UCL SSEES Library

A member of library staff show students items from the collections of SSEES Library. A selection of old books is displayed on a table, with further artefacts from the Library's archives arranged in a small glass display cabinet.

Collection of Primers from the Habsburg Lands. Printed between 1850 and 1918, these slim ABC books taught the first letters in Czech, Slovene, Polish, Ruthenian, Croatian and other vernacular languages of the monarchy. The picture features a display of three open books. One is a primer on arithmetic, published in Vienna in 1860. Another is a primer on arithmetic in the Hungarian language, and the third is a primer on the alphabet.

A close-up image of a glass display cabinet featuring artefacts from SSEES Library's archive collections - a doll and a horse-head ornament collected by archaeologist Arthur Evans during his travels in the Balkans.

We were delighted to welcome new undergraduate students at the UCL SSEES social event, where we talked about the library collections 📚and skills training. 1st-year students, join us for the next social on 26 Nov, 3pm in the Masaryk Common Room to explore databases 🔍 for journals, newspapers & more!

Display of books at UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library, to mark Green Libraries Week 2025. A selection of books arranged on shelves. Some books are displayed open, showing colour photographs of landscapes, birds and flora and fauna. All of the books have a connection to environmental issues in Central and Eastern Europe.

Display of books at UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library, to mark Green Libraries Week 2025. A close-up shot of two shelves of books. Some of the books are displayed open, showing colour photographs of landscapes, birds and flora and fauna. All of the books have a connection to environmental issues in Central and Eastern Europe.

Display of books at UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library, to mark Green Libraries Week 2025. A close-up shot of two shelves of books. Some of the books are displayed open, showing colour photographs of landscapes, birds and flora and fauna. All of the books have a connection to environmental issues in Central and Eastern Europe.

Poster advertising Green Libraries Week at UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library. The text reads: "Seeds of Change" - make a difference with your library. Get involved at www.cilip.org.uk/GreenLibrariesWeek Green Libraries Week is the national, annual celebration of libraries, across all sectors – from public libraries on the high street to national, health and academic libraries. This year Green Libraries Week will run from Monday 27 October to Sunday 2 November 2025. In SSEES Library we mark #Green Libraries Week with a book display, featuring some of our books focusing on the nature and environment of Eastern Europe. Feel free to borrow any of these items or browse the section “III” of our classification scheme for similar material.

We are marking #GreenLibrariesWeek with a small display of books on the nature and environment of Eastern Europe. Do check it out if you are in the Library this week! 🪴🌿♻️📚😊

A poster advertising Green Libraries Week 2025. The text reads: "Seeds of change" - make a difference with your library. UCL SSEES Library is pleased to support Green Libraries Week.

It's #GreenLibrariesWeek this week - a time to celebrate libraries and all they do to promote sustainability. At UCL SSEES Library we participate in the Green Impact programme, which challenges us to put sustainability at the heart of everything we do. 🌱🪴🌿📗♻️

Join us for a building tour at SSEES every Wednesday between 2–5pm! Explore our facilities and learn more about student life with the help of our dedicated student ambassadors.

Book your place: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

There's still time to register for today's book launch of 'Population Ageing: Populism, Pronatalism, and the Politics of Care' @uclpress.bsky.social.

Register for free: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

@uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social

Event poster for 'Global Responses to Population Ageing: Populism, Pronatalism, and the Politics of Care' with an image of the book cover.

Please join us on Wednesday for the book launch of 'Global Responses to Population Ageing: Populism, Pronatalism, and the Politics of Care' @uclpress.bsky.social by Dr Anna Shadrina.

🗓️ 29 October at 6.30pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ Open to all: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

@uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social

The Anatomy of Right-Wing Populism Over the past two decades, populist politicians and parties have enjoyed remarkable success across the globe. The rise of right-wing populism is perhaps most noticeable in post-communist Europe, espec...

Congratulations to Jan Kubik and Richard Mole! Their #OpenAccess book The Anatomy of Right-wing Populism published yesterday. Read and download free at: bit.ly/46I25Ju #Politics #RightWingPopulism #Illiberalism

Event poster for 'Burning Swamps: Peat and the Forgotten Margins of Russia’s Fossil Economy' with an image of the book cover. In-person event.

