The following feature article appeared in the campus publication Mosaic in March, 2001. Although some of the courses, students, and faculty members referenced in the story may have changed in the meantime, it still provides a full and accurate picture of the Russian Studies Program. For the most current course information and faculty listing, we encourage you to visit the program's homepage. Exploring the new Russia A s Russia s societal and political landscape changes, so does the terrain of Trinity s Russian studies program. And although the end of the Cold War had a major impact on the world of Russian studies at Trinity and other colleges across the country, Trinity s program remains robust and dynamic.
Trinity has a remarkably strong program in Russian studies.
There are very few colleges that can match our breadth and depth, says Katherine Lahti, associate professor of modern languages and coordinator of Russian and Eurasian studies. Two new initiatives take their cues from the extraordinary changes in the former Soviet Union and illustrate the continuing vitality of Russian studies at Trinity. In characteristic Trinity fashion, one endeavor is global and the other local. Next year the College will open a global learning site in Moscow, where it will immerse students in the project of rebuilding civil society in Russia. The other initiative is taking place in the neighborhood, where Trinity is building ties with a sizeable Russian immigrant community in Hartford.