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Russian House

University of Virginia Russian House

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Tea and Conversation Hour

Map to the Russian House

Father Frost

Matryoshka's Word

DESCRIPTION

The Russian House is designed to accommodate up to 6 students plus a resident director (two double rooms and two single rooms). At 102 Cresap Lane, the House is located very near the Library, Newcomb Hall, Memorial Gymnasium, and Central Grounds. A mixture of graduate students and undergraduates, some of whom are native speakers of Russian, live in the House. The House Director is Lilia Burganova Travisano. The House is furnished with a TV and VCR and a small library of useful books (dictionaries, etc.), The House has become a center for engaging cultural activities, including a Russian tea and conversation hour one night a week. In sum, the Russian House provides a congenial atmosphere for the pursuit of Russian area studies.

APPLICATION

Applications to the Russian House may be downloaded in PDF format (you will need a copy of Adobe Reader) by clicking here, or you may pick up a copy in the Slavic Department, 109 New Cabell Hall.


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