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

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...

Information session led by Dr. Kelly McGee, Deputy Director of the MIIS Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies. For the Zoom link, sign up here: https://international.ucla.edu/russianflagship/event/14690