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Russian Summer Intensive

This Summer, undergraduate student Ariana Babichenko, attended an online summer intensive course for Russian language through Arizona...

The Silent Stories Told by Russian Prison Tattoos

Tattoos are a way of expressing our views, opinions, and beliefs to others without outwardly shouting it out to the world. We can tell...

My Summers Abroad That Were Spent in Belarus

Всем привет! My name is Masha and I wanted to share on this blog about my childhood summers that were spent in Belarus. Belarus is a...

What's In A Name? How Russian Benefits Other Studies

Привет! Unlike many of the blog's contributor's, I am not a Russian major at UH. I'm actually a graduate student pursuing a Russian...

Встреча с Друзьями

После 3 месяцев карантина мы с друзьями встретились в парке. Я познакомилась с Ольгой, когда мне было 12 лет, а с Уэйверли в старших...

Trying Super Old Recipes: Пряник

The Пряник, or Pryanik, is a remarkably traditional spice cake that is so dated, it did not originally use sugar because it hadn’t been...

Наша маленькая подруга

В прошлом месяце мы с моим парнем помогли цыпленку. Мы видели ее, когда мы гуляли по району. У нее болела нога, и она сидела на земле....

Understanding 'Prisoners of Sakura'

Last weekend, students and faculty from the Russian Department went to the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival’s screening of ‘Prisoners...

Dr. Peter Orte Speaks on Russian Old Believers

Dr. Peter Orte, a lecturer of Russian here at the University of Hawaiʻi, talked at Russian Club about his experiences with the Old...

Russian 101 Day

It certainly has been a great start to the semester in Russian club! Having kicked off this semester with introductions and a viewing of...

My Russian Progress: After 1 year of Russian at UH Manoa

Okay, so here is a little video update of my progress after 1 year of Russian at school, plus I am 1 week into a Russian summer intensive...

All Things Matryoshka

The Russian Club has been focused on the Matryoshka- or Russian nesting dolls- for the past two weeks. First, we painted our own dolls...

Celebrating Maslenitsa!

In the beginning of March, the Russian Department celebrated the traditional Russian holiday known as Maslenitsa (Масленица- also called...

Russian Influence in the Arts

Russian culture at UH Manoa extends well beyond language and literature. One student is using his study in the Russian program to create...

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