Russian

Michael Katz, professor emeritus of Russian, will speak about his new translation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel “Crime and Punishment” (Liveright/Norton, 2017).

European University professor Anna Temkina, one of Russia’s leading gender theorists and sociologists, will discuss her research on childbirth practices in contemporary Russia and their relationship to producing women as both citizens and consumers.

A unique opportunity to hear and speak with Derk Sauer, the founder of the Moscow Times.  For some background information, see

https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/derk-sauer-on-journalism-russia-and-being-a-black-sheep-59184

Anna Ogorodnikova will talk about Lake Baikal (the deepest and the oldest lake in the world), protected areas around the lake, its current environmental problems (logging, overfishing, eutrophication, etc.) and the work of local non-profits to solve or mitigate some of these problems. Anna is the director of the Baikal Interactive Eco-Center, an NGO based in Irkutsk, Russia. She teaches a course on Lake Baikal ecology to students studying at the Middlebury C.V. Starr School Abroad in Irkutsk. She also builds hiking trails in the Baikal region.

We are pleased to announce the annual “International Karaoke Night” which will take place on April 19th at 8:00 pm at Crossroads Café. Come listen to and learn about songs from different cultures and languages: Arabic, Chinese, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and ASL.
For more information please contact Zalina Kaytmazova: zkaytmazova@middlebury.edu

Reception for Russian Seniors and their families

Domenic Rubin Russia today is home to 20, 000 million native Muslims and 4 million immigrants from mainly Muslim Central Asia, who form an indispensable part of Russia’s labor economy. Islam has thus been swept up into Russia’s search for a modern identity, generating tension and paradox along the way. Under Putin Russia gained observer status at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (“the collective voice of the Muslim world”) and the Kremlin has used Russia’s Muslim heritage for diplomatic leverage in the Middle East.

Commencement reception for seniors and their families for the departments of Arabic, Chinese, Comparative Literature, German, Italian, Japanese Studies, Luso-Hispanic Studies, and Russian.

Remarks & awards for graduating seniors and their guests in MAC 126 followed by a reception in the Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby at 4:30 p.m.

Tim Frye ‘86, Marshall D. Shulman Professor of Post-Soviet Politics, Department of Political Science, Columbia University will be sharing highlights from his recent book about Vladimir Putin. One theme of the book is how political science research on authoritarian regimes can illuminate the constraints that Putin operates under.

Presented by the International and Global Russian & East European Studies Program. Co-sponsored by the Russian Department, International Politics and Economics and the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs.