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Faculty

The faculty of the Division of Russian and Slavic Languages consists of dedicated scholars who have a wide variety of interests, publications, and professional activities.

On This Page:

  • Director
  • Full-time Faculty
  • Visiting and Adjunct Faculty
  • Emeriti Faculty
  • Fulbright Teaching Assistants
  • In Memoriam

Director

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Nadya Peterson
Professor and Director of the Russian and Slavic Studies Program
Phone
(212) 772-5060
Email
npeterso@hunter.cuny.edu

Dr. Nadya Peterson is a professor in the Department of Classical and Oriental Studies, and the director of the Russian and Slavic Studies Program. She is also an advisor in Russian in the Master of Arts in Translation and Interpreting (MATI) program.

More About Nadya Peterson

Full-Time Faculty

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Yakov Klots
Associate Professor
Office
68th Street West 1302
Phone
(212) 772-5059
Email
yakov.klots@hunter.cuny.edu
More About Yakov Klots

Visiting and Adjunct Faculty

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Lily Alexander
Adjunct Associate Professor
Office
68th Street West 1330
Phone
(212) 772-5060
Email
lily.alexander@hunter.cuny.edu
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Vasiliy Arkanov
Adjunct Lecturer and Senior Academic Advisor
Office
68th Street North 140
Phone
(212) 772-4128
Email
vasiliy.arkanov@hunter.cuny.edu
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Vasily Lvov
Adjunct Lecturer
Office
68th Street West 1330
Phone
(212) 772-5060
Email
Vl458@hunter.cuny.edu
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Aksana Pisetskaya
Adjunct Associate Professor
Office
68th Street West 1330
Phone
(212) 772-5060
Email
ap2479@hunter.cuny.edu
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Malgorzata Pospiech
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Office
68th Street West 1330
Phone
(212) 772-5060
Email
mp5262@hunter.cuny.edu
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Zinaida Sabitova
Adjunct Professor
Office
68th Street West 1330
Phone
(212) 772-5060
Email
zs1240@hunter.cuny.edu
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Anatoli Samochornov
Adjunct Lecturer
Office
68th Street West 1330
Phone
(212) 772-5060
Email
as12860@hunter.cuny.edu
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Danuta Świątek
Adjunct Lecturer
Office
68th Street West 1330
Phone
(212) 772-5060
Email
danuta.swiatek@hunter.cuny.edu
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Julia Trubikhina
Adjunct Associate Professor
Office
68th Street West 1330
Phone
(212) 772-5060
Email
jtrubikh@hunter.cuny.edu
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Monika M. Zaleska
Adjunct Lecturer
Office
68th Street West 1330
Phone
(212) 772-5060
Email
monika.zaleska@hunter.cuny.edu

Emeriti Faculty

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Emil Draitser
Professor Emeritus
More About Emil Draitser
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Elizabeth Klosty Beaujour
Professor Emerita
More About Elizabeth Klosty Beaujour

Fulbright Teaching Assistants

The Russian and Slavic Studies Division at Hunter College is proud to have served as a host for Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants for many years. The Fulbright FLTA program enables young educators from Russia to refine their teaching skills, increase their English language proficiency and extend their knowledge of the cultures and customs of the United States while engaging in non-degree studies at accredited post-secondary U.S. educations institutions.

We are honored to have been repeatedly chosen to host the FLTA Russian assistants. The application process is rigorous and the competition among other academic institutions for the privilege of hosting is stiff. The Fulbright Committee’s selection of the Russian and Slavic Studies Division at Hunter for this prestigious and important position speaks to the high quality of our program.

Our FLTAs serve as part-time instructors in our Russian language classes, as teaching assistants, resource persons in conversations groups, coordinators of extra-cultural activities, and Russia’s cultural representatives. We are very enthusiastic about continuing our participation in the program.

In Memoriam

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Alex Alexander
Professor
More About Alex Alexander
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Natalia Kazakova
Professor
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