WVU Russian Club

Victory Day

2008-05-12T11:03:00.000-07:00

Video footage from 9 May 2008 in Red Square

Spectacular Spectacular!

2008-05-12T10:50:00.000-07:00

Here's a funny photo from our post-Spring Spectacular party!

Russian Language and Culture Programs in Siberia

2008-04-18T10:40:00.000-07:00

The Educational Center "COSMOPOLITAN" (http://cosmo.qc.nov.net/), located in Novosibirsk, the largest city in Siberia, Russia, is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for the "LINKING THE PLANET" International Summer Language Camp, that we are going to run in Novosibirsk region in SIBERIA in the summer of 2008, and the "SIBERIAN WONDERLAND" Winter Language Camp that will be run in January 2009.

The Summer camp will be taking place during the summer 2008 in four consecutive two-week sessions, with participation of local Russian children, youth and adults, as well as volunteer teachers and international students from around the globe. Please note that on August 1st Novosibirsk will be the centre of the TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE providing ready access to the eclipse track and to the most favourable area for viewing it. Viewing the total solar eclipse will be an exciting experience of the 4th session of our summer camp.

The Winter camp is run from January 3rd until January 12th, 2009, and is a unique opportunity to celebrate the coolest festive season in Siberia with lots of exciting events, and experience all the winter fun you have ever dreamed of in ten days.

Both the summer and the winter programs are a great chance for international participants to learn the Russian language and get a first-hand experience of the Russian culture and life style. The programs provide a unique cultural opportunity of daily interaction with the Russian children, youth and adults. The RUSSIAN COURSE is organized for overseas students and volunteer teachers and includes language studies as well as learning about the Russian culture, history and society.

We are looking for native speakers of English, German, French, Spanish and other languages, who would like to be VOLUNTEER TEACHERS of their language and/or Volunteer Creativity Workshop Coordinators at the Summer/Winter camps. No previous teaching experience is required. University students are eligible to apply as volunteer teachers/workshop coordinators. Teaching at the camp can also be considered as an INTERNSHIP with all necessary paperwork and an on-site internship supervision provided. We are looking for people who are energetic, enthusiastic, open-minded, sociable, enjoy camp experiences, are willing to share their knowledge and culture.

We also seek people worldwide (SCHOOLCHILDREN, university STUDENTS, and ADULTS) to join the Winter/Summer camp as international students of the RUSSIAN courses offered at the camp, and enjoy all the exciting activities scheduled within the program.

We have been running these programs for fourteen years already. In the past years volunteer teachers from Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Great
Britain, Holland, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia,
Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, the United States of America, as well as university
students and school children from the USA, Great Britain, Germany, Greece and Switzerland have
participated in our summer and winter language camp programs.

The major benefits to join our program are as follows:

