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Events
The Russian Section has had the great privilege of hosting a number of writers, translators, and scholars. These events allow students to engage directly with Russian culture and to supplement their studies in exciting ways. Our recent guests include…
2019-2020: Nadya Tolokonnikova and Pussy Riot, journalist Masha Gessen, LGBTQ media specialist Vlad Strukov
2018-2019: poet Maria Stepanova, artist and graphic reporter Victoria Lomasko, writer and filmmaker Vladimid Kozlov, Oscar-shortlisted documentarian Marianna Yarovskaya, poet Yuri Andrukhovych, Nonviolence International representative Andre Kamenshikov
2017-2018: novelist Mikhail Shishkin, poet and scholar Polina Barskova, contemporary poet Alexandra Petrova, professor Dominic Rubin
2016-2017: professor Jon Stone
2015-2016: Olga Demidova and Pavel Khazanov, musical group Zolotoy Plyos
2014-2015: Matthew Mangold, translator Olga Bukhina, theatre specialist Susanna Weygandt
2013-2014: translators Ainsley Morse, Bela Shayevich, Susan Bernofsky, and Peter Daniels
2012-2013: translator Jill Levine, professor Anindita Banerjee
