{"id":13,"date":"2024-12-16T10:41:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T16:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2025-04-22T14:02:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T19:02:05","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-433 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news tag-event tag-foraging tag-russian-language-community tag-spring-2026\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/05\/08\/foraging-workshop-in-the-st-olaf-natural-lands\/\" target=\"_self\" >Foraging Workshop in the St. Olaf Natural Lands<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, May 8, Tim Clemens from <a href=\"https:\/\/ironwoodforaging.com\/\">Ironwood Foraging<\/a> visited St. Olaf to lead a foraging workshop in the natural lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Foraging is an important tradition in much of the Russian-speaking world, and represents an engaging cultural touchstone linking the Russian-speaking world and Minnesota&#8217;s own indigenous past. During the foraging workshop, Tim shared the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mnhs.org\/fortsnelling\/learn\/native-americans\/ojibwe-people\">Ojibwe<\/a> names and explained the various uses of many edible plants native to Minnesota. Prof. Morse and Russian Language Community President, Yasmina Tsedenova (&#8217;27) tried their best to come up with the Russian names for related species found in Southern Russia and Central Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Foraging can be extremely dangerous if undertaken without expert supervision. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Never forage on your own<\/span>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e1f4859d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1022\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/tim-ironwood-1024x1022.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/tim-ironwood-1024x1022.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/tim-ironwood-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/tim-ironwood-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/tim-ironwood-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/tim-ironwood.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_4486-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_4486-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_4486-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_4486-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_4486-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_4486-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_4486-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/05\/08\/foraging-workshop-in-the-st-olaf-natural-lands\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-08T18:00:00-05:00\">May 8, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-458 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news category-student-work tag-civic-engagement tag-community-service tag-russian-372 tag-russian-language-community tag-spring-2026 tag-student-performance\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/05\/02\/civic-engagement-at-sholom-senior-living-facility\/\" target=\"_self\" >Civic Engagement at Sholom Senior Living Facility<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout the Spring semester, students in Prof. Dossi&#8217;s fourth-year Russian-language course (RUSSN 372) visited with Russian-speaking residents at Sholom Senior Living Facility in St. Louis Park, Minneapolis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end of the semester, Sholom hosted final celebration where the students sang songs, recited poetry, and delivered \u201cAbout Me\u201d posters for each of the residents. They also prepared an online dictionary of basic care-giving related phrases and words accessible through a QR code for Sholom staff. These initiatives were aimed at helping the staff to connect with residents and overcome the language barrier in care-giving contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can access the dictionary <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russian-speaking-care\/\">here<\/a>. Sholom posted about the event on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SholomLife\/posts\/1594025242730934?ref=embed_post\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video alignright\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/05\/IMG_0456.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/05\/IMG_0460-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/05\/IMG_0460-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/05\/IMG_0460-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/05\/IMG_0460-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/05\/IMG_0460-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/05\/IMG_0460-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/05\/IMG_0460-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/05\/02\/civic-engagement-at-sholom-senior-living-facility\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-02T12:00:00-05:00\">May 2, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-418 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news category-student-work tag-dobro-slovo tag-graduation tag-honors-society tag-seniors tag-42\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/05\/01\/congratulations-honors-students\/\" target=\"_self\" >Congratulations, Honors Students!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_0501-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_0501-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_0501-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_0501-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_0501-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_0501-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_0501-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Front Row (From Left): Maria Leyva, Emily Kleiber, Cayla Chun, Eliza Putnam. Back Row (From Left): Elle Davis, Maggie Walker, Prof. Morse, Matt Olson, Prof. Dossi. Max Thomas not pictured.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We congratulate our honors students, Cayla Chun, Eliza Putnam, Elle Davis, Emily Kleiber, Maggie Walker, Maria Leyva, Matt Olson, and Max Thomas, on being initiated into Dobro Slovo, the National Slavic Honors Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actr.org\/Dobro-Slovo\">Dobro Slovo National Slavic\u00a0Honors Society<\/a>, established in 1926 at the University of California at Berkeley, serves as the leading national Slavic honors society for students of Slavic languages in the United States. Dobro Slovo recognizes the hard work and dedication of students, faculty, and universities aimed at the study of Slavic languages and cultures and currently boasts a membership of 6000 members across over 130 universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations Cayla, Eliza, Elle, Emily, Maggie, Maria, Matt, and Max!