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Our own Dr. Tatsiana Kulakevich writes how the activities of ’s democratic opposition warrant greater international attention! Atlantic Council's

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Belarus opposition are key allies in the fight against Russian imperialism Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominates Europe’s geopolitical agenda, but neighboring Belarus is also a critical battleground in the fight back against Putin’s resurgent brand of Russian imperialism, write Tatsiana Kulakevich and Michael Berg.

HAPPENING TOMORROW | Following the February 2022 invasion of , Russian émigrés have settled in vast numbers in cities including Tbilisi, Georgia; Yerevan, Armenia; and Baku, Azerbaijan.

Tomorrow, our USF Institute for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies and USF School of Public Affairs are holding a panel discussion that will examine the impact of this influx on , where more than 100,000 Russians have arrived since the start of the war. And you're invited! Come stay up to date on around the world.

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Don't forget to join our awesome event TODAy at 2:00pm! USF College of Arts and Sciences PandaDoc University of South Florida Research & Innovation USF Undergraduate Research USF School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies

THIS WEDNESDAY| Join us for an event with an awesome guest who knows a lot about and . , Room 3707. More info here: https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/russia-institute/events/ Sergey Barysiuk PandaDoc USF Undergraduate Research USF College of Arts and Sciences USF Humanities Institute

THIS WEDNESDAY| Join us for an event with an awesome guest who knows a lot about and . , Room 3707. More info here: https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/russia-institute/events/ Sergey Barysiuk PandaDoc USF Undergraduate Research USF College of Arts and Sciences USF Humanities Institute

Dr. Tatsiana Kulakevich explains why Warns Americans to Leave Belarus "Immediately". USF College of Arts and Sciences USF Undergraduate Research USF Humanities Institute

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Congratulations to our own Golfo Alexopoulos for receiving $700,000 grant to research and internet usage patterns among ! Learn more in ,
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Department of Defense awards USF professor $700,000 to study Kremlin propaganda and internet usage patterns among Russians University of South Florida

Our own Dr. Tatsiana Kulakevich visited last month. She explains how the life in feels now. Check it out and learn whether have a breaking point. USF History Department Graduate Student Organization USF Undergraduate Research USF College of Arts and Sciences

In Kyiv, signs of the ongoing war are evident – but daily life continues uninterrupted as well A scholar of Eastern Europe spent time talking with Ukrainians in Kyiv during a recent trip and observed that people are scarred from the war – but still determined to fight back against Russia.

Tatsiana Kulakevich argues that new provocations in are to distract ahead of a planned counteroffensive against this spring. Read about the complex dynamic among , and . USF College of Arts and Sciences USF World Language Department USF Undergraduate Research Moldova

5 things to know about Moldova and Transnistria – and why Russia's war in Ukraine is threatening their security, too Moldova’s government has said that Russia is trying to overthrow its Western-leaning government and set up its own leaders there.