REECASJACKSON SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL NE STUDIES,W UNIVERSITYSLETTER OF WASHINGTON FALL 2004 Letter from the Director STEPHEN E. HANSON It is with enormous takes place on the UW campus from sort of undergraduate and graduate pleasure that I am November 18–20. We are very grateful to training will be most effective in produc- able to announce the Henry M. Jackson Foundation, which ing a new generation of Russia specialists; the founding of the is the principal sponsor for the Sympo- how to raise the public’s awareness of, Herbert J. Ellison sium. This meeting of nearly 70 leading and interest in, Russian affairs in the Center for Russian, American and Russian academics, post-Cold War era; and how to approach East European and government leaders, business people and the vexing problem of fundraising for Central Asian community organizers—including many academic and non-academic programs Studies—or, the of the leading figures in Russian studies dealing with Russia in an environment © EMILY SCHUCKMAN © EMILY Ellison Center, for today—is the first major discussion of of budget-cutting. After reviewing the short. This Center honors Professor the future of Russian Studies in the US discussions in Seattle on these and other Emeritus Herb Ellison, a University of since the events of September 11, 2001. subjects, Blair and I will spend the winter Washinton BA and MA and University of We will endeavor to move beyond old writing a “Call to Action” report describ- London PhD, who returned in the late discussions of the pros and cons of ing what we see as the necessary next 1960s to his alma mater to teach and to “Sovietology” to focus on more contem- steps for the future of Russian Studies; build the area studies programs that porary political, economic and intellectual we have been asked to brief the State became the corner-stone of REECAS. issues facing the field. Key topics to be Department on our findings in the spring Due to the incredible generosity of the discussed include: how Russia specialists of 2005. All in all, I cannot think of a Ellison family, along with contributions should relate to government policy- more suitable way to commemorate the from many other friends and supporters makers in both Russia and the US; what continued on page 2 of our program, we have built a new endowment for the study of our region that will ensure funding for our center’s INSIDE THIS ISSUE operations in perpetuity. Moreover, the Ellison Endowment will allow us to hire new staff to increase our outreach to Russian Opinion of the US: Causes and Conclusions ................................................ 3 local schools, colleges and non-profit REECAS Northwest Conference Call for Papers ........................................................ 6 organizations; to offer new language and REECAS 2003 MA Graduates ................................................................................. 6 topical courses; to increase our support The Donald W. Treadgold Papers ............................................................................. 7 of graduate students; to augment our Politics as a Power Game: East and West in the Rediscovered Europe ....................... 8 inter-national exchange programs and to Baltic Studies Summer Institute ........................................................................... 10 pursue other exciting new initiatives. At a Recent Acquisitions for the REECAS Outreach Collection ....................................... 11 time when public interest in Russia, East Teaching the Economic Development of Central Asia – What Is Europe and Central Asia is higher than There to Learn? ................................................................................................... 12 at almost any time in the postcommunist 16th Annual Nicholas Poppe Symposium .............................................................. 14 period, the Ellison Center will lead the way in supporting research, training Population Transfers: A Dangerous Trend in Central Asia ........................................ 15 students and connecting with the com- JSIS Series: Hot Spots in the World ...................................................................... 16 munity on issues related to this crucial Application to Study a Less Commonly Taught Language ........................................ 17 region of the world. REECAS Graduates Participate in US Nonproliferation Effort .................................. 18 In order to mark the founding of the Documentary Film Workshop: Teaching Diversity and Cross-Cultural Ellison Center, Blair Ruble of the Kennan Understanding Through Film ................................................................................ 19 Institute of Advanced Russian Studies in Remembering Toregeldy Tolubaev ......................................................................... 20 Washington, DC and I co-organized “The REECAS NEWS ................................................................................................... 21 Russian Studies Symposium: Keeping the International Updates 2005 ................................................................................. 22 Doors Open in the 21st Century,” which Upcoming REECAS-Related Events ....................................................................... 24 REECAS NEWSLETTER continued from page 1 renaming of the REECAS program in Meanwhile, the UW School of Drama has and in cooperation with its Pacific honor of Dr. Ellison, whose lifelong sent three drama students to work this Northwest Center for Global Security, institutional and intellectual commitment year with famous playwright Mark Weil continues to sponsor a series of cutting- to furthering the cause of US-Russian at the Ilkhom Theater in Tashkent. The edge courses on arms control and mutual understanding lies at the very Central Asian Summer Studies Program, nuclear nonproliferation, including a foundation of our program’s vision for directed by the renowned Professor Ilse course taught by visiting Russian the future. Cirtautas, once again offered intensive specialists from Obninsk for the first Along with the wonderful news about the advanced Uzbek in conjunction with a time this winter. Ellison Center, we have much more of Translation Workshop. UW also hosted Our speaker schedule for this year which to be proud as we begin the new the Baltic Summer Studies Institute for includes such well-known figures as Dr. academic year. Our major grant from the the second year running. Due to the Svetlana Broz, Professor Alexei Yurchak, US State Department to build institu- exceptional leadership of Guntis Professor Adam Budnikowski of the tional partnerships between the UW and Smidchens of the Scandinavian Depart- Warsaw School of Economics, Ambassa- several Uzbek institutions of higher ment, everything went smoothly and dor John Fox of the US State Depart- learning to promote the study of com- successfully. In celebration of the 15th ment, Professor Lucan Way of Temple parative religion is entering its second anniversary of the Foundation for University and many others. year. We have established a UW Office Russian-American Economic Coopera- tion (FRAEC), our two organizations In closing, I would like once again to and UW Resource Center in Tashkent thank the REECAS staff—especially (coordinated by UW alumnus Jamal co-sponsored a well-attended speaker series on US-Russian relations, culminat- Associate Director Marta Mikkelsen and Nasafi), which I visited in September. Program Secretary Carrie O’Donoghue Our goal is to develop the Resource ing this fall in lectures by Michael McFaul and Ambassador Jack Matlock. The UW — for their patience, perseverance and Center into a permanent UW Research aplomb. In addition, I would like to Press, with support from REECAS faculty Center. In addition, we have mounted a welcome our impressive incoming group members Michael Biggins and James major book collection drive to make of REECAS MA students, who cover the West, has published a stunning new Western scholarship on Central Asia and entire spectrum of regions and disciplines edition of William Brumfield’s History of comparative religion more accessible in we study. It is truly an honor to work Russian Architecture, as well as Ambassa- Uzbekistan; the books will be delivered with such an outstanding team and I dor Thomas Graham’s Disarmament on the Boeing plane scheduled to be look forward to seeing the Ellison Center Sketches. Finally, the Institute for Global delivered to Tashkent in December. This attain even greater levels of excellence in and Regional Security Studies, directed January, leading administrators of our the years to come. ◆ five Uzbek partners will be visiting by REECAS faculty member Christopher Seattle to discuss ways to consolidate and Jones with generous support from the to deepen our partnership. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Stephen E. Hanson, Director and Program Chair, REECAS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REECAS EMAIL: [email protected] Michael Biggins, Head Librarian 203B Thomson Hall, Box 353650 Marta B. Mikkelsen, Associate Director and Slavic and East European Section, UW Libraries University of Washington Outreach Coordinator Galya Diment, Professor and Chair Seattle, WA 98195-3650 EMAIL: [email protected] Department of Slavic Languages and PHONE: 206-543-4852 Carrie O’Donoghue, Program Secretary Literatures EMAIL: [email protected] EMAIL: [email protected] Katarzyna Dziwirek, Associate Professor REECAS on the Internet: Emily Schuckman, Newsletter