Thank you Dr. Morris for this wonderful presentation, and thank you to those that attended this meeting! Here are notes of further readings and links that Dr. Morris highly recommends, and some photos of this meeting. We will post the recording of the video soon. Enjoy! Ben
February is Black History Month, and R.A.S.A board has prepared for you an interesting conversation with Dr. Morris about this topic, and its relations to Russian Language! This presentation will be held on Tuesday, February 23rd at 5:00 pm. Please visit this wonderful presentation! It is food for thought! https://zoom.us/j/91558841469?pwd=Nk14MEVhSjdwLzh5RjQ0N1dObUZBQT09 Meeting ID: 915 5884 1469 Passcode: UiExq7 Ben
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated the interest of the Russian government in extending the New START arms treaty with the U.S. The Biden administration is also interested in working with Kremlin officials to renew this arms control treaty. Read more about this story here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-usa-security-kremlin/russia-says-vigorous-efforts-needed-to-extend-new-start-arms-treaty-idUSKBN29V10N Ben
Protests continue in Russia over the arrest of opposition leader, Alexei Navalny. Over 3,000 participants in these protests have so far been detained. For more information, check out this article from BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55790699 Ben
RASA at UCF is pleased to announce that The College of Arts and Humanities will implement a Russian as a Critical Language undergraduate certificate program! Be sure to check this out through the Modern Languages Department if you are interested. This will be effective as of Fall 2021. Ben
Hello everyone! International Week at UCF begins this Monday. There will be multiple events related to Russian language, culture, and career opportunities. Below is the schedule for these events. See you there! International week organized by the Russian Language program:Monday November 16th, 11:30 – Guest Speaker, Dr. Barry Morris, NAFSA Board, Washington D.C.“Russian Language and Literature in the International Education”, coordinator is Dr. Kourova.https://ucf.zoom.us/j/97828841669?pwd=MU9WaHhoWUFrOEtnWVRkcWtQejJvZz09 Monday, November 16th, 5:00pm – Guest Speaker, Natalia Rydvanova, Cultural Office of the Embassy of the…
At RASA, you can learn about multiple Russian Scholarship and Study Abroad opportunities! https://studyabroad.ucf.edu/ Ben
At club meetings, you can learn about the rich history of Russian culture. At RASA, you can also learn about Russian-related cultures, such as Ukrainian, Central Asian, and much more! Ben
Dr. Alla Kourova will be hosting a virtual seminar titled “From Orlando to Russia Through Cultural Projects.” She will be discussing how she uses cultural projects with the students in the classroom to teach Russian language and culture. Anyone interested in learning about cultural projects is invited to register for the event at the link https://www.cah.ucf.edu/seminars/. The seminar will begin on Zoom on Thursday June 25th at 1:00pm. Ben