Ingunn Lunde

Ingunn Lunde is a Professor of Russian at the University of Bergen, affiliated with the Department of Foreign Languages and leading the Research Group for East Slavic Languages, Societies and Cultures. Her career spans academic research, teaching, and significant cultural outreach, focusing on Russian and Ukrainian linguistics, history, and literature through a contemporary lens.

• Key research areas: Russian sociocultural linguistics, East Slavic Medieval culture, language and new media, contemporary Russian/Ukrainian literature, memory politics
• Outreach: Regular public lectures and commentary on Ukraine-Russia relations, language policy, and cultural memory (2022–2025)
• Teaching: Offers Russian language and literature courses across all academic levels
• Supervision: Has directed 15+ MA/PhD theses on topics like Russian political rhetoric, language ideology, and literary translation

Her recent articles examine linguistic resistance in anti-war poetry, post-Soviet memory politics, and digital communication impacts. Notable edited volumes include Fragmenter av fortid (2019) and Digital Russia (2014). She received Outstanding Educator status at UiB in 2019.