Russian

Interview with Irina Kogel

in Russian

    You just came to BU two years ago. Tell us a bit about your career before joining BU. Before joining the World Languages & Literatures Department at BU, I was the Russian language coordinator at Davidson College. Teaching in Massachusetts again has been a kind of professional homecoming, since I began my career […]

Global House Applications Open!

in Arabic, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian

GH Application Open! Are you interested in joining Global House as a member? Do you have at least intermediate-low proficiency in a Global House language (equivalent to completing 2nd semester language course)? Are you an advanced, native, or heritage speaker? Please join us! Our applications for Spring 2025 and Academic Year 2025-2026 are now open! Spring deadline […]

Talk on Russian Street Art

in Culture Pass Event, Lecture, Russian, Social Event

Join WLL’s Galina Paquette at Global House as she gives a talk about Russian street art! The talk will be delivered in English and Russian, and snacks will be provided. Make sure to register at http://www.linktr.ee/globalhousebu and bring your BU ID to access the building.

Screening of Babushkas of Chernobyl (03/05)

in Comparative Literature, Movie, Russian, Social Event

TOMORROW: To mark the two-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Professors Corrigan (Russian literature), Peri (history), Litvin (Arabic and comparative literature), and I (Kogel) will host a screening of The Babushkas of Chernobyl on Tuesday, March 5th 4:30-6:00. In true babushkas fashion, we will provide some Ukrainian snacks.     About the film: In the radioactive Dead Zone surrounding Chernobyl’s Reactor No. 4, […]

Babushkas of Chernobyl (10/2)

in Movie, Russian

Join us for a screening of The Babushkas of Chernobyl (2015) and in-person Q&A with director Holly Morris, in conversation with Prof. Tatyana Bronstein, Department of Film & Television, followed by a first look at a 2023 follow-up film.   In the radioactive Dead Zone surrounding Chernobyl’s Reactor No. 4, a defiant community of women […]