Whether because of global energy concerns, regional and ethnic conflicts, economic growth, migration, East-West relations, or political unpredictability, the Eurasian space continues to attract international attention. The International MA in Russian and Eurasian Studies (IMARES) at EUSP is designed to meet this strong interest by engaging the many analytical challenges posed therein.

IMARES provides training in the politics, economy, society, and history of Russia and neighboring Eurasian states. It combines the highest standards of teaching in English by Russian and international faculty with the advantages of living in St. Petersburg, Russia's cultural capital. A separate teaching module on Empire and Islam is offered in Kazan, the city where Slavic and Turkic civilizations meet. We offer a comprehensive and varied curriculum.

IMARES, an advanced graduate program for students who already hold a B.A. degree or its equivalent, offers training and research opportunities as well as firsthand experience to get a close feel for Russia and the many other countries in the wider region. In 1998 this program began as M.A. in Russian Studies. More than 200 international students have taken our Russian Studies courses and about 80 M.A. degrees have been awarded.

Over the years the program has hosted many distinguished international faculty: Gerry Easter (Boston College), M. Steven Fish (University of California-Berkeley), Henry Hale (George Washington University), Ted Hopf (Ohio State University), Mary McAuley (Ford Foundation), Peter Rutland (Wesleyan University), Michael Urban (University of California-Santa Cruz), David Woodruff (LSE), William Zimmerman (University of Michigan). This practice will continue in 2009-2010, complementing our own permanent faculty.

Our alumni work in such organizations as the US State Department, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Alfa Bank, Bloomberg, Shell, Carbon Capital Markets Ltd. Others have entered Ph.D. programs at Oxford University, Princeton University, University of Washington, University of Chicago, Heidelberg University and more.

IMARES Advisory Council
Harley Balzer, Georgetown University
Dominique Colas, Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris
Alexander Etkind, Cambridge University
Stephen Kotkin, Princeton University
Klaus Segbers, Free University – Berlin
Michael Urban, University of California – Santa Cruz
Alexei Yurchak, University of California – Berkeley

International MA in Russian and Eurasian Studies (IMARES)
European University at St. Petersburg
3 Gagarinskaia Street
191187 St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
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