Congratulations to Marshall D. Shulman Professor Emeritus Robert Legvold, to whom the Harriman Institute awarded the Distinguished Scholar Award for extraordinary contributions to Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies. Legvold, who served as Director of the Harriman Institute during the pivotal years of 1986 – 1992, received the award at the Harriman Carnegie Corporation Russia Studies Capstone Conference, where he delivered keynote remarks. A fellowship honoring Legvold’s scholarship and the lasting effect his mentorship has had on his students was also announced at the conference. We are grateful to the Carnegie Corporation of New York for providing the seed funds for this fellowship.

Read more about Legvold and his career in his interview for the Harriman Institute’s oral history Project: Cold Wars and the Academy: An Oral History of Russian and Eurasian Studies.