by Peter Winsky In his letter of August 16, 1839, Fyodor Mikhailovich wrote to his brother Mikhail Mikhailovich that “the person is a mystery…I am studying that mystery because I…
Read MoreOn April 1st, 2019, twelve of our undergraduate scholars received awards or honorable mentions by the Twentieth Annual National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest (NPSREC) organized by the American Council of…
Read MoreAre you a current UC student interested in learning Czech? Do you want to learn Czech for travel, study abroad, research, communication with your relatives or simply to know more…
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Lydia Roberts, 3rd year Ph.D. student, presented her research project, titled “Mass Isolation: Aspects of the Russian and US Prison Systems” at the IREX U.S. Russia Experts Program Summit on…
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When a country experiences genocide, is talking about what happened the best way to heal from the past? Why is it important to preserve the memory of what happened and…
Read MoreHEY BRUINS! Are you a junior majoring in Central & East European Languages & Cultures, Russian Language & Literature, or Russian Studies? Do you have a 3.5 major GPA and…
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Igor Pilshchikov as Professor of Russian in our Department. One of our profession’s foremost specialists on the Russian “Golden Age,” with…
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On August 30, 2018 Lecturer Georgiana Galateanu was honored by the President of Romania, Mr. Klaus Iohannis, with the Cultural Merit (Cavalier Order) Decoration for Promoting the Teaching of Romanian…
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In recognition of a $25 million gift made to the Division of Humanities, UCLA’s Kaplan Hall has been renamed Renée and David Kaplan Hall. As such, the Department of Slavic,…
Read MoreThis weekend we celebrated the graduation of the UCLA Class of 2018. We are always proud of our students, but especially proud when they become alumni. Earning a degree is…
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