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SUMMARY:[:en]Anti-War Poetry Evening - online[:ru]"Нет Войне": вечер поэзии - онлайн[:]
DESCRIPTION:Putin’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 of public and private poetry. The book Disbelief presents some of the most moving and hard-hitting of these poems in Russian and English. 100 poems by 70 authors\, including Polina Barskova\, Tatiana Voltskaya and Mikhail Aizenberg\, can be ordered HERE and HERE. \nIn his lectures on Vladimir Vernadsky\, Vsevelod Ivanov argued that in the noosphere – the intellectual cloud around the planet – wars and natural disasters create voids which must be filled by the work of poets\, artists\, musicians\, and philosophers. This powerful tragic chorus is just such an attempt\, expressing a shared sense of incredulity at a war in the heart of twenty-first century Europe that has left millions displaced and tens of thousands dead or imprisoned; that has triggered an international economic crisis\, turned Russia into a pariah state and the Russian language into a tool of cultural erasure and oppression. \nThe editor with all five translators and some of the poets are ‘coming virtually’ to Cambridge to tell about the project called Kopilka or Coin Bank\, read a few of the original poems and their translation\, and answer questions from CamRuSS audience. \nRead the interview with the editor of Disbelief\, Julia Nemirovskaya about the anti-war anthology – how it came about and evolved\, the risks of speaking out\, the dangers some writers still living in Russia might face. \nWHEN: 24 February 2023\, 19:00 (GMT) \nWHERE: online via Zoom\, please follow this link to register. \nTICKETS: Free\, donations to CamRuSS for Ukrainians Hardship fund are welcome. You may donate via bank transfer (BACS) to The Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society\, NatWest Bank: Sort Code 60-11-30\, Account 25395637 or via PayPal. \n**The artwork on the cover by artist Maria Kazanskaya \nJulia Nemirovskaya \nJulia Nemirovskaya\, editor is a Moscow-born poet and author. She was part of Kirill Kovaldzhi’s Poetry Seminar\, as well as a member of the Moscow Poetry Club. Her books include poetry\, short stories\, a novel\, and Inside the “Russian Soul”: A Historical Survey of Russian Cultural Patterns. Her work has been translated into several languages. She currently teaches at the University of Oregon. \n  \n  \nMaria Bloshteyn \nMaria Bloshteyn\, translator\, was born in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) and emigrated to Canada when she was nine years old. She received her PhD from Toronto’s York University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia University\, where she examined Dostoevsky’s impact on American literature and culture. She is the author of The Making of a Counter-Culture Icon: Henry Miller’s Dostoevsky (2007) and the translator of Alexander Galich’s Dress Rehearsal (2009) and Anton Chekhov’s The Prank (2015). Her translations have also appeared in a number of journals and anthologies\, including The Penguin Book of Russian Poetry (Penguin Classics\, 2015). She is the editor and main translator of Russia is Burning: Poems of the Great Patriotic War (Smokestack Books\, 2020). \n  \nAndrei Burago \nAndrei Burago\, translator\, was born and raised in St. Petersburg\, where he graduated from the Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics of the St. Petersburg State University. Andrei moved to the USA in 1991. Currently\, he lives in Seattle and works as a software developer. \n  \n  \n  \nRichard Coombs \nRichard Coombes\, translator\, is a former international tax specialist who retired early to pursue his passion for Russian. He has written music\, songs and stories\, and translates Russian literature into English. Recently published translations include short stories by Elena Dolgopyat and poetry by Lyudmila Knyazeva\, Dmitry Vodennikov and Tatiana Voltskaya\, and twelve poems in the World War II poetry collection ‘Frontovaya Lira’ (‘Poems from the Front’). Richard’s translations of Pavel Basinsky’s documentary-thriller-biography ‘Posmotrite Na Menya’ (English title ‘Liza’s Waterfall’) and Elena Dolgopyat’s short story collection ‘Someone Else’s Life’ are to be published in 2023. He is currently translating Alexey Ivanov’s novel “Пищеблок” (‘The Food Block’)\, scheduled for publication in 2024\, and has been contracted to translate a recent winner of Russia’s National Bestseller book award. \n  \nAnna Krushelnitskaya \nAnna Krushelnitskaya\, translator\, lives in Ann Arbor\, Michigan. Anna’s original texts and translations appear in Russian and in English in various print and online publications. She has authored two collections of English poems. Anna’s most voluminous work is the 700-page bilingual interview collection Cold War Casual/ Простая холодная война (2019). \n  \n  \n  \nDmitri Manin \nDmitri Manin\, translator\, is a physicist\, programmer\, and poetry translator. His translations from English and French into Russian and from Russian to English have been published in books and journals\, including Delos\, Metamorphoses\, The Cafe Review\, Cardinal Points\, and others. He won the first prize in the 2017 Compass Award competition. A book of Dmitri’s translations of Nikolay Zabolotsky’s poetry is coming from Arc Publications in 2023 \nREAD SOME POEMS HERE: \nSandzhar Yanyshev\, 2022  \nIf you can’t kill the war\, get out in the streets and into paddy wagons\,\nIf you’re scared of them\, get on social networks.\nIf you’re scared of social networks\, talk to your kids.\nIf you’re scared to talk\, keep quiet\, and your silence will be heard (by one person\, at least).\nIf you’re scared of silence\, think: thoughts make a difference too.\nIf you’re scared to think\, well then go out of your mind.\nYou’ll lose your mind\, but at least you’ll keep your soul.\nWhoever told you it’s immortal\, lied to you. \n(translated by Dmitri Manin)
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CATEGORIES:Literature,Online talk
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SUMMARY:[:en]An Evening of Poetry and Music marking Marina Tsvetaeva’s 130th anniversary[:ru]Вечер поэзии и музыки к 130-летию Марины Цветаевой[:]
DESCRIPTION:Marina Tsvetaeva (1892-1941) (image source: https://stihirus24.ru/images/mtsvetaeva.jpg)  \nDOWNLOAD THE PROGRAMME and POEMS \nThe 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 the works of Tsvetaeva by Maria Blatstein\, Lena Knight\,  Vlada Lemeshevska and Dmitry Turchaninov of the London Russian-language Xameleon Theatre\, followed by the outstanding programme of music presented by pianist Elena Toponogova in collaboration with violinist Alice Ruffle and pianist Peter Hewitt.  \nThis is a fundraising event in support of our collective plea for peace. Part of the proceeds will go to CamRuSS for Ukraine Hardship Fund. \n“As one of the most significant poets of the early twentieth century\, Tsvetaeva in her creative formation and development embodied those laws of literary and historical processes which were characteristic of the literary epoch. The time when she began writing poems coincided with the emergence of acmeism and mainstreaming its talented representatives – Gumilev\, Akhmatova\, Mandelstam…” — Gaisin\, R. & Bykov\, A. (2016). Acmeism in Tsvetaeva’s works is explored by Oleg Kling in his article Путь в Будущее (1908-1921): мимо литературы/Path to the Future (1908-1921): Bypassing Literature and by Alexandra Smith in Surpassing Acmeism? The Lost Key to Cvetaeva’s ‘Poem of the Air’. \nThe evening’s programme: \nElena Toponogova (piano) \nFrederik Chopin Nocturnes op.27 no 2 in D flat major\nFrederik Chopin Etude op.10 no 9 in F minor\nSergey Rachmaninov Etude-tableaux op.39 no 2\nSergey Rachmaninov Etude-tableaux op.39 no 5\nSergey Rachmaninov Musical moments op.16 in B minor\nSergey Rachmaninov Musical moments op.16 in D flat major\nNikolai Medtner Fairytale in F minor op.26 no 3\nNikolai Medtner Sonata-Reminiscenza op.38 \nIntermission \nXameleon Theatre – Maria Blatstein\, Lena Knight and Vlada Lemeshevska \nPoetry reading – the performance will feature works from different periods of Marina Tsvetaeva’s career\, including excerpts from the musical and poetic performance “Insomnia” directed by Dmitry Turchaninov with a piano accompaniment by Maria Blatstein. \nAlice Ruffle (violin) & Peter Hewitt (piano) \nIgor Stravinsky Suite Italienne \nDmitry