Four fourth-year Dickinson Russian majors (Kara Elder, Kimberly Ferington, Jonathan Ontiberos, and Nina Ioannidou) were selected as part of a peer-reviewed competition to present their original research at the 10th annual University of Pittsburgh Russian and East European Undergraduate Research Symposium on March 25, 2010.

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On Friday, March 3, Russian students prepared bliny (thin pancakes) in celebration of Maslenitsa. Also known as Butter Week or Pancake Week, Maslenitsa is week-long religious and folk celebration in preparation for Lent and the end of winter. Traditions include making bliny, sleigh rides, bonfires, pole climbing, and snowball fights. Despite the absence of snow in Carlisle, Dickinson students learned about Maslenitsa festivities and practiced their pancake flipping in the Stern kitchen from 8:30-12:30.

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