1) We organise an exciting cultural, social and excursion programe for
international participants of the camp, which is a very enriching
experience. You will be involved in interaction with the Russian children, youth and
adults all the time. This is the kind of experience you will never get if
you go as a tourist.
The camp lives a full cultural and social life. In addition to language and culture studies we also offer sports, intellectual games, quizzes, entertaining activities, shows, performances, presentations, parties, discos, etc.
2) You will gain a first-hand experience of the Russian culture and life
style and particularly the Siberian one. They say if you want to know what
real Russia is like you should go to Siberia.
3) This is a not-for-profit program. Participation fee covers expenses on
accommodation and ALL meals, and tuition fee for students as well. If you come to Russia (Siberia) on your own or through a travel agency you will
spend much more money compared to what you would pay to participate in our
program. Participating in our program you won't need much pocket
money, you may only need some spending money to buy souvenirs and gifts to take back home.
All the local services (airport pick-up, local transportation, excursions)
are provided by our school without any additional payment.
4) You don't have to be a professional teacher in order to
volunteer for the program. The most important aspect is your willingness to
participate and share your knowledge and culture, as well as your enthusiasm
and good will. Teaching at the camp is not like an academic teaching routine, it's more like fun where emphasis is
made on communication. Our school will provide you with the daily topical schedule for the classes and will be happy to assist with lesson planning and teaching materials. University students are eligible to apply as volunteer teachers. You will gain valuable practical experience, proven ability and contacts that you can use to get a future job. Teaching at the camp can also be considered as an INTERNSHIP with all necessary paperwork and an on-site internship supervision provided.
5) International participants have an opportunity to attend Russian languages classes every day. Russian classes
are taught by well-educated native speakers trained to teach foreigners. Students are placed in a group
according to their level of Russian. No previous knowledge of Russian is required.
We will also be happy to arrange courses on the Russian culture, history, music, etc., if required.
6) We are dedicated to providing a student with the most excellent supervision possible. All the students are supervised and each group has a group leader who is normally responsible for between 10 – 15 students and stays with the group 24 hours a day. Everyone can expect a warm, supportive and friendly atmosphere along with professional service. Our goal is that a student has the most enjoyable and worthwhile experience possible during the stay with us. We are determined to ensure that everyone benefits fully from the interaction with other students and the staff. The Head of Studies, Psychologist, the Social Program Coordinator and the Program Director are constantly monitoring the program to assure that everyone is enjoying the stay and taking advantage of the many activities offered by the school. Parents are allowed to the program.
7) You will meet people from other countries who are going to participate in
this program and this is a unique experience. Many of our former
foreign participants keep in touch with each other after the program and
even visit each other in all the different countries.
8) We also offer excursion packages which include trips to Moscow, St.
Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk,
Lake Baikal, the Altai Mountains, TransSiberian Railroad, 'Welcome to
Siberia' program. All the details
and tour descriptions are available at request.
9) We provide all our foreign participants with an invitation to obtain a Russian visa and arrange their registration on arrival.

* Have you always wanted to add some meaning to an overseas adventure?

* Do you want a new, challenging experience?

* Do you like to meet people from other countries and get your energy from working towards a goal as part of a team?

* Are you willing to gain experience, improve communication abilities, and develop skills that will help in your future employment?

* Have you ever daydreamed about gaining insight into the Russian culture and life in a way no traveler could?

If ‘yes’ is the answer, our program is the best way for you to spend your summer or winter vacation! For further details please email cosmopolitan@rinet.su or cosmoschool2@mail.ru

Владимир Высоцкий - Я не люблю

2008-03-03T17:24:00.000-08:00

Vladimir Vysotsky

I hate
I hate the fatal end - it’s so clear,
Life never makes me tired, faint or blue,
And I do hate each season of the year
When I don’t sing my merry songs to you.
I hate the guy who’s cynical and cold;
I’m rather cautious seeing too much glee;
I hate to see the lad so rude and bold,
Who reads my letters peeping over me.
I’m full of bile when things are half-completed,
To cut the talk abruptly - it’s a shame!
To shoot in someone’s back is mean and bitter,
To shoot the man point blank is just the same!
For gossip, tittle-tattle I don’t care,
I hate both wavering and grandeur-gaining fuss,
I hate it when I’m stroked against the hair,
I hate to see how iron crushes glass.
Conceit and vanity, I think, are both rotten -
I’d rather have a car with no brakes...
It’s a disgrace that honor is forgotten
But in the race of life the squealers win the stakes
The broken wings in me wake no compassion,
Though I am not too callous or too hard;
And though I hate depression and aggression,
The martyrdom of Christ still breaks my heart.
I hate myself when I get feet so cold
That I can watch how innocents are hit...
I hate it when they break into my soul,
And hate it when into my soul they spit.
I hate it when true art is turned to vending,
When tawdry jesters’ fortunes dissipate...
And even if great changes are impending,
I’ll never fall in love with what I hate!

© George Tokarev. Translation

Edited by Robert Titterton

Pisanki!

2008-02-28T06:46:00.000-08:00

Join us for this Russian, Ukrainian and Polish Spring Tradition!

Thursday, 13 March, 2008, 4-6pm in 303 Chitwood Hall
To sign up, email Dr. Di at
Lisa.DiBartolomeo@mail.wvu.edu
A free workshop-only bring your own equipment and eggs!

