Russian PhD

The Department of Russian has an outstanding record of research. We pride ourselves on our strong, active research culture, and the research interests of staff span a broad range of disciplinary emphases.<br/><br/>We can support postgraduate research in many areas within the following broad fields:<br/><br/><br/>* Russian literature from the 19th century to the present;<br/><br/><br/>* Russian intellectual history from the 19th century to the 20th century;<br/><br/><br/>* Russian film and visual culture;<br/><br/><br/>* Soviet history;<br/><br/><br/>* British-Soviet relations;<br/><br/><br/>* Literary and cultural theory;<br/><br/><br/>* Issues of cultural identity (semiotics of space, perceptions of time and of modernity);<br/><br/><br/>* Urban studies;<br/><br/><br/>* Russian Orthodox theology and culture;<br/><br/><br/>* Gender in Russian literature and culture;<br/><br/><br/>* Translation studies;<br/><br/><br/>* Media studies.<br/><br/><br/>Our postgraduates are a key part of the research community and are integrated into the research activities of the School of Modern Languages and the faculty.