The attack is founded on disinformation and bungled interpretations of historiography – from 882AD to the present. ISEEES stands in solidarity with all the people of Ukraine and Russia who oppose this war and push for truth and transparency during these dark times. As scholars and students of this region, we at ISEEES will continue to do our best to provide factual and truthful information to help better understand the issues facing the region.

John Connelly, Sidney Hellman Professorship of European History and Director of ISEEES
This piece is an attempt to gauge what the resolute Ukrainian response to Russian aggression in the past year tells us more generally about the way nations are formed in Europe in the course of centuries. You can read the article here.