East Meets West - Spring meets Summer

at Fort Ross

Saturday, May, 21st, 2011

10:00 - 4:30 PM

 

Visitor Center

 

10:00 Welcome and showing of the new Fort Ross Documentary

10:20 Guests from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU)

presenting on the

International Pacific Relations

with emphasis on the Russian Far East

Alexei Starichkov, Dean of the FENU Korean Studies College and the Director of FEFU's International Affairs Department

Artem Lukin, Associate Professor of International Relations

Kirill Kolesnichenko, Assistant Professor of Sociology

Tamara Troyakova, Associate Professor of IR at FEFU, Head of International Relations Department

 

 

Fort Compound

 

12:30 Presentation to Consul General of the Russian federation - Vladimir Vinokurov

12:45 Presentation about Russian folk and Orthodox traditions of

Semik* and Trinity : Spring circle dances,

praising young girls and young birch trees, "cuckoo burial" ceremony,

ritual fire-fried eggs. Celebrating*the seventh Thursday after Easter

2:00 Demonstration Historical "Obyed" (lunch) and Community Potluck

2:30 Talk about Fort Ross

3:00 Circle Games and Dances

 

 

Tel. (707) 847-4777 or email frinterp@parks.ca.gov for more information

www.fortrossstatepark.org

Admission: $10 per car - senior $9 per car