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On Centaurs & Other Poems by Zuzanna Ginczanka, with Alex Braslavsky (G3, Translator)

February 22, 2023

Congratulations to Alex Braslavsky (G3) for her translation work On Centaurs & Other Poems by Zuzanna Ginczanka.

Alex will be in conversation on Friday, February 24, 2023 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST at the Grolier Poetry Book Shop and on Zoom with Marguerite Feitlowitz, and Danielle Pieratti with an...

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Game Night

October 5, 2022

The Slavic Department invites undergraduate students to our Slavic Game Night on Wednesday, October 5th from 5-7pm in the Thompson Room.  Come grab a slice of pizza and learn how to play pexeso, kalambury, and mafia. We hope to see you there!

 

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Harvard College Academic Fair

August 26, 2022

Calling all undergraduates! Stop by our table at the Academic Fair next Friday, August 26, from 1-3 pm at the Science Center Plaza to meet faculty and learn more about our classes and Language Program. For more information: https://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/orientation.

Harvard College Academic Fair
Friday, August 26, 1-3 pm 
Location: Plaza Tent, Science Concourse

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Greetings from Prague

June 9, 2022

Students from our Summer Abroad Program in Prague arrived safely in the Czech Republic and are eager to start their 8-weeks long course in Czech language and culture.

Prague Study Abroad 2022

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Welcome, Spring!

April 21, 2022

On April 6th, students of Czech and Polish celebrated the old Slavic tradition of Morena, which symbolizes the end of winter and beginning of spring. After reading poems and songs related to the custom, we made the figure of Morena from branches and scraps, carried her from the Barker Center, and symbolically dipped her into the Charles River. Welcome, Spring!

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