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28th Annual University of California Undergraduate Conference on Slavic and East/Central European Studies

314 Royce Hall 10745 Dickson Ct, Los Angeles, CA

For non-participants: The registration portal for non-participants is now open. Please register to attend by Thursday, April 10th, 2025.   For participants: All submissions are through the conference portal, which will open in mid-February. ♦ A tentative title and proposal are due by March 7th. Please submit them here.  ♦ The finalized paper title and...

Women’s Artistic Dissent. Repelling Totalitarianism in Pre-1989 Czechoslovakia

348 Kaplan Hall 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

Thursday, May 8th, 2025 Kaplan Hall Room #348 (third floor) 6:30 pm   This talk is co-sponsored by the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Los Angeles , the UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies (CERS), and the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles.   About the Event To survive...

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“DONNA TANYA”: FILM SCREENING followed by Q&A with its creator, writer and scholar Maya Kucherskaya

James Bridges Theater 235 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA

  Sunday, May 18, 7:30–10:00 pm James Bridges Theater 235 Charles E Young Dr E Los Angeles, CA 90095 + Google Map Admission is free   The UCLA Department of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures (SEEELC), in collaboration with the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television (TFT), the UCLA Department of...

Celebrations Across Cultures: Talent and Award Show

314 Royce Hall 10745 Dickson Ct, Los Angeles, CA

The Department of Slavic, East European & Eurasian Languages & Cultures is pleased to present Celebrations Across Cultures. Our annual talent and award show will take place on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 6pm in Royce Hall 314.

The New Barbarism-Putin, Trump, and a Lost World. A talk with Victor Erofeev

348 Kaplan Hall 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

НОВОЕ ВАРВАРСТВО Monday, October 13, 2025 12:00-1:30pm PST Kaplan Hall Room #348 (third floor) Register to attend   About the Talk A provocative exploration of a 21st-century “new barbarism,” where power eclipses justice. The lecture connects Russia, Ukraine, Europe, and the U.S., arguing that leaders like Putin and Trump reflect deeper cultural shifts – and...

Film Screening of Maria, Heart of Romania

314 Royce Hall 10745 Dickson Ct, Los Angeles, CA

Thursday, October 30, 2025 6:00 - 8:30pm PST Royce Hall Room #314 (third floor)   The UCLA Department of Slavic, East European & Eurasian Languages & Cultures, in co-sponsorship with the Consulate General of Romania in Los Angeles, and with permission from the Romanian Cultural Institute, is pleased to present a screening of Maria, Heart...

Rallying around the Flag: Scopes and Limits of Civic Mobilization in Ukraine

Dr. Mykola Riabchuk on Ukraine's resilience in the first months of Russian aggression, in conversation with Daniel Treisman, UCLA Political Science. Tuesday, November 4, 2025 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM PST Bunche Hall Room #10383   REGISTER TO ATTEND HERE   About the Talk Ukraine’s resilience in the first months of Russian aggression came as...

Poetry Reading with Piotr Sommer

348 Kaplan Hall 415 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

                          Wednesday, November 5, 2025 5:30pm PST Kaplan Hall Room #348 (third floor)   REGISTER TO ATTEND HERE   About the Event Celebrated poet and author Piotr Sommer will read a selection of his poems from the English translations of his book Continued...

Heritage Potluck

314 Royce Hall 10745 Dickson Ct, Los Angeles, CA

Monday, February 23, 2026 6:00 - 8:00 pm Royce Hall Room #314      This event is open to students enrolled in Slavic dept classes.  Learn about Slavic, East European & Eurasian culture and heritage through tasty food and fun presentations!   

New Israeli Horror: Local Cinema, Global Genre

306 Royce Hall 10745 Dickson Court, Los Angeles, CA

Olga Gershenson (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) New Israeli Horror: Local Cinema, Global Genre Leve Book Talk series Moderated by Lilya Kaganovsky (UCLA)   Before 2010, there were no Israeli horror films. The next decade saw a blossoming of the genre by young Israeli filmmakers. New Israeli Horror is the first book to tell their story and analyze their films, from...