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Russian Studies

Have you ever wondered why so many of the villains in Hollywood movies are Russian?  Or why so many people read Tolstoy and Dostoevsky?  Or what the word vodka really means? 

Do you want to study in a close-knit community of students and professors that allows for guided, free-ranging interdisciplinary research projects, long-lasting friendships and mentorships, and which hosts a diskoteka and a film series every semester? 

If the answer to any of the above is yes, then look no further!  The Russian Section at William & Mary offers just such a community of learning in which all of your questions about Russia and Russian will be addressed through the many Russian courses offered by faculty who are committed to excellence in teaching and to promoting undergraduate research.

 

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Lirsen Myrtaj Wins Essay Writing Award

LirsenMyrtajcropped.jpgCongratulations to Lirsen Myrtaj 
who won an Honorable Mention at 
the Fourteenth Annual ACTR NATIONAL Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest. This year they had 946 contestants from 47 universities.

Kristine Mosuela Wins Fulbright

guide-mongolia1.jpgKristine Mosuela has been selected for a Fulbright U.S. Student award for 2013-2014 to Mongolia.

Taylor Lain Wins Dobro Slovo Scholarship

Taylor cropped.jpgThe selection committee has awarded the 2013 Dobro Slovo Scholarship to Taylor Lain. The Dobro Slovo Scholarship was established in 2005. The Scholarship is funded by the donations of Russian alumni and faculty and is intended for students studying on the W & M Summer Study Abroad Program in St. Petersburg.

Alex McGrath Wins National Award

Alex thumbnail.jpgAlex McGrath has been selected to receive the Post Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate Award! Organized under the auspices of ACTR (the American Council of Teachers of Russian), this national award seeks to provide recognition for the best Russian Studies senior students nationwide--those students who best embody an enthusiasm for and love of things Russian.