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Belarusian Voices in the Media

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The Department of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Languages and Cultures and the Russian Flagship Program invite you to “Belarusian Voices in the Media,” Monday, August 31 at 5 pm PST. Hosted by Sasha Razor, it will focus on Belarus, the ongoing protests, and their relevance for Russian area studies.     Sasha Razor: Belarusian Voices in the...

Russian Placement Exam 2020

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The Russian Placement Exam is given once a year, during zero week of the Fall Quarter. If you have a problem taking the exam on this day, please contact akudyma@ucla.edu. The exam takes ~90 minutes to complete and consists of the following sections: grammar, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, speaking, and writing. Please visit http://slavic.ucla.edu/languages/placement-exams/ for more details....

Webinar featuring Dr. Fiona Hill: A discussion on Russia’s Role in the 2020 U.S. Election

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A webinar featuring Dr. Fiona Hill, leading expert on Russia and its modern leadership Tuesday, October 6, 2020 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 specified time...

Discussion of «Петь свои песни», a movie about Kazakh Q-pop w/ director Katerina Suvorova (Registration required to view the film in advance)

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https://international.ucla.edu/russianflagship/event/14691 Sponsored by the UCLA Russian Flagship Program and open to all. Links to view the film in advance and for the Zoomed discussion will be sent to registrants: https://international.ucla.edu/russianflagship/event/14691. Article in Russian about the movie: https://liter.kz/8078-pet-svoi-pesni-pochemu-film-o-gruppe-ninety-one-bolshe-chem-prosto-film-i-ego-stoit-posmotret/; recommended song: “Men Emes” by the group Ninety One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L43JtW9OwRs

Film Screening of “Face the Music”

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Link to RSVP here   A screening of a movie about Kazakh Q-pop, “Face the Music,” followed by a discussion with the director, Katya Suvorova. Moderated by UCLA Kazakh instructor Dennis Keen. “Face the Music” Synopsis This documentary film from the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan follows national protests over a local boy band called...

Guest Lecture by Boris Dralyuk

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Please join us on Thursday, February 4th 11:00am - 12:15pm for a guest lecture by Boris Dralyuk on Nabokov's short story "Signs and Symbols". Zoom link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/99894843202?pwd=NXFPYmFyaTBKeVNuTjcwVFNQMUEwUT09 Passcode: 769586 Please contact Yelena Furman at yfurman@humnet.ucla.edu for questions or if there are any issues with the link.