TEACHING:
ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-2012
World premier of The Monkeys Are Coming! (Обезьяны идут!) by Lev Lunts (Лев Натанович Лунц, 1901-1924), directed by Gabriel Crause ’12.
Follow this link to learn more about this unique theatrical event, which also became the culmination of “The Monkeys Are Coming! 20th Century Non-Conformist Russian Theater” course taught in the Spring 2011 semester at Princeton University.
(poster design: Tracy A. Patterson)
Princeton-in-Petersburg Summer 2011:
Princetonian петербуржцы и петербуженки visit the Novgorod kremlin
ACADEMIC YEAR 2010-2011
Congratulations to Princetonians, Winners and Honorees of the Twelfth Annual American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR) Post-Secondary Essay Contest!
Many thanks to all members of our victorious team!
According to the organizers, in 2011 no fewer than 1,139 essays were submitted from 59 universities and colleges across the USA.
NON-HERITAGE LEARNERS, Level 1
First Place
Seongcheol Kim (Russian 102, Spring ’11)
Second Place
Jamie Kowalski (Russian 102, Spring ’11)
Third Place
Irene Lo (Russian 102, Spring ’11)
Honorable Mention
Audrey Hall (Russian 102, Spring ’11)
Laura Hildebrand (Russian 102, Spring ’11)
Benjamin Kalinsky (Russian 102, Spring ’11)
Aria Miles (Russian 102, Spring ’11)
Fabiola Pina (Russian 102, Spring ’11)
Mengyi Xu (Russian 102, Spring ’11)
ACADEMIC YEAR 2009-2010
Princeton-in-Petersburg Summer 2010
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Congratulations to Princetonians, Honorees of the Eleventh Annual American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR) Post-Secondary Essay Contest!
According to the organizers, in this year’s contest, there were 1,023 essays submitted from 64 universities and colleges across the U.S.
Non-Heritage Learners, Level 1
Honorable Mention:
Cheryl Wan Jen Quah (Russian 102, Spring ’10)
Kellie Valladares (Russian 102, Spring ’10)
Many thanks to all members of the Princeton University team!
New Year Comes to Princeton: Our Good Old “Ëлочка,” Celebrated and Impersonated (click image to start / stop video clip) |
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| Evening of Russian Poetry with Singer-Songwriter Alexandr Sherbina |
SUMMER 2009
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First We Take Palace Square: Princeton in Petersburg, 2009 |
ACADEMIC YEAR 2008-2009
Congratulations to Princetonians, Winners and Honorees of the Tenth Annual American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR) Post-Secondary Essay Contest!
Many thanks to all members of our victorious team!
According to the organizers, in 2009 no fewer than 1,024 essays were submitted from 60 universities and colleges across the USA.
NON-HERITAGE LEARNERS, Level 1
First Place
Oliver Bloom (Russian 102, Spring ’09)
Honorable Mention
Lyubomira Docheva (Russian 102, Spring ’09)
Shiv Dutt (Russian 102, Spring ’09)
Alexandra Hay (Russian 102, Spring ’09)
Martin Schmalz (Russian 102, Spring ’09)
NON-HERITAGE LEARNERS, Level 2
First Place
Andy Davis (Russian 107, Spring ’09)
Third Place
Hui Wen (Russian 107, Spring ’09)
NON-HERITAGE LEARNERS, Level 3
Second Place
Sarah Vitali (Russian 208, Spring ’09)