Statement

The Society of Historians of East European, Eurasian, and Russian Art and Architecture, Inc. (SHERA) is an affiliated society of the College Art Association (CAA) and of the Association of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES). As such, it is a not-for-profit corporation oriented exclusively towards the support of scholarship. The purpose of SHERA is to promote research, provide a forum for ongoing conversations on areas of mutual interest, and foster contacts and collaboration among scholars of East European, Eurasian, and Russian art and architecture through activities such as an online newsletter, a discussion network, active participation in research conferences, and book reviews. SHERA runs a website, H-Net discussion network, Facebook page, and Bluesky feed, and organizes sessions at scholarly conferences administered by CAA and ASEEES.

Past Leadership Roster (under construction)

Past Presidents

SHERA was founded in 1995, with *** as its founding President, and remained active until ***, when it entered a period of hiatus. The Society was revived in 2013 through the efforts of Margaret Samu and her colleagues, listed below under other service roles. From Margaret Samu’s presidency onward, presidential terms initially lasted three years, with elections held in odd-numbered years, until the position transitioned to a one-year term in 2020 under Kristin Romberg. A new three-year structure was then established, in which the incumbent first serves as Incoming President, shadowing the President, then assumes leadership of SHERA for a year (marked below in brackets), and finally remains on the Board as Outgoing President for another year in an advisory role.

Alice I. Sullivan (2024)

Aglaya Glebova (2023)

Maria Taroutina (2022)

Christina C. Crawford (2021)

Kristin Romberg (2020)

Karen Kettering (2019-20)

Eva Forgacs (2017-19)

Natasha Kurchanova (2015-17)

Margaret Samu (2013-15)

Past Secretary-Treasurers

As SHERA was revived in 2013, Yelena Kalinsky served multiple terms as Secretary-Treasurer—our existence today is largely thanks to her invaluable salvage work!

Maja Babic (2022-24)

Alice I. Sullivan (2018-21)

Ksenia Nouril

Yelena Kalinsky (several terms as secretary-treasurer)

Past Communications Officers

This service role has evolved significantly over the years in both title and scope of responsibilities.

Ekaterina Heath (2019-23)

Ksenya Gurshtein

Amy Bryzgel

Tamara Jhashi

Yelena Kalinsky

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Anna P. Sokolina

Corina Lucia Apostol