Brown Bag Lunch: Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Decalogue 1

2008-02-24T19:26:00.000-08:00

The Office of Student Life – Multicultural Programs presents
Brown Bag Lunch Film & Discussion Series

No Other Gods:
Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Decalogue 1
Film & Discussion Series

Thursday, February 28th @ 11:30 a.m.
Shenandoah Room in the Mountainlair
Presented by: Lisa DiBartolomeo
Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages

Synopsis: This short film, directed by the late Polish auteur Kieslowski, is part of a ten film series loosely based on the Ten Commandments, exploring the influence of these funda-
mental tenets in our lives today. Decalogue 1 focuses on rzysztof, a rational, scientific man, and his relationship with his gifted young son. But does Krzysztof’s emphasis on the purely rational perhaps provoke divine intervention, forever changing his family’s life? The film is at once philosophically provocative and hanutingly beautiful; please join us for what is sure to be a stimulating discussion.

Please plan on attending this informative and thought-provoking presentation.
Pizza will be provided first-come, first-served.

For more information please call 304-293-7029, ext. 133 or http://www.studentlife.wvu.edu/multiculturalprograms.html

Lecture: Body talk: Russian and Soviet tattoos

2008-02-19T06:38:00.000-08:00

Help! There’s a demon on my back and it’s named Lenin!

“Body talk: Russian and soviet tattoos”

(as seen in the oscar©-nominated film, Eastern promises)

A lecture by Prof. Helena Goscilo of the university of Pittsburgh!

Friday, 22 February, 2008
4pm in room 117 Oglebay hall

Sponsored by the new major in Slavic and East European studies

For more information, contact Lisa.DiBartolomeo@mail.wvu.edu or Robert.Blobaum@mail.wvu.edu

A Soviet Poster A Day

2008-02-18T19:35:00.000-08:00

Every soviet poster no matter the date of creation bears a stamp of expressiveness and graphical quality. The attention to details is awesome. The scope of techniques is endless. Soviet posters are a treasure chest with inspiration for any graphical designer, not to mention the seeing pleasure itself. And what's important, every Soviet Poster has a historical reference essential for understanding the layers of meanings it carries through time.
Link: http://sovietposter.blogspot.com/

Scholarships for studying Russian in the Karelian Republic (Russia)

2008-01-23T09:20:00.000-08:00

2008 is the year of the foreign languages! That’s why we offer scholarships for studying Russian at the Russian Language School “Discover Russia” in Karelia

You have been studying Russian for a long time ….

- Would you like to practice your Russian language in the land of thousands of lakes and woods?

- Would you like to experience the Russian way of living at first hand?

- Would you like to taste real Russian “bliny” and “borsch”?

BUT YOU HAVE A LIMITED BURGET …

APPLY for the scholarship, covering the tuition fee in our Summer Russian Language Program in July or August 2008

To apply for the scholarship you need:

fill in an application form at our site http://education.karelia.ru before April, 7 2008
imagine yourself as a great writer and write your composition on one of these topics:

1. “Adventures of foreigners in Russia: humor story about your traveling around Russia”,

2. “What stereotypes and myths about Russians are still existing in your country”,

3. “Free composition” - you are free to choose your own topic

send it by email to our coordinator Darja: international@karelia.ru before April, 14 2008

Who is eligible?

any person who has taken not less than 300 hours of Russian language in his home country or abroad
any person at the age of 18-35 years

The decision on the candidate who gets the scholarship will be made by a jury which consists of 3 members and presented at our site on April, 21 2008

All information you will find at our site http://education.karelia.ru

or by email international@karelia.ru

Russian Language School “Discover Russia” in Karelia
invites youth and adults to visit Karelia and improve Russian language skills in summer 2008

Our participants attend morning language classes, stay with Russian families and visit the most interesting sights of interests in Karelia.

In summer 2008 we offer the following language courses:
One to One courses
Dates: any time you wish. You may choose any duration of the course: 10, 15, 20 hours per week.
The tuition fee is: 8 euros per 1 hour.

Summer Active Russian Language program for youth
Courses:

"Let's speak Russian", basic level;
"Easy about difficult things", the first certificate level;
"About Russia and Russians in Russian", the second certificate level

Dates: June 2 - June 27, June 30 - July 25, August 4 - August 29, September 1 - September 26

The tuition fee is: 240 euro for 4 week course. The following is included: 20 hours per week, all course materials, information package with the map of Petrozavodsk and visitor information, 24 hour emergency support provided by the coordinator.

