Held in this fall, the 55th annual convention of the Association for Slavic, Eastern European and Eurasian studies (short ASEEES) honors distinguished contributions to Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies. It is the largest and most important association for the field of Slavic and Eastern European Studies and therefore vital for the exchange and further research of Russian Ecosphere’s network.
Each year the association choses scholars, who have made major contributions to the field through scholarship of the highest quality, mentoring, leadership, and/or service. With the award, the association grants scholars the renowned and renomeed ASEEES book prizes such as the Wayne S. Vucinich Book prize.
Under the winners and honorable mentions for the Reginald Zelnik Book Prize in History is Russian Ecosphere members Andy Bruno with his publication “Tunguska: A Siberian Mystery and Its Environmental Legacy (Cambridge University Press)”. It depicts the catastrophic impact of the thunderous blasts and blazing fires that descended upon the Tunguska territory of Siberia in 1908. The explosion knocked down an area of forest larger than London and was powerful enough to obliterate Manhattan. In his deeply researched account of the Tunguska explosion and its legacy in Russian society, culture, and the environment, he recounts the intriguing history of the disaster and researchers’ attempts to understand it.
Find further information about Andy Bruno and his motivation for contributing to the network and further activities here.
For those interested in participating at the convention, a detailed programm is accessible via this Link and further information about the ASEEES here:
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