World War II in World Cinema: A Film Series 2011-2012
World War II in World Cinema: A Film Series
Presented by the Department of German, Russian, and Asian Languages and Literature
Co-Sponsored by the Mandel Humanities Center
and the Center for German and European Studies
SPRING SEMESTER
March 7, 2012
Wednesday, 7pm, Lown 002
Ivanovo detstvo (Ivans Childhood, RUSSIA, 1962)
In Russian with English subtitles
Discussion led by Irina Dubinina (GRALL)
March 31, 2012
Saturday, 5pm, Mandel G03
Hum Dono (The Two of Us, INDIA, 19612004)
(In Hindi with English subtitles)
Discussion led by Harleen Singh (GRALL)
Refreshments will be provided
News
Brandeis Russian Club, Russian Studies Program and Brandeis Genesis Institute for Russian Jewry Present:
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY RUSSIAN CULTURE WEEK 2012
Wake Up Russia! Discussion
The Snow Revolution and the Thaw of Putin's Regime
Tuesday, March 6 - Rapaporte Hall - 7:00 P.M.
Olga Golovanova, Brandeis alumna and political activist (COMA) will discuss recent demonstrations in Moscow against the Putin regime and for fair elections.
Russian refreshments will be served.
Russian Film "Ivan's Childhood" 1962
Shown in Russian with English subtitles
Wednesday, March 7 - Lown 002 - 7:00 P.M.
One of the greatest Russian film directors, Andrei Tarkovsky, takes the viewers on an emotional journey through the shards of one boy's childhood destroyed by war. Part of the "WW II in World Cinema" series
Traditional Russian appetizers will be served.
International Women's Day: Student Talent Show
Thursday, March 8 - Rapaporte Hall - 7:00-8:15 P.M.
In Russia, this day is a national holiday that celebrates women of all ages. The Brandeis Russian Club and students of Russian will be featuring their many talents in celebration of all women.
Traditional Russian dishes will be served.
Firelech Jewish Musical Theater
Friday, March 9 - SCC Theater - 7:00-8:30 P.M.
A free concert by a local Russian Jewish ensemble that performs songs of Eastern European/Russian Jewry in Yiddish, Hebrew and Russian.
Russian desserts will be served
Russian Ball
Saturday, March 10 - Lurias Hall - 10:00 P.M.-2:00 A.M.
Russian Club invites everybody to an authentic Russian dance party! Featuring DJ Belo, spinning the latest and greatest Russian hits as well as some Top 40 favorites. Semi-formal attire is required.
Russian desserts will be served.
For more information, please contact Lev Gorfinkel, President of Russian Club at levig321@brandeis.edu
Irina Dubinina, Director of Russian Language Program at idubinin@brandeis.edu
Lisa Mankita Fay, BGI Program Administrator at lfay@brandeis.edu
Or join us on Facebook (Brandeis Russian Club)
National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest
Please join us in celebrating Russian language students who received awards in the Thirteenth Annual ACTR National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest.
Joe Babeu - third place among first year non-heritage students
Mark Borreliz - honorable mention among first-year non-heritage students
Matt Kupfer - first place among students with 3 years of experience in learning Russian
Maya Tydykov - first place among heritage students who never went to school in Russia
Anastasia Austin - second place among heritage students who never went to school in Russia
We are so enormously proud of their achievements, and we also want to say a big SPASIBO to everybody who participated in the contest. It would not happen without your participation. So even if you did not get a placement, you made a significant contribution to the promotion of the Russian language in the country! In this year’s contest, there were 1,057 essays submitted from 48 universities, colleges, and institutions across the nation. Each essay was ranked by three judges in Russia, and often the results were simply too close to call. This year's topic was: “What is a friend?"
Brandeis started participating in the national essay contest since 2009, but we have already proved that we have a very strong Russian language program! We win something every year! This is the Russian Studies hall of fame that we are very proud of:
2009 contest - Kenny Altidor receives honorable certificate in the category Level 2 (second-year Russian)
2010 contest - Julia Rabkin receives 3rd place in the category 'heritage speakers' (!)
2011 contest - Virginia Partridge receives honorable certificate in the category Level 2 (second-year Russian)
Best wishes to everybody for a great summer!
Russian Studies Faculty
Community-Engaged Learning Initiative
We are developing a community-engaged learning initiative that will allow students to develop language skills while providing social support to Russian-speaking residents of a rehabilitation center.