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Congratulations to everyone who received their A-Level results today and will be heading to UCL in September - we can't wait to welcome you! How will you be celebrating your #CountdowntoUCL? 🎉

For useful information about A Level Results day and answers to your frequently asked questions, visit our website: http://bit.ly/uclresultsday

We are delighted that Diane P. Koenker, UCL SSEES Director and Professor of Russian and Soviet History, has received the 2018 ASEEES Distinguished Contributions to Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Award!
Professor Koenker has been recognised for her inventive research for more than thirty years, most notably in the field of labour history and the history of leisure and consumption in Soviet history. Upon learning about receiving the award, she said: “This is an ex...traordinary honour, and I am humbled to have been selected.”
The Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies established this award in 1970 with the aim to honour eminent members of the profession who have made major contributions to the field through scholarship of the highest quality, mentoring, leadership, and service to the profession. You can read more about Professor Koenker and the award here: https://bit.ly/2wbDSJ2
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The next UCL Undergraduate Open Day for anyone thinking of applying for 2019 entry takes place on 8 September. Come and meet us at SSEES to hear what we do and why you might want to study with us. Talks are now taking bookings; 10.15 and 2pm or drop in anytime 10-4 to speak with our Admissions Team. Register now at: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-student s/open-days/

Enrolment for 2018/19 evening courses at UCL SSEES is now open! We offer an unparalleled range of evening courses in Central and East European languages - some of which are not available for part-time study anywhere else in the UK. See https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees/evening-cours es-0

We have supported a research-based exhibition 'A Portal Not Only to Hell, But Also to Paradise: Park Zaryadye, The Sacred Centre of 21st Century Moscow', comprising of 15 contemporary Russian artists’ reflections, interrogations and provocations on the theme of Zaryadye Park, and its relationship to the aesthetic, political and economic new order of late-Putinist Moscow. Curators are Michał Murawski and Daria Kravchuk.
The exhibition is on display at Музей Архитектуры in Mos...cow until 12 August! 🇷🇺️
The photos from the exhibition opening: https://www.facebook.com/pg/portalzaryady e/photos/?tab=album&album_id=3522047 71983749
Artforum has reviewed the exhibition: https://bit.ly/2KpC4kL
More information: https://bit.ly/2Mir5v9
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Some commentators say East Central Europe’s liberals made the fatal mistake of cutting themselves off from traditional nationalism. @drseanhanley and James Dawson @warstudies disagree: http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/…/liberals-again st-nationalism-in-e…/

Dr Uilleam Blacker writes for The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/this-crimean- filmmakers-hunger-…

Written by SSEES PhD alumna Olesya Khromeychuk:

Big congratulations to Dr Maria Rubins (promoted to Professor), Dr Peter Zusi (promoted to Associate Professor) and Dr Svetlana McMillin (promoted to Principal Teaching Fellow) 🎉
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#Brianscominghome- In today's Study Abroad Blog, Brian from @UCLSSEES enjoys the warmer weather and the arrival of the World Cup! ⚽️🏆 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/…/bl…/blogs-eur ope-newsfeed/brianblog4

Multilingual Metal: Sociocultural, Linguistic and Literary Perspectives on Heavy Metal Lyrics
Heavy metal music has been the subject of scholarly interest since the 1990s. Early academic studies focused on challenging the negative stereotypes of the sub-genre. The field has expanded over the years to include a wide range of sociological and musicological perspectives. For example, the connections between black and death metal, religion, nationalism and Viking imagery have bee...
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Here is Dr. Ben Noble giving information and examples on what is taught on the Russian Politics and Society module. This is the first video in a series that will spread across the academic year and provide a taster of the modules available at SSEES!

"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet" - Aristotle 🤓 A huge congratulations to all our #SSEES Postgraduates 🎓 and good luck in the next chapter! #UCLgrad18

We're here at the second UCL Open Day until 4pm! Come and hear our Director, Diane P. Koenker speak at 10.15am and again at 2pm in Room 432 and drop into our common room between 10-4 to speak with our admissions officers about applying for any SSEES programmes. All on fourth floor, 16 Taviton Street.