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Celebrate Maslenitsa

Celebrate Maslenitsa, Russian Mardi Gras, with the Russian Flagship Program and learn how to make blini, traditional Russian pancakes from the comfort of your own kitchen! No cooking experience required! To RSVP and access a list of ingredients you will … Read more

Conflict in Ukraine: Context and Consequences

Join the UNC Russian Flagship Program and UNC's Women in National Security for a discussion with UNC Political Science Graduate student Silviya Nitsova. Silviya will provide a brief background on the history of the Russia-Ukraine conflict as well as an … Read more

Central Asia Working Group: Interpreting Kazakhstan’s Recent Political Unrest

Join UNC’s Central Asia Working Group for a presentation from Azamat Jusibai, Professor of Sociology (Pitzer College), and Barbara Junisbai, Associate Professor of Organizational Studies (Pitzer College), on “Interpreting Kazakhstan’s Recent Political Unrest.”  Meeting ID: 953 3999 3535; Passcode: 035874

Facul-Tea: Michele Rivkin-Fish

Celebrate International Women's Day with the Russian Flagship Program! Grab a cup of tea (or coffee!) and join us for a chat with Dr. Michele Rivkin-Fish, Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology. Learn more about Dr. Rivkin-Fish's personal experiences … Read more

Navruz

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 4003 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Across the Middle East and Central Asia, communities celebrate the arrival of Spring every March with singing, dancing, and food. Navruz is an affirmation of new life, a time of reflection and hope for the future. Join Dr. Eren Tasar, … Read more

An Evening of Russian Idioms with Dr. Natalia Chernysheva

Dey 401

Когда жареный петух в одно место клюнет! Wondering what it means when a roasted rooster bites you or when noodles hang from your ears? Join Dr. Natalia Chernysheva to learn popular Russian idioms and phrases to help you start speaking … Read more

Information Warfare in the Russian-Ukraine Conflict

Online

This moderated panel will explore the information war underway in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In addition to discussing the many challenges facing journalists covering the conflict, the panelists will explore how social media has changed information warfare and impacted intelligence gathering … Read more

TFED Gillings Global Series Lecture: Suing Russia for Ukraine at the World Court

FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Chapel Hill, NC - On March 24th, the Transatlantic Forum for Education and Diplomacy will welcome Professor Harold Hongju Koh -- one of the country’s leading experts in international law and human rights -- to UNC-Chapel Hill's campus. Professor Koh … Read more

Sanctions and International Crises

Virtual

Register here. Since 1945, the United States has been the most frequent user of economic sanctions, accounting for just about 50% of all sanctions threats and impositions. Recently, the U.S. employed financial sanctions against Iran, Venezuela, and Russia in response … Read more

Ukraine >> Rewind Film: Bad Roads

Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Ukraine << Rewind presents a curated selection of films by Ukrainian filmmakers about the war in Ukraine since 2014. Four short stories set along the roads of Eastern Ukraine during the war. Highlighting in particular the vulnerability of women during … Read more