Summer 2012
Russian students and faculty gather over tea and cake to discuss the Dickinson-in-Moscow summer program for 2012.
View ArticleCooking in the Russian House
Sasha Kozhevnikova, the Russian Overseas Student Assistant this semester, taught students how to cook pel’meni–traditional dumplings filled with ground meat and served with sour cream.
View ArticleMaslenitsa(2)
Russian students gathered in the Russian House last week to celebrate Maslenitsa, a folk holiday celebrated during the final week before Lent. Traditions include making bliny (thin pancakes), burning a...
View ArticleThe Bear
Dickinson Russian department students staged two performances of Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Bear’ in the last week of the semester. Level 200 students acted in an abridged version, and level 232 students put...
View ArticleThe Multilingual Writing Center
Did you know… You can have your written work read by language tutors before you turn your final draft? Stop by the Multilingual Writing Center (located in the basement of the Library next to the...
View ArticleDickinson in Volgograd
This past weekend Dickinson-in-Moscow students (and two students from Holy Cross College) traveled to Volgograd, formerly named Stalingrad. As they learned the history of Volgograd from the 16th...
View ArticleRussian Club Dinner Spring 2013
The Russian Club and Russian Department held their annual Russian dinner on Monday, April 8. Students, faculty, and guests enjoyed Russian dishes (borsht, bliny, and beef stroganoff) and participated...
View ArticleUsing Skype in the Classroom
Sasha Shapiro ’15, Russian and Philosophy double major, prepares to connect with her Russian conversation partner Sometimeslearning a language can seem like a theoretical game far removed from reality...
View ArticleSunday Breakfast
On Sunday Nov 3, about twenty Russian Department students and faculty gathered for a Russian breakfast at the home of Department chair, Elena Duzs. For those who wanted to keep it Russian, there was a...
View ArticlePreparing for Revolution
At Russian Table on Wednesday, Oct. 30, members of the Russian Club designed and painted banners in preparation for the annual reenactment of the 1917 Revolution. The tradition has been in place at...
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