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- ↑ University of Pittsburgh: Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
- 1 2 Film Studies: University of Pittsburgh
- ↑ Russian Film Symposium 2008
- ↑ "Oxford University Press: The Imperial Trace: Nancy Condee". www.oup.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29.
- ↑ Nancy Condee's profile at the Slavic department at the University of Pittsburgh website
- ↑ Nancy Condee's profile at the University of Pittsburgh Film and Media Studies Program website
