Our celebration of Maslenitsa (aka Spring Festival or Pancake Week) last week was a huge success! Those in attendance enjoyed Slavic folk dancing and candy. The costume contest, prize raffle, and games were also lots of fun. Thank you to everyone involved!
We were honored to host Kat Vandiveer, owner of Ukies Food Truck, for a guest lecture on Ukrainian Food! Thank you, Ms. Vandiveer, for sharing your knowledge of Ukrainian and East European cuisine with our students!
Huge thanks to Don Guerra of Barrio Bread for visiting RSSS 305- Russian and American Foodways! We learned so much from your lecture and enjoyed the delicious bread you baked! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us! @barriobreadco
Please join us next week for a guest lecture on life, literature, and culture in Kazakhstan and Central Asia by UA alumnus Dr. Anna Oldfield. This promises to be a wonderful event, especially for those interested in our study abroad program in Kazakhstan!
Stop by the Humanities Café tomorrow morning to learn more about the Russian and Slavic Studies Department and to meet our amazing faculty and students!
Interested in becoming a Russian major or minor? Stop by our table at the Meet Your Major Fair next Wednesday, September 25, 1-4pm in the Student Union Memorial Center Ballroom.
The Department of Russian and Slavic Studies will host a study abroad program in Kazakhstan in the summer of 2025. Please stop by our table to learn more at the Study Abroad Fair on Wednesday, September 25.
Join us to celebrate the beginning of spring! We will have our annual Spring Festival on Wednesday, April 3rd, 11:30am-1:30pm on UA Mall. It is a celebration of both Maslenitsa and Nauryz with treats, games and activities, and, of course, a costume contest. Please see the flyer.
The RSSS department will host a panel Two Years of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Challenges, Insights, and Prognoses on Wednesday, February 23rd, 4:15-5:30 pm, in Chavez room 110.Please see the flyer below
Interested in translating and interpreting? Come hear professional interpreter/translator Mascha Dabić speak about her work.
Meet us in LSB 346 at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 2.
RSSS Scholarships and Awards Deadline is February 5th. Apply to help you cover study-abroad costs or UA tuition. Please see the flyer for more information.