Please join us for this event to hear more about @kbruisch.bsky.social's new book 'Burning Swamps: Peat and the Forgotten Margins of Russia’s Fossil Economy' (@universitypress.cambridge.org).

Discussants: Eglė Rindzevičiūtė and @robertsuits.bsky.social.

🗓️ 17 November at 6.15pm
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A display of new books at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies. Twelve volumes arranged on a stand. The featured books are: The Mad and the Brave - The Untold Story of Ukraine's Foreign Legion, by Colin Freeman The Slavic Myths, by Noah Charney and Svetlana Slapsak Post-Soviet Graffiti - Free Speech in Authoritarian States, by Alexis Lerner The Traitor's Circle, by Jonathan Freedland Phantom Border - A Personal Reconnaissance of Contemporary Germany, by Kerstin Lange The Last Thing, by Leopold Lahola The Hours and the Minutes, by Alfonz Bednar Leagues of Laughter - War, Comedy and the Soviet Legacy in Russia and Ukraine, by A. Austin Garey Strong Roots - A Ukrainian Family Story of War, Exile and Hope, by Olia Hercules Yiddish Culture in Greater Romania, 1918-1940, by Camelia Craciun Sounds of Survival - Polish Music and the Holocaust, by J. Mackenzie Pierce Czechoslovak Cinema, Czech cinema: 1933-20110, by Ricardo Luiz de Souza

From Slavic Myths to Post-Soviet Graffiti... There's lots to explore in our latest #NewBooks display! 📚📚📚🙂

Václav Havel European Dialogues / Growth and Inequality in Central Europe Organised jointly by the Czech Centre London, UCL SSEES and the Research Centre for the Study of Places, Identities, and Memories (PIMs).

🔊 One week until the annual Václav Havel European Dialogues, a global series of discussions inspired by Havel’s enduring legacy.

Co-organised by the Czech Centre London, SSEES and PIMs.

🗓️ 22 October at 5pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ Register for free: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

New shelving in the IOE Library containing a display of books and plants.

The Institute of Education (IOE) Library and Science Library have re-opened with improved study facilities following refurbishments, and improvements have been made to numerous other libraries across campus. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news...

Nobel Prize in Literature 2025 The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025 was awarded to László Krasznahorkai, “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.”

The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025 has been awarded to the Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art."
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/liter...

UCL Postgraduate Students 📢

There are still spaces available on this week's 'Copyright for Postgraduate Students' online session 👩‍💻

Thursday 9th October 11am - 12:20pm 📆

Have a look and book here 👉 buff.ly/Dn1ZOPP

Sharpen your literature searching skills and understand how to cite and reference your sources. Sign up for our upcoming Library Skills sessions here: https://library-guides.ucl.ac.uk/skills

Two students using computers in the library.

Make the best use of our libraries and resources. Find out more about our guides and training to develop your library and information literacy skills. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/learning-teaching-support #WelcomeToUCL

UCL Lunch Hour Lecture | How do our brains learn languages? | 16 Oct

Join this lecture where Dr. Natalia V. Parker (UCL SSEES) will examine language learning through the eyes of cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics

Book your free place now: buff.ly/bHfYXqQ

@uclssees.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk

A selection of new books, on display at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library. Ten volumes arranged on a stand. Titles featured include: The Penguin Book of Polish Short Stories, edited by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, The Rise and Fall of Erich Honecker: The Man Who Built the Berlin Wall, by Nathan Morley, Home and the World in Slovak Writing: A Small Nation's Literature in Context Good Change: The Rise and Fall of Poland's Illiberal Revolution, by Stanley Bill and Ben Stanley Short Stories from Montenegro - Sea, Sun, Salt Russia After Putin & Trump, by Sergey Shelin The Laissez-Faire Peasant: Post-Socialist Rural Development in Serbia, by Jovana Dikovic Things That Fall from the Sky, by Selta Ahava Sketches of Sofia, and Austria: Politics of a Nation since 1945, by Paul Lendvai

We've updated our #NewBooks display in time for the weekend. 📚📚📚Check it out on the Ground Floor of the Library, next to the self-service machine. All books are available for loan. 🙂

Curating in the Crossfire: Collecting in the Time of War, Conflict and Crises | British Library In recent years, the world has faced a series of profound challenges – from the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters to political protests and ongoing c

Curating in the Crossfire: a 2-day event at the British Library looking at how materials created and shared in times of conflict are selected, collected and preserved. Details and booking here
events.bl.uk/events/curat...

