The purpose of this journal is to enrich Stanford student life by creating a needed outlet for dedicated students to share their interests in Slavic Studies and to foster an interest among other students for further academic engagement in Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Zhe: Stanford's Student Journal of Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies is created to enable students to publish their academic works related to this region of the world and to promote university-wide recognition of Stanford students' commitment to scholarship in the area. The journal is interdisciplinary in nature - including the humanities and social sciences - in order to incorporate the interests of different student communities into the publication and to mobilize interest and participation.