On November 20, the Campus Workers Collective at UW-Madison held an event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. University staff and members of the community enjoyed listening to Professor Emeritus Frank Emspak and …
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Marking 100 Years Since the Russian Revolution
UW-Madison hosts a summer workshop for Wisconsin educators. On July 24-28, educators from around the state gathered in Madison to discuss the causes, consequences, and global impact of the 1917 Russian Revolution. The workshop, entitled …
Summer Student Profiles: Global Professionals Abroad
Students and recent alumni discuss internships and language study in Europe and Central Asia. Name: Ruth Lied Academic Status: Senior, Majors in International Studies and French Summer Experience: US State Department Internship in Ljubljana, Slovenia …
CREECA Receives Title VIII Grant for CESSI
For the second year in a row, CREECA has received Title VIII funding from the U.S. Department of State for the Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI). The Title VIII Program, administered by the Bureau …
Balalaika Virtuoso Brings Unique String Music to Wisconsin
The UW-Madison Russian Folk Orchestra (RFO) held its 20th anniversary concert on April 8, 2017, performing to an enthusiastic, standing-room-only crowd in Mills Hall. One of the featured soloists at the concert was Ukrainian musician …
CREECA Welcomes Marina Zilbergerts
In fall 2016, Marina Zilbergerts joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison community as the Lipton Assistant Professor of Eastern European Jewish Literature and Thought, a joint appointment in the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies and the …
CREECA Hosts “Russia & the 2016 U.S. Election”
On February 22, 2017, CREECA and the Wisconsin Union Directorate Society & Politics Committee hosted “Russia and the 2016 U.S. Election: Cyberwar and Prospects for Future Conflict.” The panel brought together five UW-Madison faculty to …
UW Russian Folk Orchestra Celebrates 20th Anniversary
The UW-Madison Russian Folk Orchestra (RFO) is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a concert on April 8, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in Mills Concert Hall. Thanks to support from the Anonymous Fund of the College …
Author Ruta Sepetys Visits Wisconsin
Internationally acclaimed Lithuanian-American author Ruta Sepetys visited Sun Prairie and Madison in January 2017 to discuss the role of historical fiction in fostering global understanding. Sepetys is the bestselling author of three works of historical …
Pushkin Summer Institute Receives STARTALK Grant
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has received $90,000 from STARTALK to support the Pushkin Summer Institute, a pre-college program that helps high school students from low-income and minority communities advance their study of Russian language and …