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"437\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2025\/05\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2025\/05\/image.png 437w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2025\/05\/image-164x300.png 164w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2025\/05\/image-82x150.png 82w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_0489-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_0489-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_0489-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_0489-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_0489-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_0489-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/IMG_0489-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/05\/01\/congratulations-honors-students\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-01T15:00:00-05:00\">May 1, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-449 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news category-student-work tag-m tag-queer-russian-literature tag-spring-2026 tag-undergraduate-conference\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/05\/01\/russian-studies-majors-present-their-work-at-undergraduate-conferences\/\" target=\"_self\" >Russian Studies Majors Present their Work at Undergraduate Conferences<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emily Kleiber (&#8217;26) and Cayla Chun (&#8217;26) presented papers they wrote in Prof. Dossi&#8217;s course on <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2025\/04\/22\/queer-russian-literature\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"143\">Queer Russian Literature<\/a> (Fall 2026) at national undergraduate conferences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emily presented at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.global.pitt.edu\/creees\/students\/undergraduate-students\/european-and-eurasian-undergraduate-research-symposium\">European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium<\/a> (Pittsburgh University) and Cayla presented at the <a href=\"https:\/\/jordanrussiacenter.org\/events\/2026-jordan-center-masters-and-undergraduate-research-symposium\">2026 Jordan Center Masters and Undergraduate Research Symposium<\/a> (NYU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emily and Cayla were also inducted into <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/05\/01\/congratulations-honors-students\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"418\">Dobro Slovo<\/a> this year. Congratulations, Emily and Cayla \u2014 we&#8217;re so proud of you!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/05\/01\/russian-studies-majors-present-their-work-at-undergraduate-conferences\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-01T10:00:00-05:00\">May 1, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-468 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news category-student-work tag-content-course tag-event tag-silent-film tag-spring-2026 tag-student-performance tag-the-muslim-in-russian-film\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/04\/29\/oles-perform-musical-accompaniment-at-screening-of-salt-for-svenetsia-1930\/\" target=\"_self\" >Oles Perform Musical Accompaniment at Screening of Salt for Svenetsia (1930)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/02\/01\/the-muslim-in-russian-literature\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"295\">Muslim in Russian Literature<\/a> film festival, Emily Kleiber (&#8217;26), Shalizeh Takloobighash (&#8217;29), Zlata Krutova (&#8217;29), Hayden Williams, and Michael Oaks provided live musical accompaniment to Mikhail Kalatozov&#8217;s silent film masterpiece, Salt for Svenetsia (1930).<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/unnamed-1-726x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-471 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/unnamed-1-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/unnamed-1-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/unnamed-1-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/unnamed-1-768x1084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/unnamed-1.jpg 1007w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile has-accent-5-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4b8ec0600edb9ed3294b6241bc11163a\" style=\"background-color:#a81f1f\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/unnamed-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-470 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/unnamed-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/unnamed-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/unnamed-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/unnamed-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/unnamed.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The film portrays the Svan people living in the mountains of Soviet Georgia, where they have been cut off from the outside world pretty much year round due to harsh winters and dangerous peaks of the mountains. Among many things they lack, salt is the most important. Without salt, their livestock can die and their survival can be at risk. When the Soviet engineers arrive to build a road to connect Svanetia to the lower land, everything changes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can learn more about the film festival <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/stolaf.edu\/muslim-in-russian-film\/home?authuser=0\">here<\/a>. The RLAS department plans to organize further silent film screenings with live musical accompaniment on an annual basis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/04\/29\/oles-perform-musical-accompaniment-at-screening-of-salt-for-svenetsia-1930\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T12:00:00-05:00\">April 29, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-410 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news category-student-work tag-events tag-olympiada tag-rlas-majors tag-russian-language-community\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/04\/11\/the-inaugural-minnesota-collegiate-olympiada-of-russian-language\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Inaugural Minnesota Collegiate Olympiada of Russian Language<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/rus-142-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/rus-142-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/rus-142-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/rus-142-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/rus-142-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/rus-142-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/rus-142-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Around 40 students and faculty from Russian-language programs across Minnesota gathered at St. Olaf for the inaugural Minnesota Collegiate Olympiada of Spoken Russian<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday, April 11, St. Olaf hosted the first-ever college-level &#8220;Olympiada&#8221; or Olympics of Spoken Russian in Minnesota. We invited around 40 students and faculty from the Russian language programs at the <a href=\"https:\/\/cla.umn.edu\/gnsd\/languages\/russian\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cla.umn.edu\/gnsd\/languages\/russian\">University of Minnesota<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/russian-studies\/\">Macalester<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gustavus.edu\/academics\/majors-minors\/russian\">Gustavus Adolphus College<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carleton.edu\/russian\/\">Carleton<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students competed at the first-, second-, and third-year language levels in three different events: the oral interview, poetry recital, and &#8220;bilety&#8221; or cards, which required them to draw two random topics cards and choose one to speak about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditional Russian and Central Asian food for the event was provided by .