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South Junior High School Workshops in Geography

2009: Russia, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia

Student Worksheet 

Transliteration Tables:  Belarusian  |  Bulgarian  | Russian   |  Serbian / Macedonian  | Ukrainain

Languages of Russia, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia

1.  Listen to stories in Slavic languages

2. View images of books in KU Libraries written in many different languages and scripts (PowerPoint)

Ukrainian Eastera Eggs (Pysanky)

1.  How to make Ukrainian Easter eggs (mojo.com)

2.  Symbolism of Ukrainian Easter eggs (mojo.com)

Music and Dance from Russia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Central Asia

1.  RUSSIA

Russian Dance (Trepak) from the Nutcracker Suite at Mariinsky Ballet --performance (1:22 min.)

Russian song and dance with spoons -- concert (4:21min.)

Russian song (Kalinka) and dance -- music festival (1:50 min.)

Modern version of traditional Russian folk song and dance -- music festival (:47 min.)

2. BULGARIA

Bulgarian folk dance "Ruchenitsa" -- Mandolin solo (1:47 min.)

Bulgarian folk song "Ruchenitsa -- music video (1:32 min.)

Traditional Bulgarian dance for women -- performance (3:08 min.)

Modern version of traditional Bulgarian folk song "Devoiko, mari khubava"--TV program" (4:08 min.)

3. CAUCASUS (GEORGIA)

Georgian Dance with Daggers -- "Sukhishvili" -- performance (6:05 min.)

Georgian Dance and Song Public School #165 -- performance (6:24 min.)

Georgian Dance -- "Khorumi" -- performance (5:08 min.)

Modern version of traditional Georgian folks song "Khorumi" --music video (3:33 min.)

4. CENTRAL ASIA (KAZAKHSTAN, UYGHUR PEOPLE FROM EAST TURKISTAN)

Kazakh tradition folk music, dance, and costume -- concert (4:36 min.)

Kazakh traditional folk song, dance and costume -- music video  (2:16 min.)

Modern version of traditional Kazakh music and dance, "Never Forget" by Murat Nasyrov -- concert (3:01)

Modern version of traditional Uyghur (East Turkistan) song and dance -- music video (3:13 min)