Archived Events

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Trivia Night

Trivia NightThe Russian Program invites you to test your smarts in our Trivia Night.
Questions will include Slavic pop-culture, folklore, and history.
Pizza and prizes are guaranteed for everyone!

German and Russian Undergraduate Spring Quarter Lunch

German and Russian Undergraduate Spring Quarter LunchMay 2nd, 12:30-2pm
Sproul 912

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Russian Conversational Practice Tea Party

UCD Russian Program invites you to

Tea Party
Говорим по-русски

Practice your Russian conversation skills with peers over tea and sweets!

412A Sproul Hall
11AM-1PM
Last Thursday of the month

April 24 & May 29

Apr 24 - May 29, 2025 @ 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sproul 412
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Shinkoskey Noon Concert - “Voices of Distinction, Music of the former Soviet Union”

Igor Veligan and Roger Xia, violins
Joseph Donald Peterson, viola
Susan Lamb Cook, cello
Natsuki Fukasawa, piano

Apr 10, 2025 @ 12:05pm - 10:00pm
Recital Hall, Ann E. Pitzer Center
Event Details

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Russian Film Night - Loveless (Нелюбовь)

Loveless (Нелюбовь) (2017), dir. Andrei Zviagintsev, is a powerful Russian drama that follows the story of a couple going through a bitter divorce.

Russian Conversational Practice Tea Party

UCD Russian Program invites you to

Tea Party
Говорим по-русски

Practice your Russian conversation skills with peers over tea and sweets!

412A Sproul Hall
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
February 3 & March 3

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Book Talk - A Race for the Future: Scientific Visions of Modern Russian Jewishness

Marina Mogilner of (University of Illinois at Chicago)

Thursday, February 20, 2025

5:00 pm, 912 Sproul

Russian Conversational Practice Tea Party

UCD Russian Program invites you to

Tea Party
Говорим по-русски

Practice your Russian conversation skills with peers over tea and sweets!

412A Sproul Hall
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
February 3 & March 3

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Event (12/05) WIP-WAC Colloquium: Touched by War: Tactility and Trauma in Recent Russian Films

WIP-WAC Colloquium
“Touched by War: Tactility and Trauma in Recent Russian Films”

Jenny Kaminer, Professor of Russian

December 5, 5-6:30pm in Olson 18

The film poster for Anna Karenina, her name in large type.

Event (12/03) - Anna Karenina Film Night

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Event (11/14) - Slavic Karaoke Night

The UC Davis Russian Program invites you to join us for an unforgettable evening of karaoke, celebrating Slavic cultureEveryone is welcome, no knowledge of a Slavic language is necessaryFood and refreshment will be provided.

Ukrainian Culture and the War Response: Ideas, Memories, Hopes

Ukrainian Culture and the War Response: Ideas, Memories, Hopes

Vitaly Chernetsky (University of Kansas)

Russian Conversational Practice

Russian Conversational Practice Led by Jekaterina Galmant March 8th, Noon - 1pm Sproul 412 Practice your spoken Russian and celebrate Spring!
All levels welcome!

Upcoming Event - Public Screening of "Navalny"

Navalny

Public screening of 2022 Oscar-Winning Documentary Film

Monday, February 26, 5:30 p.m.

1002 Cruess Hall, 375 California Avenue

Followed by discussion and Q&A led by UCD Russia experts:

Prof. Jo Andrews (Political Science);

Feb 26, 2024 @ 5:30pm - 7:30pm
1002 Cruess Hall, 375 California Avenue
Event Details

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Upcoming Event - Russian Conversational Practice: Romantic poems and songs

Russian Conversational Practice Theme: Romantic poems and songs Led by Liliana Avramenko Feb. 16, noon-1 p.m., Sproul 412A Practice your spoken Russian and learn new Valentine’s Day-themed vocabulary, poetry, and songs! All levels welcome.