{"id":24,"date":"2020-11-06T23:32:25","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T23:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/sras\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2025-05-04T14:27:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T14:27:59","slug":"family-of-sites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sras.org\/about-us\/family-of-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Of Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24\" class=\"elementor elementor-24\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbd8f3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbd8f3f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9f7de6\" data-id=\"c9f7de6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c1553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37c1553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Family Of Sites<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-052b455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"052b455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The SRAS Family of Sites consists of several websites, each created by SRAS, written primarily by students, and designed to complement <a href=\"https:\/\/sras.org\/programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SRAS study abroad programs<\/a>.<\/p><p>Students on our <a href=\"https:\/\/sras.org\/internship\">Online Research Internships<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sras.org\/students\/funding\/location-ambassadors\/\">Location Ambassador<\/a> programs work alongside our editors to develop content for these sites. They build a writing portfolio that demonstrates skills, knowledge, and experience to potential employers or graduate programs.<\/p><p>We created the SRAS Family of Sites to provide a wide-ranging and informed look at the politics, arts, cultures, languages, histories, pop cultures, economies, and identities of the diverse Eurasian landmass. We hope that the sites will excite students to study these subjects further and encourage a deeper understanding of Eurasia among Americans.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5884f07 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5884f07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/geohistory.today\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"151\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/sras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8efce487f432c503047f7d070cdbc635.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-751\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8efce487f432c503047f7d070cdbc635.png 151w, https:\/\/sras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8efce487f432c503047f7d070cdbc635-150x100.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/geohistory.today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GeoHistory<\/a><\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">GeoHistory is our platform for discussing history and current events within the context of geography, economics, and public opinion. We present geohistories, student-driven analysis, profiles of major names currently in the news, and important political texts in side-by-side translation. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ebfe3c elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8ebfe3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/popkult.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/sras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/PopKult-New-Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4765\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/PopKult-New-Logo.png 365w, https:\/\/sras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/PopKult-New-Logo-300x115.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/popkult.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PopKult <\/a><\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">PopKult covers the popular cultures of Eurasia, providing short introductions to popular singers, movies, TV shows, cartoons, and even traditional foods that have been locally commercialized into mass production and availability.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d390f8 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3d390f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/museumstudiesabroad.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"455\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/sras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MSALogoSmall.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1007\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MSALogoSmall.jpg 455w, https:\/\/sras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MSALogoSmall-300x110.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/museumstudiesabroad.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Museum Studies Abroad<\/a><\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Museum Studies Abroad explores the museums, high culture, and public spaces of Eurasia and the roles they play in Eurasian societies. We also present profiles of major modern writers and artists are also presented \u2013 with a focus on important figures of the last 100 years. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d9370 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"79d9370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/srasstudents.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1084\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/sras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SRAS_StudentsAbroad_Long.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1009\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SRAS_StudentsAbroad_Long.jpg 1084w, https:\/\/sras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SRAS_StudentsAbroad_Long-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SRAS_StudentsAbroad_Long-1024x276.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/SRAS_StudentsAbroad_Long-768x207.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1084px) 100vw, 1084px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/srasstudents.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Students Abroad<\/a><\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Students Abroad covers study, travel, volunteering, and working abroad. Written largely for students, by students, this site includes general city and travel guides as well as reviews of specific activities and excursions and thoughts on experiences such as culture shock, being a minority abroad, and more. \n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f3739 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f1f3739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/folkways.today\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/sras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FolkWays-LogoFinal.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1368\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FolkWays-LogoFinal.png 679w, https:\/\/sras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/FolkWays-LogoFinal-300x140.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/folkways.today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Folkways <\/a><\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Folkways looks at the deep roots of modern cultural identities. We examine how shared food, events, language, belief, and place help to bind us together and make us who we are. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1716661 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1716661\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-238b4c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"238b4c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The sites above are supported by two publications founded and run by SRAS:<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sras.org\/newsletter\">The SRAS Family of Sites Newsletter<\/a><\/strong> is issued generally on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. It highlights some of the best material from the family of sites as well as news about SRAS programs, study abroad funding, and more.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sras.org\/newsletter\">The SRAS Study Abroad Office Newsletter<\/a> <\/strong>is an occasional publication (once per semester or more frequently) focusing on programs, funding, travel concerns, archive updates, and other topics of interest to educators, advisors, and researchers.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/geohistory.today\/vestnik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Vestnik<\/strong><\/a> was launched by\u00a0SRAS\u00a0in 2004 as one of the world\u2019s first online academic journals focused on showcasing student research. We welcome and invite papers written by undergraduates, graduates, and postgraduates.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3378c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3378c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e112a4\" data-id=\"5e112a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dcbe8c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9dcbe8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/sras.org\/about-us\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact SRAS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-654bd50\" data-id=\"654bd50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b67d5b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2b67d5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/dFfzFD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Subscribe to our Newsletter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a3b29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46a3b29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Social Media<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b93b45f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b93b45f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>SRAS maintains a social media presence, too. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SRASFB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> page focuses on material produced for the SRAS Family of Sites as well as other language and cultural material. We use our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SRASinRussia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/srasorg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> for visual material that highlights our programs and locations. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/the-school-of-russian-and-asian-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> is primarily updates about our programs as well as travel concerns, changes to visa regulations, etc.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674d6b7 elementor-shape-square elementor-grid-4 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"674d6b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\" 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Since many of my classes touch on the region (Europe after Socialism, Central Asian Politics), I'm able to add comments and insights unavailable to me before. My contributions to our Russian club have also been greatly enriched. Thank you for everything you did to facilitate this experience and going out of your way to ensure our success.\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"acf-testimonial-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t- E. Finn, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"testimonial-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-testimonial-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"acf-testimonial-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"The SRAS winter program in Latvia was the perfect crash course in Russian-speaking culture and Latvian life. I arrived in Riga with a shaky understanding of grammatical case and how to hold a conversation, and the morning I left, I had a full conversation with my host mother about their school system. All of the activities immersed us in Latvian history and daily life, and we had so many opportunities to talk to locals in Russian and hear their stories. The instructors at Liden &amp; Denz create a...\" <a class=\"sras-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sras.org\/acf_testimonial\/j-saunders\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"acf-testimonial-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t- J. 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