Publications & Resources
The SRAS Family of Sites Newsletter is issued generally on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. It highlights some of the best material from the family of sites as well as news about SRAS programs, study abroad funding, and more.
The SRAS Study Abroad Office Newsletter is an occasional publication focusing on programs, funding, travel concerns, and other topics of interest to educators, advisors, and researchers.
Surveys of Enrollments in Russian Language Classes are a series of surveys conducted by SRAS to track enrollment numbers in college and pre-college language courses. The focus is on Russian, although other languages of the Eurasian corridor are also considered.
Vestnik was launched by SRAS in 2004 as one of the world’s first online academic journals focused on showcasing student research. We welcome and invite papers written by undergraduates, graduates, and postgraduates.
Security and Society in the Information Age annually brings together a unique series of research papers created by talented students participating in the program of the same name held at Civitas University in Warsaw, Poland.
Program Materials
SRAS is pleased to announce the publication of our new materials, showing our lineup of 2026 programs abroad.
You may download these below or use this form to request copies of these for your university/college department or study abroad office.
- SRAS Study Abroad Poster – A beautiful 8.5 x 11″ poster listing SRAS locations and topics.
- SRAS All Programs Trifold – A brief brochure outlining all SRAS programs in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
- Transform Your Resume! – An informative 8.5 x 11″ poster discussing the benefits of study abroad.
We have also just published the following posters highlighting our spring break and summer 2026 programs – ready for download and print or e-distribution.
Spring Break Programs:
- Spring Break: All Programs (all four spring break programs on one poster!)
- Media Literacy (study security and disinformation in multilingual societies)
- Spring Break: Riga (Russian language; Russian and Latvian culture)
- Wine & History (how wine can reflect culture, history, and identity)
- Navruz in Uzbekistan (culture, history, and language)
Summer Programs:
- Latvia for Youth (open to all RSL levels, including high school)
- Armenian Language (immersive language study and cultural exploration)
- Layers (history and memory in Armenia through museums and archeology)
- Iranian Studies (immersive language study and socio-cultural exploration)
- Regional Studies: Central and Eastern Europe (intensive Ukrainian or Polish language + focus on the role of history and identity in regional security)
- Bishkek RSL + Adventure (combine language learning in Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan with a language-immersive travel adventure to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan)
- Security Studies (featuring the Security and Society Summer School in Warsaw, Poland and Crossroads: Geopolitics and Security in the Caucasus)
If you have any questions about our programs, or if you would like to have SRAS visit your campus, contact Renee Stillings, Director. We welcome the opportunity to visit your campus and speak with your students.
Family Of Sites
We created the SRAS Family of Sites to provide a wide-ranging and informed look at the politics, arts, cultures, languages, histories, pop cultures, economies, and identities of the diverse Eurasian landmass. We hope that the sites will excite students to study these subjects further and encourage a deeper understanding of Eurasia among Americans.
Students on our Online Research Internships and Location Ambassador programs work alongside our editors to develop content for these sites. They build a writing portfolio that demonstrates skills, knowledge, and experience to potential employers or graduate programs.
- GeoHistory is our platform for discussing history and current events within the context of geography, economics, and public opinion. We present geohistories, student-driven analysis, profiles of major names currently in the news, and important political texts in side-by-side translation.
- PopKult covers the popular cultures of Eurasia, providing short introductions to popular singers, movies, TV shows, cartoons, and even traditional foods that have been locally commercialized into mass production and availability.
- Museum Studies Abroad explores the museums, high culture, and public spaces of Eurasia and the roles they play in Eurasian societies. We also present profiles of major modern writers and artists are also presented – with a focus on important figures of the last 100 years.
- Students Abroad covers study, travel, volunteering, and working abroad. Written largely for students, by students, this site includes general city and travel guides as well as reviews of specific activities and excursions and thoughts on experiences such as culture shock, being a minority abroad, and more.
- Folkways looks at the deep roots of modern cultural identities. We examine how shared food, events, language, belief, and place help to bind us together and make us who we are.