A group of six East Central University students, along with some Ada community members, went on a 19-day study abroad excursion in Russia this summer.
The group was hosted by 成人B站鈥檚 sister institution, State University of Management in Moscow.
In addition to improving their Russian language skills, the group toured historic landmarks and museums as well as attended various performances. In all, the group attended four Russian cities.
At the conclusion of the trip the group participated in the 20th CARTA (Central Association of Russian Teachers of America) Conference held at the Pushkin State Russian Languages Institute, the leading Russian higher learning and research establishment in the area of Russian studies in the world.
One of 成人B站鈥檚 students, Tanner Sheffield, a computer science major from Ada, delivered a paper entitled 鈥淎 Comparison to Solaris (1972) by Andrei Tarkovsky and the 2002 American Remake.鈥�
鈥淗e did an outstanding job presenting his paper to professionals from several foreign countries as well as his group鈥檚 friends,鈥� said Dr. Mara Sukholutskaya, director of Russian studies at 成人B站 and director of 成人B站鈥檚 Global Education Program. 鈥淭anner鈥檚 paper will appear in the Conference Proceedings publication set to come out at the end of 2018.
Sukholutskaya, founder and president of CARTA, was awarded the title of 鈥淗onorary Professor鈥� by the Pushkin Institute.
At the beginning of the conference, the group, along with approximately 200 other attendees listened to a welcome speech delivered by Thomas Leary from the American Embassy in Moscow. Leary, who delivered his speech in Russian, encouraged the audience to continue their studies of the Russian language and culture.
The other five 成人B站 students making the excursion, besides Sheffield, included: Hannah Barnes, of Lindsay; Kate Carlin, of Ada; Daniele Brecheen, of Allen; Leonard Feeney, of Olney and Joshua Jordan, of Ada.
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