PhD Russian and East European Studies at University of Manchester

Expert research supervision in Russian language, history and culture. Benefit from the diverse expertise of our department ranging from 19th to 20th-century Russian, Eurasian and Soviet history to contemporary Russian and East European cultures, politics and media. Collaborate with departments across the University through our Russian and Eurasian Studies Network.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: School of Arts, Languages and Cultures  |  Duration: 3 Years [Full-time], 6 Years [Part-time]  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our PhD in Russian and East European Studies programme will enable you to carry out a piece of significant, original research under the supervision of our academics. Staff in Russian and East European Studies conduct research of an interdisciplinary nature across a broad range of subjects, including: 19th and 20th-century literature and history of Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia; Soviet and post-Soviet cinema and the media; Russian state propaganda and disinformation; Soviet, Russian and East European popular culture and music; memory studies; nationalism and ethnic politics historically and in the post-communist period; medievalism(s) in Eastern European literature, cinema and music;...

Career pathways

Many of PhD graduates in Modern Languages have gone on to academic positions at leading universities in the UK, Europe, USA, East Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Our graduates have been also successful with receiving prestigious postdoctoral fellowships, including the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship and the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship.

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