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Upcoming conference reflects on 20 years since fall of Soviet Union

To mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union, the UCLA Center for European and Eurasia Studies is bringing together international experts to discuss the political, economic and socio-cultural changes that have taken place in Russia and its successor states over the past two decades.

 
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In Bed with an Elephant: Russian Cultural Dominance in Ukraine and the "Near Abroad"

A lecture by Mykola Riabchuk, National Endowment for Democracy, Reagan-Fascell Fellow

 
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Professor's Website Lets Music Flow Across Former Soviet Union

Difficult geography, limited communication and a collapsed music industry mean that many Russian bands and artists are limited to their local scene. But Professor David MacFadyen's website, "Far From Moscow," has given them a way to escape their isolation.

 
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Los Angeles - St. Petersburg Russian Folk Orchestra at UCLA

Meeting with Iryna Orlova and Anatoliy Mamalyga, the Los Angeles-St. Petersburg Russian Folk orchestra's professional directors and arrangers, who are both graduates of the famed Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music formerly known as the Kiev State (Tchaikovsky) Conservatory.

 
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Russian Spoken Here: Intensive Language Courses Hit the Streets

More than 400 students took advantage of L.A.'s linguistic diversity this summer by signing up for Language Intensives in L.A., organized by the Center for World Languages and Summer Sessions.

 
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The Social Bases of Reform and Anti-Reform: A Comparative Study of Ukraine and Russia

A public lecture by DAVID LANE, University of Cambridge, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences

 
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"Dysfunctional" State to "Blackmail" State: Paradoxes of the Post-Soviet Transition in Ukraine

A talk by Mykola Riabchuk.