The Slavic Department at the University of Chicago has a long-standing reputation as one of the major research programs in the field. Its research and teaching focuses on the Slavic-language cultures of Central and Eastern Europe and Russia, with faculty specializing in Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian cultural and literary studies, while also engaging with the non-Slavic cultures of the broader region. Members of the core faculty are leading experts on the 19th-century Russian novel, medical anthropology, media studies, Nabokov, émigré studies, gender theory, Soviet cinema, environmental humanities, and the history of artistic and political movements in the region. Our dedicated, award-winning language faculty offer courses tailored to student needs at all levels including heritage learners. Graduate students are encouraged to pursue interdisciplinary training and mentored to become leaders in the field of Slavic Studies in academia and beyond. Undergraduate majors and minors gain specialized regional knowledge on Eastern Europe and Russia that opens doors to careers in a wide range of disciplines. Study abroad, individualized research opportunities and a vibrant community brought together by scholarly and cultural events are all hallmarks of our program.