Smolny Beyond Borders Hosts Conversation with Sasha Skochilenko ’17
Sasha Skochilenko ’17, artist, musician, and former political prisoner, talks about how her experience studying anthropology at Smolny College of Saint Petersburg State University and her liberal arts education helped her to survive her imprisonment
Former Political Prisoner Sasha Skochilenko Discusses Liberal Arts, Media, and Surviving Incarceration
Sasha Skochilenko ’17, artist, musician, and former political prisoner, discussed how her experience studying anthropology at Smolny College of Saint Petersburg State University and her liberal arts education helped her to survive her imprisonment.
Former Political Prisoner Sasha Skochilenko Discusses Liberal Arts, Media, and Surviving Incarceration
On liberal arts ideals, Skochilenko said, “You can not only read, memorize, and conceptualize but also speak about it in very simple words and share this knowledge with people.”
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