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Ksenia Turkova, linguist, journalist (Voice of America) will give a talk on the “words of the year (2021) in Russian media
Wednesday, Jan. 19. 3.30 – 4.45 pm via Zoom. For the Zoom link, please write to Prof. Fedorova “Foreign agent”, “excess deaths”, and “Grandpa in the bunker”. How the words of the year reflect the current situation in Russia?
About the speaker: https://www.hermiona-education.com/Experts/ksenia?fbclid=IwAR30rV3dTG5W5Z0rBMOJE9gGWXpms3e61PuebmD3gvG7f-68e4Z7DdtDHl8 (new window)
Abstract
Each year different countries sum up the vocabulary of the year – they choose the words and expressions that reflect the political situation and social trends. 2021 was another Covid-heavy year, that’s why the word “vaccine” was one the most popular words in different countries. However, the vocabulary of 2021 in Russia demonstrates some other trends. One of them is the ongoing repressions against opposition and independent media. Among the words of the year are пытки (torture); репрессия (repression); задержание (detention); иностранный агент (“foreign agent”); дворец Путина (Putin’s palace), and берлинский пациент (Berlin patient) aka Alexei Navalny. (in English, with examples in Russian)
ASEEES 2021 Convention – New Orleans, LA
December 7th, 2021
Faculty of the Slavic Languages Department actively participated in the ASEEES 2021 Convention held on November 18 -21, 2021 (in-person) in New Orleans, LA, and on December 1-3, 2021 (Virtual)
Russia Brief: Soviet Nostalgia
November 19th, 2021
Prof . Gorski will participate in the CERES webinar on Soviet Nostalgia on December 2 , 2021 via Zoom @ 11am to 12pm . Registration link can be found here…
Dangerous Memes and Lucifer’s Genes: Anti-Vaccine Narratives In Russia And Which Of Them Really Matter
November 10th, 2021
With Dr. Alexandra Arkhipova, Wilson Center, Washington DC / Russia, RANEPA Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 Time: 4:00-5:30 pm ET Co-Sponsors: Department of Slavic Languages, Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies
The Post-Soviet Novel as World Literature
November 3rd, 2021
Presenter : Bradley Gorski , Assistant Professor of Slavic Literature Responder : Elliott Colla , Associate Professor and Chair , Department of Arabic and Islamic…
Russian Placement Test
June 15th, 2021
Russian placement test will be administered from July 15 through August 10 , 2021 . In order to sign up for the testing , students should contact Prof . Milla Fedor…
No upcoming events are scheduled.
