Previous Russian Tea House Events
2012-13
November 29, 2012 - Block 4
This
Thursday,
November
29th
is
the
birthday
of
the
Russian
letter
Ё.
Kat
Hodgson
will
be
telling
the
story
of
the
birth
and
some
interesting
facts
about
the
Letter's
life.
Come
to
drink
tea
and
learn
about
its
history.
Do
vstrechi!
November 8, 2012 - Block 3 We cordially invite you to come to Russian Tea and listen to professor of History DENNIS SHOWALTER who will be talking about WW2 and his latest book about the Battle of Kursk.
October 10, 2012 - Block 2 Come learn how to play a popular Russian card game. We'll have a tournament, the winner will get a souvenir. come to drink tea, and spend time in a warm atmosphere.
September 20, 2012 - Block 1 Russian students Jena and Beau are preparing a hot discussion on "Two capitals of Russia: Moscow vs. Saint Petersburg". Also April and Robin will give a report about the latest Russian news. Come and join us!
2011-12
May
3,
2012
-
Block
8
Russian
major,
Julia
Pleasants,
will
share
her
experience
of
discovering
Ivan
Bunin!
Julia
will
show
the
movie
she
filmed
based
on
Bunin's
famous
"Light
Breathing".
Tea
and
cakes
will
be
served.
April 26, 2012 - Block 8 Russian Major, Joshua Youle, is going to talk about the phenomena of corruption in Russia. Tea and cakes will be served.
April 5, 2012 - Block 7 Russian Major, Marcella Morgan, is going to share her experience of analyzing Dostoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov."
September
8,
2011
-
Blk
1
First
meeting
of
year:
Getting
to
know
you.
September
9,
2011
-
Blk
1
Russian
travel.
Moscow:
witness
stories,
pictures,
adventures,
slide
show
September
22,
2011
-
Blk
1
Russian
travel.
Saint-Petersburg
and
suburbs:
witness
stories,
pictures,
adventures,
slide
show.
October
2,
2011
-
Blk
2
Russian
poetry
night:
great
poems,
great
poets,
great
actors
October
13,
2013-
Blk
2
Modern
Russian
memes
and
sterotypes
or
"Who
are
the
British
scientists?
October
20,
2011
-
Block
2
You
will
never
see
it
anywhere
else!
Funny,
absurd
or
just
amazing
things
about
Russia
2010-11
April
28,
2011
-
Blk
8
Russian
news.
The
residents
of
the
Russian
house
will
share
some
interesting
recent
Russian
news.
Time:
3:30
Presenter:
Esther
Zolotova
May
5,
2011
-
Blk
8
Russian
movie
night.
Dedicated
to
the
anniversary
of
Victory
Day
(May
9),
the
day
that
marks
the
capitulation
of
Nazi
Germany
to
the
Soviet
Union
in
the
Second
World
War
"The
Cranes
Are
Flying"
"
("Letiat
zhuravli")
is
a
movie
about
World
II
and
a
story
of
young
woman
and
love
of
her
life,
separated
when
he
enlists
to
fight
in
World
War
II.
Director:
Mikhail
Kalatozov.
Release
date:
1957.
Subtitled.
7:30
p.m.
May
12,
2011
-
Blk
8
Goodbye
Dinner.
Dinner
for
Mullet
House
residents
and
students
studying
Russian.
7:00
p.m.
.
October
7,
2010
-
Blk
2
Soviet-Russian
mentality.
What
are
the
specific
features
of
the
Soviet
mentality?
And
what
has
changed
in
the
minds
of
the
people
since
Soviet
times?
Presenter:
Yulia
Rogovaya
October
14,
2010-
Blk
2
Studying
Abroad.
Information
session
about
studying
Russian
at
Nevsky
University
in
St.
Petersburg
(Blocks
7&8)
Presenters:
Prof.
Alexei
Pavlenko,
Yulia
Rogovaya,
Joshua
Youle,
Jordan
Maze
November
4,
2010
-
Block
3-
7:00
pm
Russian
movie
night-
the
movie
"72
meters"
is
about
famous
Russian
submarine
and
its
crew:
one
day
the
sub
is
performing
a
routine
training.
A
disturbed
WWII
mine
slowly
moves
on
a
collision
course
with
the
sub.
A
mighty
blast
knocks
down
everyone
inside
the
wrecked
sub,
72
meters
below
sea
level.
The
movie
has
subtitles.
The
Mullet
House.
November
11,
2010
-
Block
3
CC
students
talk
about
their
experience
of
living
and
studying
in
Crimea
(Russian
summer
course).
