Exploring Russia in Winter

After 10 days immersed in the life of Russia’s two great cities, a group of 18 HWS students returned to the U.S. with an increased ability to engage in culturally…
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HWS Group on Study Tour of Russia

A group of 18 HWS students led by Associate Professor of Russian Area Studies David Galloway and Assistant Professor of Psychology Brien Ashdown are getting a glimpse of Russia in…
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Russian Program Departs for Siberia

Students and faculty from the Hobart and William Smith Russian Area Studies program, joined by K-12 teachers from upstate New York and Connecticut, recently departed for more than a month…
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Russian Area Studies Hosts Chernobyl Film

The Russian Area Studies program will mark the 30th anniversary of the meltdown of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine by screening the 2015 documentary film “The Babushkas of Chernobyl”…
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Sperling Talks Putin and Politics

Valerie Sperling, professor of political science at Clark University and an expert on Russian politics and the politics of gender, will visit Hobart and William Smith to deliver a lecture,…
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