Articles written by: Nina Jankowicz

Nina Jankowicz

Nina Jankowicz, a 2008 PitR alumna, completed a semester abroad at Herzen State Pedagogical University in Saint Petersburg, Russia in June 2010. At Bryn Mawr College, her home institution, Nina was a double major in Political Science and Russian Language. After graduation in 2011, Nina plans to pursue a graduate degree in Central and Eastern European Politics. In her spare time, Nina enjoys theater and music, and has recorded two independent albums of her own music, both available on iTunes.

A Long, Long Time Ago & Essentially True
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Books

A Long, Long Time Ago & Essentially True

Nina Jankowicz reviews Brigid Pasulka’s quirky, highly original novel about the resilience and the strength of the Polish spirit.

A “Polyachka” in Saint Petersburg
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Travel

A “Polyachka” in Saint Petersburg

Unsmiling bureaucrats and hospitable hosts, onion domes and skating to the music of Lady Gaga: welcome to St Petersburg.

The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kościuszko and the Age of Revolution
2009 — Summer / Books

The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kościuszko and the Age of Revolution

Peasant Prince provides a readable, in-depth biography of Kościuszko, from boyhood to death, and is recommended to anyone with a love for history and a penchant for freedom.