Founded 1969, and expanding into the Department of Eastern, Slavic, and German Studies, ESGS has been one of the oldest academic departments and the most unique of its kind in New England. As a community of scholars and students, ESGS is dedicated to the study of the Humanities¡ªin fields spanning Linguistics, East Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Slavic and Eastern European Studies, and German Studies¡ªreflecting on topics and studying languages that have special currency in our history, and for our times. With modern challenges on the rise, and with pressing questions dealing with societies in conflict, globalization, and migration becoming more pressing, the study of the Humanities is becoming all the more relevant, indeed crucial to addressing and making sense of growing global complexities. To this end, the Department of Eastern, Slavic, and German Studies brings forth intense curricular and disciplinary diversity, a unique dynamic academic ecosystem of sorts, that is reflected in the variety of the department¡¯s undergraduate degree programs in Linguistics, Russian, East European Studies, Slavic Studies, German Studies, and an array of undergraduate departmental and inter-disciplinary minors in Linguistics, Russian, East European Studies, German, and East Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.
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St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow | Photo by Brad Ward
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Wawel Castle, Krak¨®w, Poland
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Mount Fuji, the sakura trees, and the Chureito Pagoda | Photo by Reginald Pentinio
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Lebanon
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Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem | Photo by Patrick McKay
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Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
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Hagia Sophia, Istanbul | Photo by Dennis Jarvis
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Lake Hallstatt, Salzkammergut, Austria
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Mutianyu section of Great Wall of China | Photo by David Berkowitz
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The Western 'Wailing' Wall, Jerusalem | Photo by Maxim D. Shrayer.
The Michael B. Kreps Memorial Readings in Russian ?migr¨¦ Literature
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The Michael B. Kreps Memorial Readings (§¬§â§Ö§á§ã§à§Ó§ã§Ü§Ú§Ö §¹§ä§Ö§ß§Ú§ñ) were inaugurated at Boston College in the Fall of 1997 and named so after the late Professor , a Russian poet in his own right, who was a professor of Slavic languages and literatures at Boston College from 1981 until his death in 1994.
The Michael B. Kreps Memorial Readings (§¬§â§Ö§á§ã§à§Ó§ã§Ü§Ú§Ö §¹§ä§Ö§ß§Ú§ñ) feature contemporary Russian ¨¦migr¨¦ writers from around the world. Professor (Boston College) serves as the curator and moderator of the series. All readings are in Russian and are free and open to the public.