A Sexual Theory of the State: Reading Tolstoy in the Era of #metoo
Tolstoy Lecture, Thursday, April 26, 2018, Reed Hall 108, 4:45 pm, Ani Kokobobo, University of Kansas, free and open to the public!
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Lynn Patyk Publishes Article in "The Russian Review"
As a particularly high-risk political strategy, terrorism is fraught with failure and disappointment for its adherents. Few scholars have concerned themselves with the disappointment of terrorists, for the simple reason that their failure is our success. But what do disappointed terrorists do?
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A Colorful Way to Learn Russian
Students in “Russian 27” learn culture and vocabulary by painting matryoshki dolls.
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RUSS 27 Visits Museum of Modern Renaissance
Alfie Rakova, Research Assistant Professor and Director of the Language Program brought her Russian 27 students to the Museum of Modern, Renaissance, Somerville, MA.
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Seven Postdocs Join the Society of Fellows
Sean Griffin is a medievalist and political-religious theorist. His research focuses on the history of religion, historiography, technologies of empire, Christian liturgy, textual criticism, and the digital humanities.
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Why Study Russian
The study of Russian offers you a passport to the culture of the world’s largest country. Knowledge of Russian and Russian culture will open doors to careers in government, journalism, national and cyber security, the military, and energy.
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Russian Language Study Abroad
Here is a shot of our group on an excursion with teachers to the Restoration and Storage Center of the Hermitage Museum St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Seven Students of Russian Earn National Honors
Winning essayists are, from left, Ksenia Ryzhova ’17, Timothy Messen ‘18, Matus Petrovsky ’19, Maria Jarostchuk ’17, Allyssa Austin ’19, Amanda Durfee ‘19, and Luka Pejanovic ’17.
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Opportunities with Russian
Scholarship opportunities for students are available for students wanting to study Russian.
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Russian Department Faculty
The Russian Department Faculty gather for an informal meeting in the Russian Seminar room, 220 Reed Hall. The faculty have a diverse academic background, and welcome students to learn more about the Russian Department.
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Recent Publications
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Teaching Russian to American Students Through Language Work on Films and Stories About Women
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On Disappointment in Terrorism, War, and Revolution: Boris Savinkov’s What Didn’t Happen and Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace"
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Written in Blood Revolutionary Terrorism and Russian Literary Culture, 1861–1881
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The Imperative of Reliability
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