Anna Warda

Professor Anna Warda is a distinguished scholar of Russian literature at the University of Lodz, where she serves as Head of the Department of Russian Literature and Culture at the Faculty of Philology. She previously served as Director of the Institute of Russian Studies (2020-2024) and Vice-dean of the Faculty of Philology (2012-2020).

Her academic journey began with a Master's degree in Russian Philology from the University of Lodz in 1985, followed by a PhD in Russian Literature in 1993, and a postdoctoral degree (habilitation) in Russian literary studies in 2004. She was awarded the title of professor in 2016 based on her monograph "The Felician Cycle" in Russian poetry of the late 18th - early 19th centuries.

Professor Warda's research focuses on Russian literature of the 18th to early 19th century, with particular attention to occasional literature, the works of Gabriel Derzhavin, intertextual contexts, and Russian-language press in Łódź. Her scholarly approach combines historical analysis with literary theory to examine how Russian literary culture developed during the Enlightenment period and how it interacted with Polish cultural contexts, particularly in Łódź.

Her extensive publication record includes over 130 scholarly works, with eight monographs as highlights. Recent research has increasingly focused on Łódź-specific cultural history, as evidenced by her leadership of the National Programme for Development of Humanities project "Literary culture of Łódź until 1939" (2015-2023) and her current project "Everyday life of an industrial city in the light of the columns of the Łódź press from 1863-1918" (2024-2029).

• Deputy chairman of the First Division of the Łódź Scientific Society
• Member of the Polish Russian Studies Society
• Member of the Polish Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
• Expert for the Polish Accreditation Commission since 2016

As an educator, Professor Warda supervises graduate students, leads master's seminars, and teaches conversation classes and optional subjects. Her administrative responsibilities have included department leadership, faculty governance, and institutional accreditation work. She has also contributed to the academic community through editorial work, having edited or co-edited seven scholarly books. Her current research focuses on the intersection of Russian literary traditions and Łódź's multicultural urban environment, particularly examining how Russian-language press contributed to the city's cultural landscape during its industrial period.