Russian and Eastern European Society RUSSIAN AND EASTERN EUROPEAN SOCIETY

Russian Sauna Trip

Join Russian and Eastern European Society for a trip to the BANYA (Russian Sauna) in Burlington! March 10 at 10am. Spaces limited, so please sign up fast! A google form has been sent to anyone involved in the Russian department, but please email reesorg@middlebury.edu if you did not get the form and would like to sign up!

Off Campus

Russian Loto (Bingo)

We are going to play Russian Loto (or bingo in English). If you know numbers in Russian, please, join us! If you don’t, come with your Russian speaking friend for a chance to win some cool prizes from Kazakhstan, Russian and the United States of America! 

Chateau 003

Contemporary Russia Through a Diplomat's Eye

Diplomat Thomas Leary served in Russia at two very different periods: 1999-2004 and 2015-2019. His first term there came during the growing decline in U.S.-Russian relations and the difficult aftermath of Russia’s 1998 financial crisis. By the time Mr. Leary returned to St. Petersburg as U.S. Consul General in 2015, the freeze between the two countries was deepening because of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea. Meanwhile at home Russia had become both much more prosperous and more authoritarian.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public