🎙️ Tune in to the latest episode of The Ukraine Shelf podcast where @oliahercules.bsky.social and Felicity Spector speak with @uilleamblacker.bsky.social and @okhromeychuk.bsky.social on all things food!

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🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6HZ...

#Europe #TheUkraineShelf

A student taking out a book from a library shelf.

Trying to access books, journals or electronic resources in our libraries? Find out more about available guidance here. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/finding-resources #WelcomeToUCL

🚨Attention Londoners!

In precisely two weeks I will be giving a talk at @uclssees.bsky.social on
the great historiographical challenge of writing Central European history.

It is free and open to the public and will be followed by a wine reception so please do join if you’re interested!

Students sat around the Flaxman Gallery.

Get to know our libraries and find your way around them with a self-guided tour. Find out more here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/using-library/getting-started/self-guided-library-tours

Burning Swamps: Peat and the Forgotten Margins of Russia’s Fossil Economy A Rethinking Eastern Europe and Eurasia seminar with Katja Bruisch, Eglė Rindzevičiūtė and Robert Suits

For those in London on 17 Nov 2025: please join us for a book talk at @uclssees.bsky.social. @eglerin.bsky.social and @robertsuits.bsky.social have read the book and will share their comments. Register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

A student entering through library entrance barriers.

Looking into using the library? Find out about our study spaces, opening hours, borrowing items, membership and more. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/using-library #WelcomeToUCL

Display of books on the Ground Floor of the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library. Three bays of bookshelves, featuring a selection of titles on East European languages and language learning.

A selection of language learning packs featuring books and CDs. The languages covered are Hungarian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Slovak, Czech and Polish.

A printed poster advertising the European Day of Languages, 26 September 2025. The text reads: Languages: your bridge to the future, and the design features a person, depicted in white, walking across a colouful bridge, with the tagline "Languages: your bridge to the future" translated into a large range of different European languages.

Display of books on the Ground Floor of the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library. A bay of bookshelves featuring a selection of titles on East European languages and language learning.

Happy #EuropeanDayofLanguages from all of us at UCL SSEES Library!
To mark the occasion, we have curated a selection of books to support and inspire your language learning journey.
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#EDL2025 #LanguagesOpenHeartsAndMinds #UCLSSEES #LanguageLearning

Display of new books at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library. Nine books with colourful covers arranged on a stand. Titles include: Silverwhite - The Journey to the Fallen Sun, by Lennart Meri Central Europe, by Luka Ivan Jukic Rebel Russia - Dissent and Protest from the Tsars to Navalny, by Anna Arutunyan Lithuania - A History, by Richard Butterwick War in Ukraine - Making Sense of a Senseless Contest, by Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J.S. Davies Estonia - a Modern History, by Neil Taylor Blitzkrieg and the Russian Art of War by Andrew Monaghan

#NewBooks for a new term! Check out our display on the Ground Floor of the Library. 📚📚📚

Event poster for 'London Georgian Film Festival Workshop' with a still from 'Crocodile Tears'.

🎬 Please join us for the opening workshop of the 9th London Georgian Film Festival with Nana Ekvtimishvili and Marika Khundadze.

Supported by the Georgian Film Institute and Life Through Cinema.

🗓️ 30 September at 6.30pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

SSEES Library Tours Book your library tour!

A special welcome to all the new students joining UCL SSEES [ bsky.app/profile/ucls... ] today.
We are running tours of the SSEES Library every day this week and would love to meet you. Book your place here: www.eventbrite.com/cc/ssees-lib...

Hello and welcome new students! We provide services and resources to support the world-class research, education and enterprise that is undertaken in UCL. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lccos/library-culture-collections-and-open-science-lccos #WelcomeToUCL

A student with a laptop and pen in a library.

#WelcomeToUCL! Check out our Getting Started page for everything you need to know as a new student to access our libraries and resources. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/using-library/getting-started