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Spring Celebration
Celebrate Spring with the Department of Russian and Slavic Studies!
Maslenitsa (aka Spring Festival or Pancake Week) is one of the popular
holidays of many Eastern European countries which all share excitement
for the end of winter. We will also be celebrating Nauryz with traditional games and activities from Central Asia.
Academic panel
Panel Two Years of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Challenges, Insights, and Prognoses
Dr. Anastasia Gordienko, Assistant Professor, Department of Russian and Slavic Studies, College of Humanities
Talk Title: "Collective Memory and Identity of Russians and Ukrainians on the Verge of the Full-Scale Russian Invasion (2016-2020)"
Dr. Pavlo Krokhmal, Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
Talk Title: "Ukraine: Entering the Third Year of Full-Scale Russian Aggression"
Dr. Jane Zavisca, Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Associate Professor in the School of Sociology
Talk Title: “The Importance of Housing Resources for Rebuilding Ukraine and Integrating Displaced Persons into New Communities
Please join us in congratulating Clement Arhin who successfully defended his MA Thesis, entitled Cheating with ChatGPT: The Relationship between Learner Autonomy, Engagement with AI for Learning, and Russian (L2) Learners’ Attitudes towards ChatGPT as a Learning Tool. Clement's research provides insightful perspectives on the evolving landscape of language learning in the age of artificial intelligence and makes an important contribution to our understanding of how AI tools like ChatGPT can influence language acquisition and learner autonomy. We extend our warmest congratulations to Clement on this well-deserved achievement and look forward to the impactful contributions he will undoubtedly make in the field of language learning and AI integration. Join us in celebrating Clement's success and wishing him all the best in his future endeavors!
The Department of Russian and Slavic Studies at the University of Arizona, in collaboration with Uzbek State World Languages University (USWLU), invites you to join us for an exciting 3-week study abroad trip to the heart of Central Asia, the City of Tashkent. This program opens a brand-new destination for the University of Arizona Summer School for Russian and Eurasian Studies (SSRES) and offers students an opportunity to explore a fascinating country and culture of Central Asia, and a former Soviet republic and now a culturally diverse independent state. Please email Dr. Klimanova (klimanova@arizona.edu) for any questions.
Guest Lecture
As the war in Ukraine continues, how has the response of the Central-Eastern European states evolved? What are some of the "lessons learned" for the NATO front-line states? The Department of Russian and Slavic Studies invites you to a discussion of the Central-Eastern European perspective on the war with Visiting Scholar Dr. Wojciech Michnik. Learn more about the rippling effects of the war in Ukraine and how the regional response to the war reflects the area's history and crucial role in European security relationships.
Antone Burkov
Dr. Anton Burkov will discuss the background to what was already happening to civil society before the start of the war and the challenges they faced, and then go into the ongoing problems faced by NGOs as a result of the war, with a particular focus on his NGO - the Strategic Litigation Center - and what he has done as a result of the changes that the war presented.
Film Screening
Join Slavic and Eurasian Student Clun in collaboration with RSSS Department for a film screening of Piter FM on Wednesday, October 11th, 5-7pm, in ILC 150. There will be pizza and drinks!
Halloween Celebration with RSSS Department
Join the Department of Russian and Slavic Studies for a Halloween celebration that explores monsters, from their roots in folklore to cultural ubiquity in TV and films. Enjoy free food, drinks, dancing and games and learn about the origins of monsters like werewolves and vampires in Slavic folklore. Dress as your favorite Halloween creature to win a prize. All UA students are welcome to participate.
Join RSSS to learn more about our study abroad programs
Join us at RSSS table at Study Abroad Fair to learn about our program in Kazakhstan and a new program in Uzbekistan.
