On behalf of the International Studies at the UCLA Charles E. Young Library, I am delighted to invite you to attend a webinar entitled: ROBOT IS 100! on February 4th at 12:00 pm Registration at: http://bit.ly/ucla-robotis100 100 years ago, Czech writer Karel Čapek published his iconic drama R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), which introduced the word "robot"...
THE HISTORY OF BELARUSIAN VYZHYVANKA on March 3th at 1 pm http://bit.ly/uclabelarus Keynote address by Rufina Bazlova, a Prague–based Belarusian artist, followed by a discussion by Nadzeya Norton, Antonina Stebur, and Alisa Lozhkina. The online panel will be moderated by Dr. Sasha Razor, a recent alumna of UCLA's Department Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies...
Hear about Melissa's various experiences in the former Soviet space, including on RLASP in Kazakhstan, and on CLS in Kyrgyztan! Check out her blog with travel guides and Russian language resources here. To RSVP and receive the Zoom link for the event, please email Leanna Kramer (lkramer@international.ucla.edu).
CALL FOR PAPERS You are invited to participate in the 24th Annual University of California Undergraduate Conference on Slavic and East/Central European Studies. The conference will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2021, and it will be hosted virtually over Zoom by the UCLA Department of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Languages and Cultures. PURPOSE...
Friday, May 7, 2021 12:00 PM (Pacific Time) Zoom Webinar CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ** After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Zoom webinar. Please note, you will only be able to join the webinar at the specified time and date. Whites and Reds: A History of Wine in...
A panel discussion with political scientists and Russia experts Kathryn Stoner & Daniel Treisman Wednesday, May 26, 2021 11:00 AM (Pacific Time) Webinar CLICK HERE TO REGISTER **After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Please note, you will only be able to join the webinar at the...
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leader of the Belarusian democratic forces, is visiting the United States for the first time this July. Currently exiled, Tsikhanouskaya was the opposition candidate in the contested Belarusian presidential election on August 9, 2020, against President Alexander Lukashenko. As part of her diplomatic visit to the U.S., Tsikhanouskaya will be interviewed by...
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