Avrutin Publishes Book on Racism in Russia

Professor Eugene Avrutin (History, affiliate with Slavic) has published an important new study of the history of race and racism in Russia with Bloomsbury. Racism in Modern Russia: From the Romanovs to Putin examines the developing scientific and popular discourses on race in Russia over the past 150 years and the associated prejudice, discrimination, and violence. Read the full article from the Illinois News Bureau.