Dr. Svetlana Evdokimova

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Biography

Svetlana Evdokimova is a Professor in Slavic Studies and Comparative Literature at Brown University, where she focuses on 19th and 20th-century Russian literature and culture. She has held a teaching position at Yale University prior to her tenure at Brown. Evdokimova's research interests include Russian European Romanticism, the intricacies of the relationship between literature and philosophy, and the aesthetic questions raised by historical fiction. She has authored several significant works, including 'Pushkin's Historical Imagination' published by Yale University Press in 1999 and 'Staging Existence: Chekhov's Tetralogy' published in 2023 by the University of Wisconsin Press. Her scholarly output also includes numerous articles and edited volumes that explore the works of renowned authors such as Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov. In recognition of her contributions to the field, her work 'Alexander Pushkin's Tragedies: Poetics Brevity' was named an Outstanding Academic Title in 2004. Evdokimova actively participates in various academic associations and has received multiple fellowships for her research, emphasizing her commitment to advancing the understanding of Slavic literature and culture.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2011-01-01 — Present

Brown University • Providence, Rhode Island

Teaches courses in Slavic Studies and Comparative Literature, focusing on Russian literature and cultural history.

Teaching Position

1990-01-01 — 1991-01-01

Yale University • New Haven, Connecticut

Engaged in teaching Russian literature and culture.

Awards

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Outstanding Academic Title

2004-01-01
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C.V. Starr Lectureship Fund

2013-01-01
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Brown University Curricular Development Grant

2011-01-01
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National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship

1995-01-01
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International Research Exchanges Board Fellowship

1995-01-01
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Paul C. Gignilliat Fellowship

1988-01-01

Courses

Introductory Russian Dostoevsky's 'The Brothers Karamazov' Russian Culture: Peter the Great to Putin Pushkin Tolstoy Chekhov Russian Literature Translation

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics