Russian Club
Russian Club Members at the Orthodox Easter Party (more)
The Russian Club of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages of Saint Louis University first opened its doors in the late 50s when interest of Russian was boosted by Russian achievements in air-space explorations. The Club was one of the few available sources of knowledge and experience of Russian traditions and lifestyle. In its heyday, the Club put on shows of one-act plays by Russian authors that were well attended despite the fact that it was done in Russian!
Nowadays, when all kinds of information is "just a click away", the Russian Club continues to enjoy popularity among students of Russian and members of the local Russian community who are often featured as Guest Speakers or who just pop in to have fun.
The Club meetings are held regularly twice a semester and focus on various traditional Russian festivals or on a selected topic. Here students of Russian also get hands-on experience in making Russian traditional dishes and acquire a taste of genuine Russian food (i.e. borsh, pirozhki, bliny, golubtsy, sushki, prianiki, Russian salad ) and drink (e.g. kvas, tea with lemon). On special occasions, Russian Club members take field trips to the annual Russian Festival, to the Russian Orthodox Church or to the local Russian restaurants Dvin and Zhivago's.
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- For General Information:
Dr. Kathleen Llewellyn, Interim Chair
314.977.2448
llewelk2@slu.edu - Spanish Graduate Program:
Dr. Elsy Cardona
Director of Spanish Graduate Program
314.977.3670
cardonae@slu.edu - French Graduate Program:
Dr. Annie Smart
Director of French Graduate Program
314.977.2449
smart@slu.edu - Mailing Address:
Ritter Hall 318
220 North Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63103
tel. (314) 977-2450
fax (314) 977-1495