Russian

September 11, 2021

Ballet in the Cold War

The Cold War played out on exotic battlegrounds. Perhaps none were stranger—and had more unexpected outcomes—than cultural-exchange ballet tours.


September 1, 2002

Top grad

Roy Chan, ‘02, a comparative literature/Russian language and literature major earned a 3.98 GPA in his four years at the UW. For his academic achievements, he was named the 2002 President’s Medalist.


December 1, 1991

A view to a coup

A relaxing UW alumni cruise suddenly became a glimpse into the second Russian revolution.


December 1, 1989

Gorbachev as reformer

A UW expert assesses the historic changes Mikhail Gorbachev has brought to the Soviet Union.