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| 09.09.2009
The SRAS Newsletter
A Resource for Students, Educators, and Anyone Curious about Russia | | 
A Soviet-era illustration celebrating День Знаний (Day of Knowledge), which still marks the beginning of the new school year across Russia. In fact, girls' school outfits still look
much the same. Boys now wear business suits. |
Welcome from SRAS!
September always feels busier in Moscow. With the end of vacation season, people flood back to their jobs and schools, filling the city streets and subway with noticeably more traffic. This is also the time of year that SRAS publishes its big back-to-school issue of the SRAS newsletter. In our "Language and Culture" section, we have a summary of the new "changes" to the Russian language and the controversy behind them. You'll also find a new Olga's Blog (on the circus in Moscow) and a new Mini-Lesson (on childbirth in Russia). We've added three new additions to our "Politics in Translation" project, providing even more material to study Russian politics and advanced Russian language. Make sure to check out the "Business and Professions" section, which not only has an interview with an SRAS student who used her experience in Russia to leverage her career, but also job postings for those with Russian skills. You'll find lots of ideas on how to arrange and fund your own experience in our "Programs and Funding" section. We've also included several primary source documents for studying racism, the financial crisis in Russia, and the problems facing Russian youth. If you have views or material you would like to contribute to the newsletter, please contact us. To subscribe to this free newsletter, send an email with "Subscribe SRAS" in the subject field to jwilson@sras.org. News and Announcements  SRAS announces program dates and deadlines for 2010. Plan early to make sure you get a space and have time to research funding and travel options! Programs available: Politics and Oil; Russian as a Second Language; SRAS Work Study Programs; Kyrgyz Focus; Russian Studies Semester; Siberian Studies; Bordertalk: Sino-Russian Relations; and The Russian Far East.
Those interested in the Gilman Scholarship for themselves or their students should look into the new webinars offered by that program both for students and advisers! SURF is a new program that seeks to get Russian and American college students working together to formulate bilateral resolutions to international conflicts. They are currently accepting applications for their 2009-2010 program (due Oct 5) and seeking more business partners to help fund the program. The Educational Bridge Project coordinates annual festivals taking American musicians to Russia and Russian musicians to America. They are currently accepting donations and volunteers to help with the next festival, to be held in Boston from Oct 27 - Nov 12, 2009. Russian Word of the Day is a blog aimed at first- and second-year students of Russian. Business Podcasts offers Russian-language podcasts describing issues surrounding doing business in Russia. The Kremlin YouTube Channel was recently launched. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Обзоры: Learn About Russia and Eurasia
through the News | These news reviews strive to paint an accurate and balanced picture of life in Russia and to deliver information on important events affecting Eurasia. | - Russian Society
Civil society, demographics, media, education, and more.
News from EurasiaRecent elections in Kyrgyzstan; Georgia blockades Abkhazia; Medvedev chides Yushchenko in video blog. Domestic PoliticsPoliticians, political parties, the opposition, and Russia's regions. - Russian Economy
Economic sectors, foreign trade, and government intervention.
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  A Fair and Just Russia (Part II)
SRAS's Politics in Translation series continues this month with part two of Fair Russia's party platform. Fair Russia a socialist party which holds nearly eight percent of seats in Russia's State Duma and its head, Sergei Mirnov, is the speaker of the upper house of Russia's parliament.
Fair Russia's Foreign Policy
English speakers do not often get the chance to see what Russia's foreign policy might look like if Russia was ruled by a party other than United Russia. This translated address from a Fair Russia representative to President Obama gives some idea, however. NES Speech in Russian Translation
In this new resource, we provide two translations of the speech President Obama gave in Moscow as part of US attempts to "reset" relations. The first, a video clip with simultaneous translation differs substantially from the much more carefully written translation later provided by the Regnum.ru news service. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Julia Vail: Reporting on Russia
Julia Vail studied with SRAS under our Russian as a Profession program (now part of the Russian Studies Abroad program), combining language and subject study with a hands-on internship in Moscow. She has used this experience to help land a full-time career in journalism and publishing. Legal Precedent in Russia
Legal precedent is not yet an official source of law in Russia. However, Russian courts are increasingly turning to it in an effort to create a "unified legal practice," especially in cases involving business and taxation in Russia. This article from SRAS partner Alinga Consulting Group examines precedent in Russia as well as gives an overview of how Russia's top courts work. The Tripartite Customs Union
PBN's Policy Matters examines the geopolitical and trade implications of Russia's aboutface on its WTO application, withdrawing its individual application and proposing to apply as part of a regional trade union. Recent Russia-Related Job Postings
Russia Program Grants Manager - based in Pacific Environment's main office in San Francisco, California.
Project Manager for a School Dropout Prevention Pilot Project (USAID funded) based in Tajikistan. |
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  SRAS Research Abroad Grant
Looking to research in Russia? Receive $1000 towards any SRAS program and let us help you find the resources you need!
Russian as a Second Language
Following suggestions from our students, we've simplified and streamlined this program page to make choosing your RSL program easier than ever! Work-Study: Translation
SRAS's Work Study: Translation Program is a practical academic program offering intensive Russian lessons and professional, hands-on translation experience. SRAS has a full range of study programs. Click here! Scholarships and Grants
Thousands of dollars are available for study abroad. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
Recent Changes to the Russian Language
Erin Decker, the most recent arrival to SRAS's Work-Study: Translation program, summaries some of the recent official changes to the Russian language and the controversy they've caused. Цирк
This month Olga takes us to one of her favorite places: the Russian circus! Learn about two of Moscow's most prominent circuses and terminology related to performance in this edition of Olga's Blog. Moscow, Off the Beaten Path (Part II)
In this second part of a two-part travel series from SRAS, intern Hannah Chapman takes you to oft-overlooked places in Moscow that history buffs shouldn't miss. Birth in Russia - Рождение ребенка в России
Russia's current demographic crisis, in which it is losing a few hundred thousand people per year, means that childbirth is an important topic there. It is, however, a very wide topic, incorporating economics, education, biology, sociology, and even politics. This is the first in a multi-part Russian Mini-Lesson that will address many of these issues and the Russian terminology related to them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Report on Racial Violence and Harassment
The Task Force on Racial Violence and Harassment was established by members of the Moscow Protestant Chaplaincy (MPC) to record and report on racially motivated attacks and harassment against people of color in the Moscow region.
Youth of Russia
Between 2005 and 2007, the Swiss Academy for Development (SAD) carried out research in the Russian Federation with the aim of conducting a scientific investigation of the main issues and challenges confronting Russian youth. Russian Opinions on Financial Crisis
Russians are divided over whom to blame and are widely affected by the crisis. If you have views or material you would like to contribute to the newsletter, please contact us. To subscribe to this free newsletter, send an email with "Subscribe SRAS" in the subject field to jwilson@sras.org. |
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