Intensive Language course for Adults
Courses:
"Let's speak Russian", basic level;
"Easy about difficult things", the first certificate level;
"About Russia and Russians in Russian", the second certificate level

Dates: May 5 - May 16, June 2 - June 13, June 30 - July 11, August 4 - August 15,
September 1 - September 12

The tuition fee is: 450 euro for 2 week course. The following is included: 60 hours, all course materials, information package with the map of Petrozavodsk and visitor information, 24 hour emergency support provided by the coordinator, 2 excursions to Waterfall Kivatch, Martial Waters spa and Kishi museum on island in Onega lake, Russian home stay with meals, breakfast and evening meal.

Russian Language program in a mini-group for everyone
Courses:
"Let's speak Russian", basic level;
"Easy about difficult things", the first certificate level;
"About Russia and Russians in Russian", the second certificate level

Dates: May 5 - May 30, June 2 - June 27, June 30 - July 25, August 4 - August 29,
September 1 - September 26

The tuition fee is: 270 euro for 4 week course. The following is included: 60 hours, all course materials, information package with the map of Petrozavodsk and visitor information, 24 hour emergency support provided by the coordinator.

Deadline for applying: 1 month before the program starts (you will get tourist visa for 30 days).

To apply for the program you should fill in the application form ONLINE http://education.karelia.ru or by email international@karelia.ru

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Russian Language School in Karelia "Discover Russia"
Center "Initiative"
Studencheskiy pereulok 13-a, office 119
Petrozavodsk, 185007
Russia
http://education.karelia.ru
e-mail: international@karelia.ru
tel/fax +7 8142 78 11 30

CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTENSIVE SUMMER INSTITUTES

2008-01-14T07:09:00.000-08:00

Sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, the Critical Language Scholarships Program was launched in 2006. In its inaugural year, the Program offered intensive overseas study in the critical need foreign languages of Arabic, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish and Urdu. In 2007, Chinese, Korean, Persian, and Russian institutes were added along with increased student capacity in the inaugural language institutes.

The Program is part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages. Scholarship recipients - U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master's and Ph.D. students and recent graduates - receive funding to participate in beginning, intermediate and advanced level summer language programs at American Overseas Research Centers and affiliated partners. Recipients are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period and later apply their critical language skills in their professional careers.

The 2008 application is now open!

The deadline for submitting your on-line application is Friday, January 25, 2008.
Your letters of reference and transcript(s) need to be postmarked by Friday, February 8, 2008.

Scholarship to study Russian in Russia

2007-11-27T10:29:00.000-08:00

David L. Boren NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM (NSEP)
The National Security Education Program (NSEP) provides a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East). NSEP was designed to provide Americans with the resources and encouragement they need to acquire skills and experiences in areas of the world critical to the future security of our nation, in exchange for a commitment to seek work in the federal government. As students of other cultures and languages, Boren Scholars and Fellows begin to acquire the international competence needed to communicate effectively across borders, to understand other perspectives, and to analyze economic and political affairs.
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Russia as it is

2007-11-02T07:23:00.001-07:00

more pictures

Russian 101 Halloween & Puppet Show Class

2007-11-01T12:28:00.000-07:00

Калинов мост - Родная

2007-10-31T14:07:00.000-07:00

Иван Купала - Кострома

2007-10-31T14:03:00.001-07:00

Жил-был пёс (Once there lived a dog) +

2007-10-31T14:01:00.000-07:00

Алиса - Небо славян (The Slavic Skies)

2007-10-31T13:54:00.000-07:00

ДДТ - Мёртвый город. Рождество

2007-10-31T13:41:00.000-07:00

Russian holidays

2007-10-31T13:17:00.000-07:00

The most important Russian holiday is New Year’s Day – January 1st. During the Soviet era, people were not allowed to celebrate Christmas, so New Year’s became the most important holiday. New Year’s is a public holiday while Christmas is more of a private family holiday. Happy New Year in Russian is ‘С Новым годом!’

Russian president's Putin New Year Speech 2007

Russian Orthodox Christmas is celebrated on January 7th. This is the equivalent day to December 25 in the old Russian calendar.Russians also celebrate ‘Catholic Christmas’ on December 25th and the old Russian New Year’s Day of January 14th in the Julian calendar, which they used until 1918.

Russians celebrate more holidays than Hallmark Cards. It is just one more reason to pull the cork out of the vodka bottle.

