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Professor Balina's research involves Soviet children's literature, particularly fairy tales. In recognition of her teaching and scholarship, she was appointed to the Illinois Wesleyan University Isaac Funk Professorship in 2007.
Disciplines
- German Literature
- Russian Literature
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Agniia Barto’s Fun Rhymes: Lost Toys, Torn Paws, and Emotional Maturation
Balina, M., Jan 1 2025, Firefly in a Box: An Anthology of Soviet Kid Lit. University Press of Mississippi, p. 214-233 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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An Autobiography of Childhood: Anatoly Kuznetsov's Babi Yar as Bildungsroman
Balina, M., Dec 1 2023, In: Eastern European Holocaust Studies. 1, 2, p. 387-402 16 p.Research output: Journal Article › Article › peer-review
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Ancient Rome for little comrades: the legacy of classical antiquity in Soviet children's literature
Balina, M., Oct 31 2023, The Sites of Rome: Time, Space, Memory. Oxford University Press, p. 323-352 30 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Andrea Lanoux, Kelly Herold, Olga Bukhina: Growing Out of Communism. Russian Literature for Children and Teens, 1991-2017
Balina, M., Dec 2023, In: Jahrbucher fur Geschichte Osteuropas. 71, 3, p. 532-534 3 p.Research output: Journal Article › Review article › peer-review
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МЕЛОДРАМА В СОВРЕМЕННОЙ ПОДРОСТКОВОЙ ПРОЗЕ О ХОЛОКОСТЕ: CТАНОВЛЕНИЕ ЭМПАТИЧЕСКОГО ЧИТАТЕЛЯ
Translated title of the contribution :MELODRAMA IN CONTEMPORARY YOUNG ADULT (YA) PROSE ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST: MAKING AN EMPATHETIC READER Research output: Journal Article › Article › peer-review
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