The conference organizers issue a call for papers on topical problems in Russian and Slavic studies aiming to discuss the trends of the development of the Russian language, literature and culture in a multilingual context. The work of the conference groups is planned to be organized in two directions:

1. Actual problems of Russian and Slavic studies (scientific aspect):

• Slavic languages: history and the contemporary period.
• Slavic literatures: history and the contemporary period.
• Slavic – Baltic language, literary and cultural relations.
• Russian literature in the context of world literature.

2. The Russian language, literature and culture in a multilingual context (pragmatic aspect):

• The studies of Russian literature in the contemporary world.
• The Russian language in a multicultural context.
• Innovative methods in teaching Russian as a foreign language.

Languages: Russian, Latvian, English.

Conference papers are published in the collection “Slavic Readings”. The conference organizers claim the right to select papers for presentation and publishing depending on the research appeal of the suggested topic and its compliance with the tasks of the conference.

Participation fees – 35 EUR, paid upon registration.

The travel and lodging expenses are covered by the conference participants or their home institution. Deadline for submissions is March 1, 2019.

To get registered by March 1, 2019 send in a filled in application form to the following email address: [email protected] or fill in the online application form.