Professor Lara Ryazanova-Clarke Event details Lecture title: "Liquid Russian: A story of amazing transformations of the Russian language, its speakers and their communities outside Russia in the post-Soviet period" Venue: Lecture Theatre G.03, 50 George Square 17:15 - Lecture start 18:20 - Q&A 18:30 - Drinks Reception. - A small drinks reception will follow the lecture in the Foyer Area, Ground Floor, 50 George Square. All guest are welcome to attend. Lecture abstract For centuries, Russian was the main language of one state. The collapse of the Soviet Union, which occurred simultaneously with the acceleration of globalization, changed dramatically the status quo. Currently, almost the same number of Russian speakers live outside the Russian Federation as within it. The lecture develops the notion of ‘liquid Russian’ and explores the new phenomenon of global Russophonie and its linguistic, political and socio-cultural consequences. Sep 25 2019 17.15 - 19.00 Professor Lara Ryazanova-Clarke Details of Professor Lara Ryazanova-Clarke's inaugural lecture: "Liquid Russian: A story of amazing transformations of the Russian language, its speakers and their communities outside Russia in the post-Soviet period" Lecture Theatre G.03 50 George Square
Professor Lara Ryazanova-Clarke Event details Lecture title: "Liquid Russian: A story of amazing transformations of the Russian language, its speakers and their communities outside Russia in the post-Soviet period" Venue: Lecture Theatre G.03, 50 George Square 17:15 - Lecture start 18:20 - Q&A 18:30 - Drinks Reception. - A small drinks reception will follow the lecture in the Foyer Area, Ground Floor, 50 George Square. All guest are welcome to attend. Lecture abstract For centuries, Russian was the main language of one state. The collapse of the Soviet Union, which occurred simultaneously with the acceleration of globalization, changed dramatically the status quo. Currently, almost the same number of Russian speakers live outside the Russian Federation as within it. The lecture develops the notion of ‘liquid Russian’ and explores the new phenomenon of global Russophonie and its linguistic, political and socio-cultural consequences. Sep 25 2019 17.15 - 19.00 Professor Lara Ryazanova-Clarke Details of Professor Lara Ryazanova-Clarke's inaugural lecture: "Liquid Russian: A story of amazing transformations of the Russian language, its speakers and their communities outside Russia in the post-Soviet period" Lecture Theatre G.03 50 George Square
Sep 25 2019 17.15 - 19.00 Professor Lara Ryazanova-Clarke Details of Professor Lara Ryazanova-Clarke's inaugural lecture: "Liquid Russian: A story of amazing transformations of the Russian language, its speakers and their communities outside Russia in the post-Soviet period"
