RUSSIAN STUDENT SOCIETY

Executive Body of the Russian Society

President:  tba

Vice-President:  tba

Secretary-Treasurer: tba

ABOUT RUSSIAN STUDENT SOCIETY

The Russian Society is an active student community that aims to enhance students’ experience through a wide-ranging variety of formal and informal occasions.

EVENTS 

Fall 2008

Welcome Back Potluck Party
Friday, September 12
6:00-9:00pm
Bring a Russian dish (or whatever you can)
Students, faculty, and anyone with an interest in Russian language and culture
welcome
6405 Oak Street
Email jlounsbu@dal.ca for further information or directions

Russian Cooking Club (monthly)
Sunday, September 28
4:00-7:00 pm
Location TBA
We will cook and eat a traditional Russian meal!
All ingredients provided

Russian Cooking Club (monthly)
Sunday, October 26
4:00-7:00 pm
Location TBA
We will cook and eat a traditional Russian meal!
All ingredients provided

Russian Poetry Night
Wednesday, October 29
7:00-9:00 pm
University of King's College Senior Common Room
Bring a poem to read in Russian or English, or just come to listen!
Snacks and beverages provided

SATURDAY, November 15 – "RUSSIAN NIGHT" - OPEN TO HALIFAX RUSSIAN COMMUNITY

EVENTS 2007

The Russian Society would like to invite you to a night of Russian poetry reading. Please come and share with the students of the society a reading of some of your favourite Russian poetry.

The evening begins at 7p.m. on Monday October the 15th, in the Senior Common Room located on King's Campus,in between the Anglican Chapel, and the Chapel Bay Residence (ask the front desk or security if in doubt). There will be wine, cheese, fire in the fireplace, comfy chairs and a big red carpet to spread yourselves out on. There will also be an interlude of live music,in the tradition of Russian gypsy music, performed by the Russian Society Band (namely, Graham on his double bass).

Please RSVP us in advance to let us know that you are reading.
Remember, you may also come just to listen and enjoy.

Below are a few of the events for the 2006 – 07 academic year:

Commemoration of the Victims of Stalinism (October 30)
An evening of remembrance for those who perished under Stalin’s rule during the period of 1924 – 53, organized by Olga Velikanova. There shall be a number of small speeches, poetry readings, and a performance by the Dalhousie Russian Choir.

Dalhousie Russian Night (December 2)
An annual event put on by students and faculty of the department, Russian Night features a full evening of entertainment, including poetry, music, and skits, with the prime attraction being the all-you-can-eat Russian feast, held after the night’s events.

Russian Blini Lunch
Everyone is welcome to come to the Russian Lounge during Maslenitsa, the Russian pancake week for free blini. Held during the last week of February.

Russian Poetry Nights
Impromptu gatherings, usually held at a student or faculty member’s house, where those in attendance recite their favorite poems.

Student Journal
At the end of the year, a journal of student works – poetry, essays, travel writings – is published. Submissions are accepted in Russian or English.

Pictures from Dalhousie Russian students’ trip to Moscow and St. Petersburg in 2006:

The people in the photos, from left to right, are as follows:

Colin Bent. Striking a pose near one of the palaces in the town of
Pushkin.

Kevin Wells, Ben McVicker. In front of Chekhov in Moscow.

Russian 2006 class. Back row: Ben McVicker, Georgia Rubenstein, Colin Bent, Bayne Purcell, Philip Wrentsch. Front row: Teacher of Grammatika, Regan Treewater, Angela Fidelak, Hillary Drummond, Kate Willison, Teacher of Chtenie.

Ben McVicker, Hillary Drummond, Colin Bent. This photo was taken in Pushkin in May.

Angela Fidelak, Colin Bent, Mary Crooks, and Ben McVicker. Outside the State Lenin Library in Moscow, with Dostoevsky behind us.

Emilie Turgeon, Daniel Hanson. In front of another Dostoevsky statue in Tallinn, Estonia.