Sign up for your Oral Exam next Thursday!

Sign up here for your Oral Exam... Slots are first-come-first-served, and you'll take your exam with either Dr. Zheltoukhova or Dr. Denner. The SPREES center tutors will be there on Thursday to help you with last minute details... They're a great resource! 

Please DO NOT come up before you exam slot.... This is courtesy to your fellow students. 

A few years ago, we began to host music from the Russian, East European, and Eurasian area, that wonderful and surprising area we at SPREES call ours. I'm reviving that tradition (and hoping that the other faculty joins me!)... This week, I'm showcasing one of my favorite Georgian bands, 33a (that's its name... 33ა... It doesn't mean anything to me, either...). 

Anyway, Georgian music is WILD... totally NOT Western, not Eastern... It's... GEORGIAN. If I have one complaint about Georgian music, it's that it relies a lot on a very small cannon of songs. It tends to be.. a little self-absorbed.

Georgian music exerts a huge influence over the entire region... Nino Katamadze, a Georgian from Adchara who sings largely in Russia, is one of the most popular "Russian" singers in the Russian Federation. 

Anyway, I like this 33a song,  აი მთაზედა Ai Mtazeda (something like, "Look, Mountains!" You say that a LOT in Georgia!)... The video is sort of Georgian beauty p0rn... Mountains. Beautiful people and places. 

Hey, you should go to Georgia with me this summer! 

Russian Tutoring Hours for Spring 2018

Russian Tutoring Hours for Spring 2018... 

Tutoring is open for any student currently studying Russian at Stetson. Tutoring takes place in the conference room (SPREES) or the language lab (Sampson Hall) as noted.

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Репетиторы по русскому языку

SPREES TUTORING HOURS – Spring 2018

* Every Tuesday and Thursday in SPREES lounge from 10am-4pm

* Students may additionally seek tutoring during language lab sessions in the language commons @ Sampson Hall on Wednesdays from 11am-2:30pm

 

 

Russian Tea: Mondays 4pm-5pm (in the SPREES lounge)

Holiday Party!!!

Faculty Book Talk on Friday, 11/10 at 11:00 a.m. SPREES

Хорошо!

Привет! Здравствуйте! What a fun time it has been being in Russian in the past few months! I never knew that there were so many opportunities here in SPREES with different events happening all over the campus. Whether it may be georgian cooking (which I hope to go sometime soon, or even being in the music school (while learning some русский pieces with the help of Dr. Zavlunov) ; I am always surrounded by Russian, making it a part of my life that is not specially in the music school.

Also with the Russian Festival underway, it makes it so much more нитересный!

Funny Russian Hats

The Russian winter headgear is somewhat infamous... Known as "shapka," it is essential to the Russian winter attire. There are two famous hats specifically, the "Ushanka" and the "Kubanka." There are many ways to make both of them, with differing fabrics and colors.
The Ushanka is a large, warm hat with two big ear flaps, and has a rich history. The first hat to look anywhere similar to it was created in the 17th century, and was known as a "treukh," or three ears. The ear flaps were actually pulled up, and it looked hilarious: 10/10 funny hat. The more modern version, unfortunately, losing some of it's original pazazz. Now, the ear flaps actually fall over the ears to provide some legitimate use.
The Kubanka, however, is even more disappointing, but is nonetheless a popular winter hat. It is named after the Russian providence of Kuban, and is significantly newer than the Ushanka. It's round with a flat top, and is generally made of some kind of thick fur, like that of a black fox.  This dismal hat is actually quite fashionable, and has been repeatedly featured in the collections of high end designers, such as Chanel's winter collections. Not a very funny hat, but it would definitely look great on you if you had a small head. 2/10 on humor rating, but I think I'd wear it if I was trying to look cool in the winter anywhere but Florida.

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Food is Food and Food is great

С Приездом! No we are not in an airport, but we are in a place of international travel? Who is traveling you may ask? Why no other than your very own taste buds! Where are we traveling from? Straight from Sprees in Деланд, Флорида to Tbilis Georgia!! From Adzhika to Tq'mali! Georgian Food is quite хорошо! In order to gain a great perspective on Georgian culture, make sure to sign up for Dr. Denners weekly Georgian Cooking club Thursdays in Allen ! You wont forget it! 

And remember, Georgian food is healthy, so even if you're above 40 you still might be soft in the rump! 

До свидания!

Russian Music Festival this weekend!

Зравствуйте! If you enjoyed listening to the Balalaika on the video, then you should come to the Russian Music Festival's concert this Friday, October 27th, at 7:30pm in Lee Chapel! Prokofiev, Shostakovitch, Borodin, and more. Go to as much of the Russian Music Festival as you possibly can. Go hear Russian songs sung by fellow Elementary Russian students on Saturday's concert!

До свсиданя!


Also, I find it оченъ интересный that the Russian language has evolved very little over time as compared to other languages, such as English. 

A Conversation with Simon Morrison

60 Years of Russia at Stetson University