People

We are a community of students, scholars, and staff who share a dedication to understanding the region more deeply.

People

Alumni
Laine Boitos is a graduate of the REECA Master's Program.
Center Associate
Daria Boltokova is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Chicago.
Executive Committee
Faculty Associate
Jonathan Bolton is Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University.
Graduate Student Associate
Dasha Bough is a stopmotion, hand-drawn and 3D animator, animation director, and documentary filmmaker.
Advisory Board
Visiting Scholar
Center Associate
Nadia Boyadjieva is a Professor of International Law and International Relations at the Balkan Studies Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
Advisory Board
A native of Kyiv, Natasha immigrated to the United States during the Cold War and pursued studies of International Relations at the School of Foreign Service at Geor
Center Associate
Elizabeth Brainerd’s research focuses on labor and health economics, with particular interest in understanding the social and health consequences of the transition to capitalism in formerly socialist countries.
Graduate Student Associate
Alex Braslavsky is a scholar and translator of Russian, Polish, and Czech poetry.
Center Associate
Aurel Braun has published extensively on communist affairs and strategic studies with a special focus on the problems of the transformation of the socialist systems in the former Soviet Union and in Eastern Europe.