Literary Evening with Carina Cockrell-Ferre (in Russian)
ZoomYou are invited to time-travel! “And here it’s still living history…” (Bill Bryson) Indeed, history is living in Britain. The past in this country has never gone away, it’s just become invisible and melted into the air we breathe. People find … Continue reading
“Korney Chukovsky, the writer & translator. Then and Now”. A two-part talk marking Chukovsky’s 140th anniversary
ONLINEChukovsky, Then and Now with Dr. Megan Swift (You may DOWNLOAD the presentation by Dr Megan Swift here) Korney Chukovsky created a canon of Soviet children’s literature in the 1920s, but he was also the most popular children’s writer in … Continue reading
An Evening of Poetry and Music marking Marina Tsvetaeva’s 130th anniversary
Marina Tsvetaeva (1892-1941) (image source: https://stihirus24.ru/images/mtsvetaeva.jpg) DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAMME and POEMS The Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society (CamRuSS) is delighted to bring you an evening of poetry and music marking Marina Tsvetaeva’s 130th anniversary with the readings of poems and excerpts from … Continue reading
Anti-War Poetry Evening – online
ONLINEPutin’s war in Ukraine has been met by outrage and disbelief around the world. Since the start of the war, writers in Russia, Ukraine and the Russian diaspora have been expressing their opposition to the invasion in an extraordinary outpouring … Continue reading
