Wellesley College Russian Department

03/24/2026

Three Wellesley students will participate in the Annual Undergraduate Colloquium on Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Harvard Davis Center on April 10.

The Davis Center has hosted the annual Undergraduate Colloquium on Russian and Eurasian Studies since 1996, when Kathryn W. Davis first committed her support to showcase work in the field by students from Harvard, Wellesley, and Wheaton colleges. Undergraduate speakers will present their research findings and engage in lively Q&A sessions with an audience of fellow students, faculty, family, and friends. We invite you to join us in celebrating undergraduate research and engagement in the region.

https://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/events/30th-annual-undergraduate-colloquium-russian-and-eurasian-DDavis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University
Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University

We invite you to join us in celebrating and supporting undergraduate research on Russian and Eurasian studies. The Davis Center has hosted this colloquium since 1996, showcasing work by students from Harvard, Wellesley, and Wheaton.

01/09/2026

https://www.wellesley.edu/news/the-russian-department-80-years

Wellesley’s Russian Department celebrates 80 years

01/30/2025

The Russian Department is happy to announce a new concert with the Sheffield Chamber Players: Ukrainian Songs of Longing. They will play Boris Lyatoshynsky's String Quartet No. 4 Op. 43. Free and open to the public, we invite you to join us next Sunday, February 9, at 7:00 pm in the Pendleton Hall West Music Salon (PNW 101).

03/11/2024

The Russian Department presents: Poetry of Song & Silence: Silvestrov's Quartet No.1, a concert by the Sheffield Chamber Players. Free and open to the public, join us for this evening of music on Tuesday 26 March at 7:30 PM in the Campus Center's Cow Chair Room.

02/20/2024

💛💙The “Stand With Ukraine Through Film” Project and the Wellesley Russian Department invite everyone to a screening of The Guide, a 2014 film by Ukrainian director Oles Sanin.

The screening will take place on Friday, February 23, at 7:00pm in Collins Cinema, marking two years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

The film will be introduced by “Stand with Ukraine Through Film” Project Director Marshall Strauss and lead actor Anton Greene. We hope to see you there 💛💙

11/15/2023

Join us for A Night of Poetry with Vera Pavlova, one of Russia’s best-known contemporary poets! She will give an interactive, bilingual recital in Russian & English, as the Department serves Russian refreshments; all in the Humanities Commons TODAY at 7 PM!

04/19/2023

Thanks to all who came to the student recital with Zolotoj Plyos! The music and company were incredible.

04/11/2023

Join us tonight for a concert by Zolotoj Plyos; traditional Slavic Instrumental Tunes and Songs from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and beyond.

Folk music recital with classically trained musicians Alexander Solovov, Elena Sadina, and Sergei Grachev.

The group’s repertoire includes folk songs and instrumental pieces from various parts of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, and also features Gypsy music and Jewish music. The members of the ensemble play more than thirty folk instruments, including the bayan, chromatic and diatonic accordions, the balalaika, domra, guitar, zhaleika, clarinet, saxophone, various percussion instruments, and Russian bells.

The Russian Department and Russian Area Studies Program Present
Zolotoj Plyos
Traditional Slavic instrumental tunes and songs from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and beyond.
Concert
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
7:00 p.m. Jewett Auditorium

Student Recital
Friday, April 14 2023
4:00 p.m.
Humanities Commons
(FND 300)

Generously sponsored by the Maria Opasnov Tyler '52 and the Kathryn Wasserman Davis '28 Funds
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Event details: https://www.wellesley.edu/events/node/202406

02/27/2023

Please join us for a concert by the Sheffield Chamber Players on Sunday, March 5 2023 at 7PM in Pendleton West 101!

Come hear the beautiful music of Shostakovich and Lysenko, followed by a Q&A with the musicians.

Free and open to the public. Off-campus guests must register via QR code. Masks required.

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02/23/2023

Joseph Stalin's long reign as leader of the Soviet Union was marked by ruthless tyranny and the deaths of millions. This panel will discuss his legacy in Kremlin.