Presenters
:Joshua
Youle
and
Jordan
Maze.
December
2,
2010
-
Block
4-
3:30
pm
Presentation:
Russian
Professor
Alexei
Pavlenko
will
talk
about
language
proficiency
levels
and
proficiency
tests
at
Colorado
College.
The
Mullet
House.
December
9,
2010
-
Block
4-
3:30
pm
Russian
news.
The
residents
of
the
Russian
house
will
share
some
interesting
recent
Russian
news.
The
Mullet
House.
December
14,
2010
-
Block
4-
8:00
pm
New
Year
Dinner.
Try
traditional
Russian
food
and
feel
the
unique
atmosphere
of
New
Year!
January
27,
2011
-
Block
5-
3:30
pm
Welcome
Back
Party!
Let's
meet
together,
share
our
experience
about
winter
break,
sing
Russian
songs
and
enjoy
a
cozy
atmosphere
of
the
Russian
House.
The
Mullet
House.
February
3,
2011
-
Block
5-
3:30
pm
Studying
Russian
on-line.
Sharing
experience
of
teaching
Russian
on-line
(project
"NIFLAR).
The
Mullet
House.
Presenter:
Yulia
Rogovaya.
February
10,
2015
-
Block
5-
3:30
pm
Russian
news.
The
residents
of
the
Russian
house
will
share
some
interesting
recent
Russian
news.
The
Mullet
House.
Presenters:
Shishkova
Evgenia,
Tarasava
Katsiaryna.
February
24,
2011
-
Blk
6
Defender
of
the
Fatherland
Day
.
Presentation
about
famous
Russian
holiday:
history,
symbols,
celebration.
Presenter:
Yulia
Rogovaya
March
3,
2011
-
Blk
6
Maslenitsa.
Celebration
of
unique
Russian
holiday:
songs,
dances
and
famous
Russian
dish-
blini
Location:
THEATREWORKS
(dusty
Loo
Bo
Vivant
theater
located
on
the
UCCS
campus)!!!
Time:
5:00
p.m.
to
6:30
p.m.
March
10,
2011
-
Blk
6
Students'
presentataion:
"Youth
Activism
in
Russia
and
Ukraine
Presenter:
Jordan
Maze
April
7,
2011
-
Blk
7
Tour
of
St.
Petersburg.
Presentation
about
history
and
most
popular
and
interesting
places
in
St.
Petersburg
from
people
who
live
or
have
been
there
many
times
and
love
the
city
with
all
their
heart.
Time:3:30
Presenter:
Alexei
Pavlenko,
Yulia
Rogovaya
April
14,
2011
-
Blk
7
Russian
Movie
Night.
Stiyagi
is
a
2008
Russian
film,
named
Hipsters
for
its
American
release.
It
is
a
musical
that
deals
with
Soviet
youth
subculture
"Stilyagi"
("hipsters"
or
literally
"obsessed
with
fashion")
of
the
1950s.
Synopsis:
Mels,
a
member
of
Komsomol
(the
youth
wing
of
Soviet
Communist
Party),
helps
break
up
a
stiyagi
party.
He
briefly
meets
and
is
intrigued
by
a
hip
girl
named
Polly,
who
invites
him
to
hang
out
with
her
friends
on
"Broadway."
Mels
is
drawn
into
their
world
of
colorful
fashions,
dancing,
and
loud
music.
He
purchases
a
saxophone
off
the
black
market
and
grows
out
his
hair.
His
old
friends
shun
him,
but
he
remains
refreshingly
optimistic.
Director:
Valery
Todorovsky.
This
movie
has
English
subtitles.
2009-10
October
10,
2009
What's
in
a
name?
Visiting
Professor
Tatiana
Nikolskaya
talks
on
the
meaning
of
names
in
Russian
Literature.
This
presentation
takes
place
in
the
Russian
House
on
Thursday,
Dec.
10
at
3:30.
September
10,
2009
Need
to
practice
your
Russian?
Come
to
our
Russian
Tea
this
week.
We
will
be
speaking
and
singing
in
Russian,
while
enjoying
some
tea.
September
3,
2009
The
Russian
House
invites
you
to
come
and
enjoy
traditional
Russian
tea
and
cake
and
to
watch
excerpts
from
the
famous
film
"The
Battleship
Potemkin",
by
the
famous
producer
Eisenstein.
2008-09
April
9th,
2009
Join
us
Come
show
off
your
talens
at
the
Russian
Tea
this
Thursday!
Sing
a
song-or
recite
a
poem
or
just
have
a
good
time
in
the
company
of
gifted
people.
