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Jason L. Merrill
A longtime professor of Russian studies, he brings literature, film, and language together in ways that make a complex culture feel vivid and approachable. His work ranges from scholarship on Russian writers and cinema to practical teaching materials for students of the language.
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Hemp Hurds as Paper-Making Material
by Lyster H. (Lyster Hoxie) Dewey, Jason L. Merrill
About the author
He is a Professor of Russian at Michigan State University, where he teaches Russian language, Russian literature in translation, Russian cinema, and East European literature and film. Michigan State also notes that he has served in leadership roles there, including as Associate Director of the Center for European and Eurasian Studies.
His career has also been closely tied to Middlebury College’s Kathryn Wasserman Davis School of Russian, which Michigan State describes him as directing from 2010 to 2024. On his own site, he says his research has focused on Russian literature, Russian cinema, and Russian language pedagogy.
His publications include scholarship on writers such as Fyodor Sologub, work on post-Soviet film, and edited and co-authored books for learners and teachers of Russian, including The Art of Teaching Russian and Russian-language textbooks built around animation and conversation.