Is Russia meddling in US politics and threatening political stability around the globe? 
A variety of commentators and politicians point to Russian involvement in everything from computer hacking to assassinations. Rountable participants will provide deeper understanding of these issues in the context of Vladmir Putin's recent reelection. 
Join us for a roundtable discussion with specialists on Russia and the former Soviet Union.

Roundtable Participants: 
Professor John P. Willerton (Department of Political Science), Professor Douglas Weiner (Department of History), Professor Suzanne Thompson (Department of Russian and Slavic Studies)

This event is FREE and open to the public. 

Sponsored By the Department of Russian and Slavic Studies 

Hosted by the Department of East Asian Studies 

The departments of East Asian Studies and Russian and Slavic Studies are proud to have Roy Chan, Assistant professor at the University of Oregon, Department of Languages and Literatures, speak upon  conceptions of intelligentisa through Chinese Literature. Having survived considerable persecution during the Cultural Revolution, Ba Jin (1904-2005) emerged back on the Chinese literary scene in 1979 with a translation of the first part of 19^th century Russian writer Alexander Herzen’s memoirs, Byloe i dumy (My Past and Thoughts, in Chinese, Wangshi yu suixiang). Herzen had long been a considerable influence on Ba Jin, and for decades Ba Jin had endeavored to translate his memoirs. After completing the first volume of translation, Ba Jin traveled to France where he met with Herzen’s descendants, and visited his grave in Nice. Ba Jin recorded these experiences in a number of writings. This talk seeks to understand how Ba Jin’s engagement with Herzen attempted to transplant certain conceptions of intelligentsia identity through his own aesthetic and ethical activity; like the Russian intelligentsia that so inspired Ba Jin, he also sought to meld life, literature, and history. Historic events and personal dramas transmute into aesthetic expression, which in turn spurs new actions and events in an infinite loop. Translation in this instance is conceived broadly: not simply as a literary activity, but also as an ethical activity that incorporated both personal and revolutionary mourning.

Roy Chan received his Ph.D. (2009) in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Berkeley, and also holds a B.A. (2002) in Russian and Comparative Literature from the University of Washington. Prior to coming to Oregon, he taught at the College of William and Mary, and was a Harvard University Fairbank Center An Wang Postdoctoral Fellow in Chinese Studies. 

https://eas.arizona.edu/event/sweeping-tomb-nice-revolutionary-mourning…

Join faculty and students from the UA for an exhibition commemorating the legacy of communism and the centennial of the Russian Revolution. 

About the Event: 
The Federal Foundation for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Eastern Germany and the Deutsches Historisches Museum are jointly sponsoring this exhibition. As an educational resource and excellent stimulus for discussion, the exhibit offers a rare opportunity for the UA campus and broader Tucson community to examine the legacy of communism worldwide. Guest speakers include Dr. John P. Willerton (Department of Political Science) and Dr. Peter Ecke (Department of German Studies).  

UA Museum of Art (1021 N Olive) 

6-8PM

This event is free and open to the public. 

Light refreshments will be served. 

Attend a public lecture by Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova on Oct. 3 at the Rialto Theatre in Downtown Tucson!

Nadya Tolokonnikova is a conceptual artist and political activist from Russia and the founder of the art collective Pussy Riot, which has been one of the world’s most prominent art groups in recent years and a global symbol of activism. In a 2012 protest that attracted international attention, Nadya was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment following an anti-Putin performance by Pussy Riot. A LennonOno Grant for Peace recipient, Nadya leveraged attention since her release to advocate for human rights and the freedom of creative expression around the world. She has spoken before the U.S. Congress, British Parliament and European Parliament and given honorary lectures at Harvard, Cambridge, the Glastonbury music festival and universities and events around the world.

Tickets are $11 General Admission; $6 with CATCard 

Purchase tickets at Rialto Theatre Box Office or online at rialtotheatre.com 

This event is hosted by the Tucson Humanities Festival, sponsored by the University of Arizona's College of Humanities. For a full list of events, see: humanitiesfestival.arizona.edu 

Join the Department of Russian and Slavic Studies for a special film series at the Loft Cinema to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the Russian Revolution. This is event is FREE and open to the public.

Monday, October 16th - 7:00PM 

October: Ten Days that Shook the World (1928) 

A re-telling of the revolutionary events that rocked the Russian imperial capital of St. Petersburg in 1917, Sergei Eisenstein's film is notable for its documentary aesthetic and dramatic uses of montage technique. Professor Douglas Weiner, a Russian specialist in the UA Department of History, will give an introduction to the film and lead a discussion afterward. 

In Russian with English subtitles. 

Monday, October 23rd - 7:00PM 

Storm Over Asia (1928)

Filmed on location in the Siberian region of Buryatia, Vsevolod Pudovkin's Storm Over Asia tells the story of a poor Mongol fur trapper who escapes the indignities of Western imperialism and makes a violent entry into a new life as a revolutionary. Joining us to introduce the film and lead discussion is Dr. Rae Dachille, a Buddhism specialist in the UA departments of Religious Studies and Classics and East Asian Studies. 

In Russian with English subtitles. 

Location:

The Loft Cinema

3233 E. Speedway Blvd

Tucson, AZ 85716

Contact Dr. Naomi Caffee (caffee@email.arizona.edu) with questions.

This event is sponsored by College of Humanities Teaching and Outreach Grant. 

Welcome to all new and returning students!

Come hear about exciting opportunities in the field of Russian and Slavic Studies. Meet other majors and minors studying in the department!

Representatives from the UA Russian Club will discuss upcoming events for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Lunch and refreshments provided. 

Join the Russian and Slavic Studies Department along with University of Arizona students for an evening of presentation on art inspired by the Russian Revolution of 1917.