Sweet
prizes
guaranteed
for
everyone!
4:00
pm,
at
the
Russian
House
February
26,
2009
Maslenitsa!
Join
us
for
one
of
the
biggest
Russian
cultural
events
of
the
year.
Find
out
what's
special
about
the
Russian
version
of
Mardigras-
a
holiday
called
Maslenitsa
which
celebrates
the
end
of
the
winter
and
mark
the
beginning
of
the
Great
Lent.
Games,
puppets
and
a
year's
worth
of
bliny
(pancakes)
guaranteed!
December
11,
2008
St.
Petersburg
through
the
Eyes
of
the
Poets.
Come
along
on
a
tour
of
Peter
the
Great's
Window
to
the
West.
We
will
examine
the
lives
and
writings
of
the
great
poets
of
Russia.
October
9
and
16,
2008
Russia
vs.
America:
stereotypes.
Join
our
discussion
with
CPC
Ksenia
Shaprova
to
discuss
common
stereotypes
between
Russia
and
America.
October
2,
2008
Have
you
ever
been
curious
about
the
Orthodox
church?
What
exactly
is
the
difference
between
the
Orthodox
and
Western
(Catholic
and
Protestant)
churches?
Come
to
Russian
tea
and
all
your
questions
will
be
answered!
September
10,
2008
The
Russian-Georgian
Conflict:
A
New
Cold
War?
Please
join
us
for
a
discussion
on
the
Russian-Georgian
conflict.
Professors
Gould,
Pavlenko
and
Finley
will
be
presenting
different
sides
and
perspectives
of
the
issue.
September
4,
2008
The
Russian
House
invites
you
to
come
and
enjoy
traditional
Russian
tea
and
cake
and
to
watch
excerpts
from
the
famous
film
"The
Battleship
Potemkin",
by
the
famous
producer
Eisenstein.
2007-08
September
21,
2007
Economics
and
Business:
Open
World
Forum
&
the
Russian
House
presents
"Business
&
Civic
Engagement
in
Contemporary
Russia"
Come
meet
Russian
Delegates.
September
20,
2007
Join
us
for
a
showing
of
the
"Best
Russian
movie
of
the
last
15
years"
Dust,
with
English
subtitles.
Thursday
at
7:30
pm
in
the
WES
room.
November
1,
2007
Ever
wonder
what
it's
like
in
Siberia?
Ever
wanted
to
volunteer
at
an
orphanage?
Michelle
"Masha"
Olson
will
share
her
volunteer
experience
in
Siberia.
November
11,
2007
Professor
Alexei
Pavlenko
will
discuss
Russian
Constructivists
December
6,
2007
Putin
or
Rasputin?
Professor
Alexei
Pavlenko
and
visiting
professor
of
Russian
Tatian
Nikolskaya
invite
you
to
a
discussion
about
Russia
and
the
upcoming
Russian
parliamentary
elections
.
January
31,
2008
Mark
Henkel
will
discuss
Leo
Tolstoy-
War
and
Peace
in
Historical
Context
February
7,
2008
Tirso
Peguero
will
make
a
presentation
on
the
Battle
of
Stalingrad
February
28,
2008
"The
Competing
Logics
of
Missile
Defense
in
Central
Europe"
-
US
missile
defense
system
in
Europe.
Presentation
by
Professor
John
Gould.
March
6,
2008
Maslenitsa
(pancake
week)
is
a
Russian
religious
and
folk
holiday.
It
is
a
celebration
of
the
end
of
winter.
Come
and
join
in
the
festivities!
April
10,
2008
Presidential
Election
in
Russia.
Join
Associate
Professors
Alexei
Pavlenko
and
John
Gould
for
an
open
discussion
about
the
Russian
presidential
election.
May
1,
2008
The
Stork's
Nest
(Life
and
Love
in
the
Russian
Countryside).
Conserving
Russia's
Wilderness.
Please
join
us
for
a
slide
show
and
presentation
on
adventures
from
Russia's
most
remote
places.
Author
Laura
Williams
speaks
from
14
years
of
conservation
experience
in
some
of
Russia's
wildest
places.
May
5,
2008
"Kosovo:
A
Serbian
Perspective"
by
Srdja
Popovic.
"It
is
needless
to
stress
the
the
Kosovo
issue
is
the
gravest
and
the
most
important
issue
in
Europe
today.
Its
significance
cannot
be
overvalued
because
of
the
fact
that
it
could
easily
enflame
the
whole
region."
Vojislav
Koštunica.