From the Soviet Union to Putin’s Russia

An American Scholar’s Firsthand Encounters with a Changing Country

Don’t miss a unique conversation with Richard Robin, a longtime scholar of Russia, Professor Emeritus of Slavic Linguistics and International Affairs at George Washington University, and one of the most influential American educators in the field of Russian studies.

Over several decades, Robin traveled to and conducted research in the Soviet Union and Russia, experiencing the country and its transformations firsthand. His work brought him into direct contact with Russian speakers from different walks of life and captured their voices, perspectives, and everyday realities.

Robin is the lead author of Golosa: A Basic Course in Russian, the bestselling college Russian textbook now in its sixth edition, as well as Political Russian.

Join us for stories, observations, and conversation about a country that changed before his eyes — and about what an American scholar can learn by encountering Russia not only through books, but on the ground.

October 20 | 2:30–3:45 PM
Sherman Hall 105

Open to all students!