Kick off your First Five experience with a visit to Russian House! Join us for a hands-on cooking workshop where you’ll learn to make traditional Russian stuffed pastries (pirozhki), sample a variety of classic Russian dishes, and explore Russian culture in a fun, welcoming environment. No cooking experience or knowledge of Russian is required. Space is limited, so please RSVP to reserve your spot.
637 College Street
Please join the departments of Arabic, Chinese, Dance, German, Japanese Studies, Luso-Hispanic Studies, Philosophy, Russian, and Theatre for a reception celebrating graduates in these disciplines.
The following departments invite grads and their guests to join them in the locations listed below.
Arabic | MAC 221 | 3:30-4:15 pm
Dance | MAC Dance Theatre (110) | 3:30-4:15 pm
Japanese Studies | MAC 232 | 3:30-4:15 pm
Russian | MAC 125 | 3:30-4:15 pm
Theatre | Seeler Studio Theatre | 3:30-4:15 pm
Chinese | MAC 232 | 4:45-5:30 pm
German | MAC 121 | 4:45-5:30 pm
Luso-Hispanic Studies | Seeler Studio Theatre | 4:45-5:30 pm
Mahaney Arts Center
International Karaoke is back!
The evening will begin with performances from student groups representing each language department - so come cheer on your department and help them win!
After the competition, the stage opens to everyone to sing a non-English song during Open Mic.
Come celebrate language, culture, and community at Middlebury College!
McCullough Wilson Cafe
The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs and The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) present “Adaptation Game: Russia’s Wartime Foreign Policy” with Dr. Hanna Notte.
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
Why did Russia invade Ukraine, how is the war (un)likely to end, and why?
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
Zolotoj Plyos is a unique folk-ensemble from Europe, whose members sing and play songs and instrumental tunes from Eastern Europe. They perform the oral traditions of many regions in Ukrainian, Belorussian, Georgian, Russian, Roma, Armenian, and Yiddish. They will play over 30 musical instruments.
Middlebury Chapel
Elena Kostiuchenko will talk on the state of journalism in Russia today, her work at Novaia Gazeta, and her book, “I Love Russia: Reporting from a Lost Country.” (2023)
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
A disgruntled undertaker is invited to a party at his new neighbor’s house, where an ill-timed toast has unintended supernatural consequences.
A Russian play performed by Russian Students.
Hepburn Zoo
Recent years have witnessed a growing affinity between radicalized right-wing movements in the United States and Russia, countries that have often viewed each other as intractable foes. This lecture will examine ethnonationalist movements and anti-globalist opinion-makers in both countries, with particular attention to justifications for the 2022 invasion of Ukraine and attitudes to Christian nationalism, LGBTQ+ identities, race, and performative identity.
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McCardell Bicentennial Hall 104
Remarks and awards for Russian department seniors and their families.
Mahaney Arts Center 125