The most important holiday as far as Russian women are concerned is “International Women’s Day.” This is March 8. This holiday, that Americans have never heard of, is like Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, and her birthday all rolled into one. On this day, the men do all the household chores. They treat the woman of the house as Queen for a Day. They buy her a nice gift and maybe flowers.

One word of advice: Remember this day as you would your anniversary, her birthday, Valentine’s Day, and Mother’s Day. It is that important to a Russian woman.

One big difference between Russia and America is that Russians don’t celebrate Thanksgiving Day, Mother’s Day, or Father’s Day. They don’t celebrate any of the ethnic holidays that America has like St. Patrick’s Day, Columbus Day, or Martin Luther King Day, although I’m sure they could get behind the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day one hundred percent.

Each former Soviet Republic has its own independence day that is celebrated like Independence Day in America, although not quite to the same degree it is celebrated in America. February 23 is officially Soldier’s Day and is kind of like Father’s Day where men are honored.

May 9 is Victory Day, where the Russians celebrate victory in the great Patriotic War -- what we call World War II. Every man who is a veteran is treated like a general on this day. There is much drinking and celebrating to honor the conquering war heroes.

November 7 is the Soviet holiday that commemorates the October Revolution (which actually took place in November), when the Bolsheviks took power from the Czar. The reason it is called the October revolution is because it was in the month of October in the old Russian calendar.

Remember the parades in Red Square. During this holiday, the Soviet leaders wore those big Russian fur hats while standing above Lenin’s tomb. This holiday is still celebrated by some, although not nearly as much as when the Soviets were in power.

Paskha is the Russian Orthodox equivalent to Catholic Easter. Easter is the first Sunday following the first full moon after the Spring Equinox (March 21). Pascha is the first Sunday following the first full moon after the Spring Equinox and Jewish Passover.

Многоточие - Время России

2007-10-30T14:22:00.000-07:00

Широка страна моя родная (My spacious homeland)

2007-10-30T14:11:00.000-07:00

Алиса - Инок, воин и шут (Enoch, Warrior and Fool)

2007-10-30T13:56:00.000-07:00

Кино - Звезда по имени Солнце

2007-10-29T20:41:00.001-07:00

Кино - Группа крови

2007-10-29T20:33:00.000-07:00

ДДТ - Дождь

2007-10-29T20:30:00.000-07:00

ДДТ - Осень

2007-10-29T20:29:00.001-07:00

Земфира - Ариведерчи

2007-10-29T20:25:00.000-07:00

Земфира - Почему?

2007-10-29T20:22:00.000-07:00

Земфира - Кукушка

2007-10-29T20:21:00.000-07:00

Земляничный дождик (Strawberry rain)

2007-10-29T20:16:00.001-07:00

Просто так (For no particular reason) +

2007-10-29T20:15:00.000-07:00

Крылья, ноги и хвосты (Wings, legs and tails) +

2007-10-29T20:14:00.000-07:00

Малыш и Карлсон, часть 1 (Junior and Karlson) +

2007-10-29T20:11:00.000-07:00

Варежка (Mitten) +

2007-10-29T20:08:00.001-07:00

Мотылёк (Butterfly) +

2007-10-29T20:06:00.000-07:00

Ну, погоди!

2007-10-29T19:48:00.000-07:00

Contacts

2007-10-01T11:55:00.000-07:00

Lisa M. Di Bartolomeo, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Russian Program Coordinator
Department of Foreign Languages
West Virginia University
317D Chitwood Hall
Lisa.DiBartolomeo@mail.wvu.edu
(304) 293-5121, ext. 5534

Angela Henderson
Russian Club President
ahender7@mix.wvu.edu

Frank Klepadlo
Russian Club Vice President
fklepadl@mix.wvu.edu

Andy Harris
Russian Club Treasurer
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Adam McChesney
Russian Club Secretary
smcchesn@mix.wvu.edu

Alexey Krivetskiy
Russian 102 and 204 Instructor
ardelak@gmail.com
http://ardelak.info

Andrei Nesterov
Russian 102 Instructor
russia-help@mail.ru

Welcome to WVU Russian Club website

2007-09-18T21:16:00.000-07:00

We hope to provide place of comradery for those interested in the Russian language and culture.