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next year&#8217;s Olympiada is provisionally scheduled for mid-April and will be hosted by Macalester. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-22-at-14.01.14-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7500051087800663;width:607px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-22-at-14.01.14-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-22-at-14.01.14-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-22-at-14.01.14-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-22-at-14.01.14-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-22-at-14.01.14.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Medalists. Front Row (From Left): Taha Alnasser (UMN), First-Year Silver; Liv Whitmore (Macalester), Third-Year+ Gold; Silas Buryak (UMN), Second-Year Silver; Elle Davis (St. Olaf), Third-Year+ Silver. Back Row (From Left): Gaia Miller-Guitton (St. Olaf), First-Year Bronze; Parker Chelikowsky (St. Olaf), First-Year Gold; Franklin Brezee (Gustavus), Second-year Bronze; Paul Murphy (St. Olaf), Second-Year Gold; Charlie Rhodes (Carleton), Third-Year+ Bronze.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/04\/11\/the-inaugural-minnesota-collegiate-olympiada-of-russian-language\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-11T18:00:00-05:00\">April 11, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-425 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news tag-event tag-guest-speaker tag-muslim-in-russian-literature tag-spring-2026\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/03\/28\/dr-adeeb-khalid-visits-st-olaf\/\" target=\"_self\" >Dr. Adeeb Khalid Visits St. Olaf<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On March 26, the Russian Language and Area Studies Department invited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carleton.edu\/directory\/akhalid\/\">Dr. Adeeb Khalid<\/a> to St. Olaf to give a public lecture title &#8220;Muslims in\/and Russia: Histories of Coexistence and Contention. Dr. Khalid&#8217;s lecture was followed by a lively Q &amp; A and dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Khalid also gave a guest lecture in Prof. Dossi&#8217;s course, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/02\/01\/the-muslim-in-russian-literature\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"295\">The Muslim in Russian Literature<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Support for Dr. Khalid&#8217;s visit was provided by the Walter and Betty Stromseth fund for Intercultural and Interreligious Education.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"654\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/Adeeb-Khalid-Talk-2026-Compressed-654x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-428 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/Adeeb-Khalid-Talk-2026-Compressed-654x1024.jpg 654w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/Adeeb-Khalid-Talk-2026-Compressed-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/Adeeb-Khalid-Talk-2026-Compressed-96x150.jpg 96w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/Adeeb-Khalid-Talk-2026-Compressed-768x1202.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/Adeeb-Khalid-Talk-2026-Compressed-981x1536.jpg 981w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/Adeeb-Khalid-Talk-2026-Compressed-1308x2048.jpg 1308w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/06\/Adeeb-Khalid-Talk-2026-Compressed.jpg 1635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/03\/28\/dr-adeeb-khalid-visits-st-olaf\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-28T11:00:00-05:00\">March 28, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-376 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news tag-event\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/02\/20\/events-marking-4th-year-of-war-in-ukraine\/\" target=\"_self\" >Events Marking 4th Year of Russo-Ukrainian War<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join GOLOS and the Russian Language and Area Studies department (RLAS) next week at one or more of the events marking four years of Russia&#8217;s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, we will hold a moment of silence for the victims of the Russo-Ukrainian war in the RLAS department space. In the evening, Anna Kolesnyk (&#8217;28) will lead an introduction to the Ukrainian language. Finally, on Sunday, March 1, we will screen a Ukrainian film, titled &#8220;Hunt for the Cossack&#8217;s Gold&#8221; (1993). See posters below for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Events-marking-4-years-of-War.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Events-marking-4-years-of-War-662x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Events-marking-4-years-of-War-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Events-marking-4-years-of-War-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Events-marking-4-years-of-War-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Events-marking-4-years-of-War-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Events-marking-4-years-of-War-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Events-marking-4-years-of-War-1325x2048.jpg 1325w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Events-marking-4-years-of-War.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Intro-to-Ukrainian-Poster-261.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Intro-to-Ukrainian-Poster-261-662x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Intro-to-Ukrainian-Poster-261-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Intro-to-Ukrainian-Poster-261-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Intro-to-Ukrainian-Poster-261-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Intro-to-Ukrainian-Poster-261-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Intro-to-Ukrainian-Poster-261-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Intro-to-Ukrainian-Poster-261-1325x2048.jpg 1325w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Intro-to-Ukrainian-Poster-261.