Sponsored by the Department of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Languages and Cultures A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared
Followed by a bilingual reading by the author and his translator, Max Lawton, and Q&A Languages: English and Russian REGISTRATION REQUIRED –– CLICK HERE The Department of Slavic, East European & Eurasian Languages & Cultures, together with the UCLA Russian Flagship, will host a conversation and a bi-lingual reading by Russian writer Vladimir Sorokin...
The Grandson (2022) - International Trailer from Kristof Deak on Vimeo. Please RSVP by contacting Melinda Borbely.
From Beverly Hills Brat to Red Wave Joanna Stingray and the Underground Soviet Rock Scene of the Late Cold War International Education Week Joanna Stingray Wednesday, November 9, 2022 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Hybrid format: Bunche Hall 10383, UCLA & Zoom A Conversation Followed by a Q&A Session Joanna Stingray is an author and...
We will be holding our annual Holiday Party & Showcase event on Wednesday, November 30th at 6:00pm in 314 Royce Hall. Join us for an evening of cultural festivities including musical performances, poetry recitations, skits, and more! Light refreshments will be served. We look forward to seeing you there!
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In this presentation, Sasha Senderovich will discuss his new book, How the Soviet Jew Was Made, published by Harvard University Press in 2022. In the book, Senderovich offers a close reading of postrevolutionary Russian and Yiddish literature and film that recast the Soviet Jew as a novel cultural figure: not just a minority but an ambivalent...