BTW: If anyone is interested https://calperformances.org/events/2025-26/vocal-celebration/ensemble-cherubim-carols-of-birds-bells-and-peace-from-ukraine-a-holiday-celebration/

Reminder that our first Ukrainian film screening is today at 6 PM in Dwinelle B-4! Come by and bring your friends 😆🩵💛

CORRECTION: 4 PM!!

There will be snacks ;)

Hello everyone! There is an interesting talk happening this evening at 5 PM at the Townsend Center (220 Stephens):

Victor Erofeev offers a provocative exploration of the “new barbarism” of the 21st century, in which power eclipses justice. In a talk that connects Russia, Ukraine, Europe, and the US, Erofeev argues that leaders like Putin and Trump reflect deep cultural shifts — and asks what comes next.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2PXxJRbu7zwOTF59hdg9zSPLY15uLZ1JSN2hiGQJiPdjeWg/viewform

Come to the Slavic Department Colloquium tomorrow! Professor Valerya Mutc from UC Davis will be giving a talk on "Maxim Gorky and the Capitalist Fictions of Late Imperial Russia"

This talk will examine the development of working-class literary subjectivity in the nineteenth century. It will focus on Maxim Gorky’s efforts to envision a central working-class hero, indispensable both narratively and socio-economically. The talk will argue that Gorky responded by developing a new version of literary subjectivity for workers—one in which they always maintained a connection to their labor. Although the writer initially attempted this in realist prose, he ultimately found theater to be an optimal medium for such a task. This was due to theater’s embodied nature: unlike in a novel, laborers on stage were able to retain a bodily connection to their labor while preserving narrative autonomy.

📍Dwinelle 109, 4 PM

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQw5nDdDx6e/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
Next Wednesday, 12 November, 8:30 to 9:30 PM, we will be hosting our annual Ukrainian DiversiTea and Coffee Hour at International House! ☕️🇺🇦

Hello everyone! Please join us next week on November 18, 6 PM, Dwinelle B-4, for another screening with the Ukrainian Film Club!

This documentary follows Ukrainian children and teachers as they navigate education during wartime. Through everyday classroom life, the film captures resilience, care, and the emotional labor of learning.

Doors open at 5:30 PM

Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/3Uh6T8PbWnQ46ZEi8

A reminder that our annual DiversiTea is happening TONIGHT at 8:30 PM at I-House!! Can’t wait to see you all there! 🩵💛

https://www.instagram.com/p/DRN3ZgVAXnB/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Some more pics from our DiversiTea event last week 🤩🤩thank you all again for stopping by!

Dear all-- you are cordially invited to the Slavic Department's annual New Year’s Bazaar, which will take place on Wednesday, December 3 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Ishi Court! We hope to see you there!

A reminder that the Slavic Department's Novogodnij bazaar is TODAY from 11am-1pm in Ishi Court, Dwinelle Hall! Hope to see you all there! 🌲⛄️🎁

There will be our classic poetry readings, singing, dancing, art activities, games and, of course, snacks ;)

Dear all—
You are cordially invited to a talk hosted by the Slavic Department on Monday, February 9, 4 PM, in 109 Dwinelle.

The talk will be on “The Legibility of Peasant Life in Early Marko Vovchok: Realism, Allegory, and National Difference” by Professor Vadim Shneyder from UCLA.

We hope to see you there!

Hi everyone! Just a friendly reminder that Prof. Shneyder's talk on the 19th-century Ukrainian author, Marko Vovchok, is happening today at 4 PM!

Please come join us in commemorating what is now four years of continued Ukrainian bravery in this unjust war. We will be gathering for our annual memorial in front of Sather Tower at noon, Feb 24.

At noon, the Campanile will ring out with the Ukrainian National Anthem, a call for freedom honoring Ukrainian resilience 🇺🇦

This bell-play tradition began as an act of solidarity and has grown into a worldwide “Call for Freedom” campaign led by Support Ukraine With Us, created to turn grief into action and support people on the ground in war-impacted areas 🔔

As always, this memorial is open to the public, so please bring your family and friends! We hope to see you there! 💙💛

Hi all—
As today marks the fourth year of war against and in Ukraine, we hope you will join us in commemorating and remembering all those who are affected; all those who serve and have served; and all those who have been unjustly forced to make sacrifices…
We will be gathering at 11:45 AM in front of the Campanile for our annual memorial and rally. The bell will begin ringing precisely at noon.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
Thank you all for your continued support 🩵💛

Dear all,

We invite you to a meeting with the journalist Ekaterina Gordeeva on Thursday, April 23 at 4 PM (Toll Room, Alumni House)
 
Katerina Gordeeva is a Russian journalist, documentary writer, and author. She is known for her work on Russia's NTV Documentary films from 2003 until 2012. Gordeeva's documentaries cover a list of different topics, including health, family, and social issues. Central to her reputation today is her interview cycle, Tell Gordeeva (Skazhi Gordeevoi), which features conversations with some of the most important and controversial public figures in Russia. Gordeeva was declared a Foreign Agent by the Russian Ministry of Justice.

Please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO5BX-BlmeQs3l2ReRcyqxpFAYqW3BRr0BVIx-AnCRccZboQ/viewform

And you can read more about her here: https://katerinagordeeva.com/en/

Please join us tonight at 5 PM for a screening of “Atlantis” by Valentyn Vasyanovych! It will be in Dwinelle B-4 (Berkeley Language Center)

Snacks and refreshments have been generously provided by Ukraine Matters. See you there! 🇺🇦🫶