ASSS is an informal association of researchers working on Russian literature, history and culture, as well as on the culture and history of the other countries of the former Eastern Bloc. ASSS brings together philologists, historians, philosophers, political scientists, sociologists and anthropologists from Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology and other research and teaching institutions. Devoted to the advancement of Slavic Studies in Georgia, ASSS will have regular meetings and invite lecturers from other universities and countries.