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Ukrainian-Film-Screening1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Ukrainian-Film-Screening1-662x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Ukrainian-Film-Screening1-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Ukrainian-Film-Screening1-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Ukrainian-Film-Screening1-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Ukrainian-Film-Screening1-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Ukrainian-Film-Screening1-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Ukrainian-Film-Screening1-1325x2048.jpg 1325w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Ukrainian-Film-Screening1.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Links and Online Events:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unitedhelpukraine.org\/\">United Help Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/events\/four-years-war-ukraine\">CSIS: Four Years of War in Ukraine<\/a> (Monday, Feb. 23 3:30pm EST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carnegieendowment.org\/russia-eurasia\/events\/2026\/02\/russias-war-against-ukraine-four-years-and-counting\">Carnegie: Russia\u2019s War Against Ukraine: Four Years and Counting<\/a> (Tues, Feb. 24 10:00am EST, Registration Required)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/02\/20\/events-marking-4th-year-of-war-in-ukraine\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-20T15:20:28-06:00\">February 20, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-349 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news tag-event\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/02\/19\/film-screening-and-letter-writing-to-political-prisoners-in-russia\/\" target=\"_self\" >Film screening and Letter Writing to political prisoners in Russia<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/02\/Poster-print-1.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, February 18, 2026, students from Prof. Dossi&#8217;s RUSSN 268: <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/02\/01\/the-muslim-in-russian-literature\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"295\">The Muslim in Russian Literature<\/a> and Prof. Morse&#8217;s Intermediate Russian II and WRIT 120e: <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2025\/01\/01\/a-real-house-of-dragons-word-world-in-medieval-rus\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"44\">Riding and Writing<\/a> braved driving snow and slick roads to attend a film screening and letter writing event at Carleton College.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elena Mityushina, the head of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/raw_minnesota\/\">Russians Against War-MN<\/a>\u201d introduced the film and spoke about political prisoners in Russia and Russian asylum-seekers in MN. After the talk and screening, students wrote letters to Russian political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This event was co-sponsored by the Carleton College <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carleton.edu\/russian\/\">Russian Department<\/a> and the St. Olaf <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/russian\/\">Department of Russian Language and Area Studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/02\/19\/film-screening-and-letter-writing-to-political-prisoners-in-russia\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-19T09:24:26-06:00\">February 19, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-343 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/02\/13\/russian-language-and-area-studies-department-statement-against-ice-and-cbp-actions\/\" target=\"_self\" >RLAS Department Statement against ICE and CBP Actions<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The faculty of the Department of Russian Language and Area Studies at St. Olaf College condemns the discriminatory, reckless, and violent actions of ICE, CBP, and other federal agencies in our community and in communities across the United States. We condemn the spurious narratives and outright lies that President Trump and his administration continue to use in their efforts to justify the illegal abduction, detainment, torture, and murder of people regardless of citizenship or legal status. We stand in heartfelt solidarity with our community members who are living in uncertainty, fear, despair, and anger. We also stand with those who have been moved to resist this clear violation of law, peace, and security in our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Resources and Ongoing Campus Support Around Immigration Enforcement and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Campus Safety <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/russian\/files\/2026\/02\/Resources-Events-and-Messages-Around-Immigration-Enforcement-and-Campus-Safety-February-2026-A.pdf\">(Document)<\/a> | February 11, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/app.cerkl.com\/org\/blast_share.php?t=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJjaWQiOjIyMjYzMSwiY2giOiI4NTU0N2M3MWJkZGY2OTdlZTk2OTM5OTE1Y2FmZDYxNiIsIm9pZCI6MjcxM30.kv33PcJmBJy03EamYlriAHjqeVRLGsr7BjBZ6J8wn8o\">Campus Safety Reminders As We Begin A New Semester<\/a> | February 4, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[Faculty\/Staff] <a href=\"https:\/\/app.cerkl.com\/org\/blast_share.php?t=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJjaWQiOjIxNjgxOCwiY2giOiI0YTdiMjFhN2QwY2EyYmRlYzc1YjM5OGZhZmZmMDViNiIsIm9pZCI6MjcxM30.vTNHr4wyjwNaE5dbxH6A1_bsH2AF4FicGyX6XVdJDMA\">Responding to Immigration Enforcement in Minnesota<\/a> | January 9, 2026 [Students] <a href=\"https:\/\/app.cerkl.com\/org\/blast_share.php?t=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJjaWQiOjIxNjgxOSwiY2giOiIwZDA3NDExNjNjZmVjODRiOTliMmFhZjg3YjE2ZDA2YyIsIm9pZCI6MjcxM30.JiqHHNH9rE7roDds2ZD16Ua1Vr92Vvq8T09qlLMYDBY\">Responding to Immigration Enforcement in Minnesota<\/a> | January 9, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/02\/13\/russian-language-and-area-studies-department-statement-against-ice-and-cbp-actions\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-13T14:55:23-06:00\">February 13, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><nav class=\"alignwide wp-block-query-pagination is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-query-pagination-is-layout-4dea2dca wp-block-query-pagination-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-numbers\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-27-page=2\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-27-page=3\">3<\/a><\/div>\n\n<a href=\"\/russianstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13?query-27-page=2\" class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-next\">Next Page<span class='wp-block-query-pagination-next-arrow is-arrow-arrow' aria-hidden='true'>\u2192<\/span><\/a>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1539,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":371,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}