The Slavic-Eurasian Research Center (SRC) at Hokkaido University dates back to the early 1950s. It was founded to study systematically the then Soviet Union and the countries of the Eastern Bloc in the framework of a newly established interdisciplinary field “Area Studies.” Since then, the SRC has engaged in area studies mainly through cooperation of experts in various fields in the humanities and social sciences. As a designated “Joint Usage/Research Center” certified by the Ministry of Education, the SRC has cooperated both with domestic and foreign scholarly communities in the development of Slavic and Eurasian studies. The Center’s scholarly achievements are also reflected in its outreach activities. The SRC library’s collection in the field of Slavic and Eurasian studies is the richest in Asia—both in number and in quality. It has been a major attraction for scholars from all over the world. Being one of the driving forces behind the advancement of Slavic and Eurasian studies on the global arena, the SRC has fostered international cooperation with the world’s leading scholarly institutions such as the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies (Harvard University), the School of Slavonic and Eurasian Studies (University College London), as well as many academic establishments in Slavic and Eurasian countries.

• Research Divisions
  • Russian Studies
  • Siberian and Far Eastern Studies
  • Central Eurasian Studies
  • East European Studies
  • Comparative Studies
• Units
  • Eurasia Unit for Border Research
  • Research Unit for Survival Strategies
  • Research Unit for Ukraine and Neighboring Areas