International Research Conference
XXX Slavic Readings

May 20 – 21, 2027 

organized by

Department of Languages and Literature
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Daugavpils University
(Latvia)

Institute of Slavic Studies, University of Wroclaw (Poland)
Department of Russian Studies, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava (Slovakia)

The conference participants are invited to address current issues in Slavic studies and the functioning of Slavic languages, literature, and culture in the modern world.

The conference will be organized into the following working groups:

• Slavic languages: history and the present
• Cultural traditions and folklore of the Slavic peoples
• Relations between Slavic and Baltic languages, literatures and cultures
• Literatures of the Slavic peoples in the context of world literature
• Russian as a foreign language: traditions, innovations, creativity

The conference “XXX Slavic Readings” will be held in a hybrid format: both in person and online via the ZOOM video conferencing platform.

Participants are required to hold a doctoral degree (or an equivalent academic degree). Doctoral candidates may take part in the conference by submitting their presentation proposal together with their scientific advisor.

The working languages of the conference: English, Russian, Latvian, Polish, and Slovak.

Participation fee should be paid by transfer to the DU account before 05.05.2027 – the full amount; in the case of early registration fee payment (by 07.04.2027), a reduced participation fee applies.

• 60 EUR (reduced – 40 EUR) for participants in the online format, 80 EUR (reduced – 60 EUR) for participants in person;
• for participants with multiple papers:

– in-person participation EUR 80.00 (reduced – 60 EUR) for the first paper, EUR 40.00 (reduced – 30 EUR) for each additional paper;

– online participation EUR 60.00 (reduced – 40 EUR)  for the first paper, EUR 40.00 (reduced – 30 EUR) for each additional paper;

• for groups of authors presenting a single paper (including doctoral candidates submitting a presentation together with their scientific advisor):

– in-person participation EUR 80.00 (reduced – 60 EUR) for the main presenter and EUR 60.00 (reduced – 50 EUR) for each co-author;

– online participation EUR 60.00 (reduced – 40 EUR) for the main presenter and EUR 40.00 (reduced – 30 EUR) for each co-author.

Receiver: Daugavpils University
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Address: Vienibas Street 13, Daugavpils, LV-5401
Bank: Swedbank AS
BIC: HABALV22XXX
Account Nr.: LV64HABA0551055786378
Purpose of the payment: Participation fee_XXX Slavic Readings_Name Surname

The application deadline – March 23, 2027, by submitting the application (see the attachment) electronically to the following email address: slavu.konference@du.lv or inna.dvorecka@du.lv

Conference materials will be published in the collection of scientific articles “Slavic Readings”. The Scientific Committee of the conference will decide on the suitability of submitted papers for publication. 

The conference is organized with the support of Daugavpils University and the project “Learn Russian in the European Union”, which offers foreign students’ programmes in Russian language and regional studies.
www.learnrussianineu.com