The Russian Hour
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All levels of Russian are welcome!
"The Russian Hour" is a weekly free event for learners of Russian as a foreign language at the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at UT-Austin. Hosted by Dr. Marina Alexandrova and the Texas Slavic Club, "The Russian Hour" in designed to help improve students' listening and speaking skills while discussing various relevant topics, including politics, culture, history, health, art, education, and business with native speakers of Russian. For inquiries, email therussianhour@gmail.com.
Fall 2020 Schedule
To limit disruptions, UT is requiring that all non-UT participants sign in with (at least) a free account, which will allow the meeting host to let you in one by one, otherwise, it will deny you access outright. You must be signed in to join the meeting. If you are a UT student signed in with a UT email address, just click the meeting link as usual (or enter the meeting ID).
- August 28 • Fitness Industry in Russia with Andrey Akhtyamov
- September 4 • Yoga and Mindfulness with Maria Ragozina Singh
- September 11 • No conversation hour in observance of 9/11
- September 18 • Russian Conspiracy Theories with Alexander Panchenko
- September 25 • The (Bela)Rusian Hour with Nataly Yagur, Belarusians in Texas
- October 2 • Tusovka: Beginner Russian Student Hangout (UT-Austin Only)
- October 9 • Back in the USSR: Rock Music and Russian Culture with Tom Garza
- October 16 • Synchro in Russia with Vasilisa Mironova
- October 23 • Games with Texas Slavic Club
- October 30 • Scary Russian Folklore with Katya Severts
- November 6 • Russian Orthodox Church with Oleg Boldyrev
- November 13 • TBD
- November 20 • Siberia and Yakutia with Dr. Bella Jordan
- December 4 • Last Meeting of the Semester: Russian Holidays!
