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"The center’s mission is to deepen our knowledge of this vast region stretching from Kamchatka to Warsaw that encompasses Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and the former Soviet Union. We bring together scholars from all disciplines to study this region and its population."

-Amir Weiner, Director

The Annual Alexander Dallin Lecture

This lecture was founded in 1998 to honor Professor of History and Political Science Alexander Dallin, a founder of Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at Stanford and the CREEES director from 1985-89 and 1992-94. 

Annual Stanford-Berkeley Conference

CREEES and UC Berkeley's Institute of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies co-sponsor an annual joint conference. The first conference was held in Berkeley in 1977, and it has alternated campuses each year since. 

Helena Brandt Visiting Scholar Program

This program, made possible by a generous gift from Helena Brandt, will help to further institutionalize East European studies at Stanford.