Russian and East European Studies

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Women as Sexual Beings Under Communism

How the State Interest in Reproduction Inspired Research on the Female Orgasm and How the Pro-Family Policies Fueled Divorce

December 11, 2023, 5:30pm

Faculty Profile: Maria Alley

Motherland Monument in Kyiv

Upcoming Events

December
11

REEES Working Group

Women as Sexual Beings Under Socialism
How the State Interest in Reproduction Inspired Research on the Female Orgasm and How the Pro-Family Policies Fueled Divorce
A talk with Katerina Liskova
January
19

Penn Russian Language Placement Test 2024

Russian Language Placement/Proficiency Test for the Spring 2024 semester will take place on Friday, January 19, 10 am to 12 pm in Williams 737. Prior registration is required and can be completed online here:...
February
26

REEES Working Group

Penn History Kruzhok
Kevin Platt, REES Department, University of Pennsylvania "Global SocialistNetworks in the Age of Three Worlds: Art and Arbitrage from Mexico to Moscow"
April
5

REEES Working Group

Penn History Kruzhok
East Coast Mega Kruzhok HOsted by Upenn

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REES Department Statement Regarding the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

The Department of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania condemns in the strongest possible terms the unprovoked, needless, and cruel attack by the Russian Federation, with support from the state of Belarus, on Ukraine.
Chair's Address Regarding the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Dear Penn REES Community,
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Capitalism: What Is It?
Our very own Dr. Kristen Ghodsee in Le Monde diplomatique

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