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7:30 pm – 11:00 pm, Thursday, October 20,

Ballad of a Soldier
Recipient of the prestigious Lenin Prize and the BAFTA Award for Best Film from Any Source, Ballad of a Soldier tells the story of nineteen-year-old Alyosha. Set in World War II, Alyosha asks for a few days leave as reward for single-handedly destroying two German tanks. Along his journey, Alyosha meets several people and falls in love with a fellow traveler, Shura. Their time together is short, however, as Alyosha must still make it home to see his mother before returning to the front.


Grigori Chukhrai
A decorated veteran from World War II, Grigori Chukhrai studied filmmaking at the Soviet State Film School and practiced the art at the Kiev Film Studio. Chukhrai’s wartime experiences profoundly affected his filmmaking—most of his films are connected to events in World War II. Based on his impressive body of work, he received a Nika Award in 1994.This event at the Russian Embassy is open to all AU and DC Consortium undergraduate and graduate students, who must RSVP individually via IRC@american.edu. Please include your school affiliation and graduate or undergraduate status. Students must bring their university and government-issued ID's. Business attire is required. Transportation from AU, Georgetown, GW, and UMD (College Park) will be arranged. Please check below for pick-up times and locations.


Shuttle Times and Locations
Times listed below are departure times. Please be at the pick-up location before the departure time.

American University: 6:40 p.m. at the main Shuttle Stop (behind Letts Hall, southern edge of campus)
University of Maryland (College Park): 6:00 p.m. at Stamp Student Union Building, Lot HH
Georgetown U: 6:40 p.m. in Lot 3 by the tennis courts.
George Washington U: 6:30 p.m. at 22nd and G Streets, NW.
George Mason U: 5:45 p.m. at the Sandy Creek Shuttle Stop

Return Shuttles: Return shuttles will be available at 10:30 p.m. for all universities.



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Type:Film/MovieHost:Initiative for Russian CultureEvent Website:Initiative for Russian Culture | History Department, American University, Washington, DC