Natalia Rusiecka

Dr. Natalia Rusiecka is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Slavic Literary Studies within the Faculty of Philology at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS). She has held this position since October 2012 following her doctoral dissertation defense at UMCS in 2009 on the poetry of Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa. Her academic background includes degrees from Belarusian State University (Belarusian Philology, 1996) and John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (Slavic Philology, 2017).

Her research specializes in Slavic literary studies with four primary domains:

• History of Belarusian literature
• Contemporary Belarusian literature
• Translation of Belarusian literature into Polish
• Translation of Polish literature into Belarusian

This interdisciplinary work bridges literary analysis, cultural history, and translation theory.

Rusiecka's scholarly output demonstrates consistent focus on Belarusian-Polish literary relations across historical and contemporary contexts. Her 15 most recent publications (2008-2021) reveal thematic concentrations in:

• 18th-century Slavic literature (particularly Franciszka Radziwiłł's works)
• Theory and practice of literary translation
• Contemporary Belarusian drama and poetry
• Cross-cultural dynamics in post-Soviet literature

Methodologically, she employs comparative analysis, historical contextualization, and textual criticism.

No scientific awards, student advisements, or research grants are documented in the available materials. Her academic service includes participation in international conferences examining Slavic borderland literatures.