Turchaninov \nRainer Maria Rilke’s poems translated by B. Pasternak and M. Tsvetaeva. \nWHEN: Saturday 8 October\, 18:30 – 21:00 (doors open at 18:00) \nWHERE: The Chapel\, Churchill College\, Storey’s Way\, Cambridge CB3 0DS \nFEE: CamRuSS members / Concessions (Students\, Children under 16\, Senior Citizens\, Ukrainian refugees) – £10; Non-members – £20. Book via AllEvents only. \nLANGUAGE: Russian with some translation into English \nYou can download the POSTER for the event here. Please help us spread the word! \nElena Toponogova \nElena Toponogova is a concert pianist and chamber musician based in London. Her main interest is Russian repertoire with the special focus on the  music of Nikolai Medtner. \nIn 2017\, Elena received a Master of Performance degree from the Royal College of Music\, studying under Norma Fisher. Her studies were generously supported by the Norah Seary Trust\, Altrusa Careers Trust\, the Future of Russia Foundation and Tsukanov Family Foundation. She studied at the Academie de Musique Riviera in Switzerland with Pavel Gililov thanks to Help Musicians UK Transmission Fund grant. \nElena has taken part in many international festivals (Chichester Festival\, Bloomsbury Festival and Timani Music Festival in Oslo\, etc.). She has been performing as a soloist and chamber musician in the UK\, Germany\, Switzerland\, Italy\, Russia and appeared at the prestigious Rachmaninov Hall of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire\, Salzburg Wiener Saal\, Amaryllis Fleming Hall\, V&A Museum\, St.Martin-in-the-Fields among many others. \nIn 2017\, together with soprano Eleanor Penfold\, Elena performed Prokofiev’s Five Poems of Anna Akhmatova at the Regent Hall with the support of Oleg Prokofiev Trust\, which was called “an inspiring performance” by Musical Opinion magazine. \nElena is proud to be a part of Live Music Now initiative that brings live music to care settings and hospitals across the UK. \nAlice Ruffle \nAlice Ruffle studied at Clare College\, Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music. In recent months she has played with the Musique Cordiale Festival Orchestra\, East Anglia Chamber Orchestra and Mitchison Ensemble and has led the Norfolk Symphony Orchestra and Elysian Players. Alice teaches Latin\, Italian and Classical Greek at the Perse Upper School\, where she also coaches chamber music\, and is a big fan of Max Pimenov’s ‘Comprehensible Russian Podcast’. \n  \n  \n  \nPeter Hewitt \nPeter Hewitt devotes his music making to solo piano playing\, chamber music and Lieder. Over the last 30 years he has built up many long term musical partnerships and has given over a thousand concerts playing an average of 60 concerts each season. His recital work regularly takes him all around the UK\, America & the Middle East. \nPeter has devoted a large proportion of his concert playing work to giving charity fund raising concerts. In the lockdown Peter devised and recorded a “Beethoven Bitesize” project\, available on YouTube\, where he talked about and then played single movements from the Beethoven piano sonatas. \nPeter’s repertoire encompasses mainstream works from Bach to Prokofieff but he also maintains a healthy interest in the works of contemporary composers and has given many world premiere performances.  He has recorded for BBC Radio and Television\, broadcast on Radio 3\, Classic FM\, Australian Broadcasting Company and New Zealand Radio and also made critically acclaimed commercial recordings for LITmus\, Tremula and Meridian. \nVlada Lemeshevska \nVlada Lemeshevska is an actress and theatre maker originally from Riga\, Latvia. She trained as an actress in London at East 15 Acting School and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Acting. She participated in residencies at Shakespeare’s Globe and Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS\, Moscow).  \nIn 2015\, Vlada took part in The Summer Theatre School in Moscow\, where she worked with some of the most prominent Russian theatre practitioners. Her acting credits include the roles of Suzanne in The Marriage of Figaro\, Nora in A Doll’s House\, Antigone in ANTI GONE and various roles in Anna Karenina & Love in a Nutshell. Vlada is also a Producer and Artistic Director of Xameleon Theatre. \n  \nMaria Blatstein \nMaria Blatstein\, a London based actress and pianist. Maria was born in Mariupol\, Ukraine and graduated from Technion — Israel Institute of Technology. She has been living in Britain since 2007 and studied acting in City Academy and Actors Studio in London. \nMaria performed in several music\, theatre and film projects\, including “Love in a Nutshell” by Xameleon Theatre and “The Cry of the Queen” by Orzu Arts. She is  also a permanent cast member of LiveWired\, improvisation comedy troupe. \n  \n  \nLena Knight \nLena Knight is a Russian British actress based in London. Lena graduated from Nizhny Novgorod Drama Academy affiliated with Moscow Arts Theatre School in Russia and since then has worked extensively as a stage actress. She worked in repertory theatres Kostroma State Drama Theatre and Pushkin Pskov Drama Theatre\, playing various roles\, including Irina in Three Sisters and Masha in The Seagull. \nShe then moved to Saint Petersburg\, where she worked in theatres\, playing roles such as Catherine The Great and Larisa in Ostrovky’s Without the Dowry. Lena moved to London in 2000 and is working as an actress\, acting and movement teacher and a theatre director. \n  \nDmitry Turchaninov \nDmitry Turchaninov is a theatre director and actor based in London. Dmitry graduated as an Actor from Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. He then joined Lithuanian Russian Theatre in Vilnius and played various roles\, including leading roles in Vassa Zheleznova by Maxim Gorky\, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and Wrongly Accused by Ostrovsky. \nDmitry performed the main role in the show Walking with Dinosaurs which was staged in Saint-Petersburg (Russia) in association with BBC Worldwide. Dmitry also trained as a director\, graduating with a Masters degree in Directing from Moscow Arts Theatre School. \nHe moved to London in 2011\, having previously directed in Vilnius and Saratov. His shows in London include an adaptation of Chekhov’s short stories — Love in a Nutshell\, A doll’s house by Ibsen and Anna Karenina by Tolstoy for Xameleon Theatre.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/marina-tsvetaeva/
CATEGORIES:Art/History,Literature,Music
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SUMMARY:[:en]“Korney Chukovsky\, the writer & translator. Then and Now”. A two-part talk marking Chukovsky’s 140th anniversary[:ru]«Корней Чуковский — писатель и переводчик. Прошлое и настоящее». Лекция в двух частях к 140-летию Чуковского[:]
DESCRIPTION:Chukovsky\, Then and Now with Dr. Megan Swift  \n(You may DOWNLOAD the presentation by Dr Megan Swift here) \nKorney Chukovsky created a canon of Soviet children’s literature in the 1920s\, but he was also the most popular children’s writer in post-Soviet Russia as late as 2016 with over 2.35 million copies of his works sold in that year alone. This first part of our anniversary talk looks at how Chukovsky has been republished and re-illustrated for his new child (and parent) readers\, and how he provides a vital link between two generations divided by the fall of Communism. \nChukovsky as a theoretician\, a subject\, and an object of translation with Olga Bukhina\n \n(You may DOWNLOAD the presentation by Olga Bukhina here) \nKorney Chukovsky is not only a very famous children’s writer known to every child in Russia and beyond; he is not only a famous translator of British children’s and classical literature; he is also one of the first scholars of translation theory in Russia. We will talk about Chukovsky’s ideas of a “high art” of translation; we will see whether his understanding of the translator’s work is outmoded or not. Chukovsky was particularly concerned with the question of accuracy vs. artistry in translation; in his book\, he uses multiple examples of what\, from his point of view\, are good and mediocre translations. We will also talk about Chukovsky’s own translations from English into Russian for children and adults as well as about translations of Chukovsky’s narrative poems for children into English: contemporary translators also need to manoeuvre between the Scylla of accuracy and the Charybdis of artistry. \nWHEN: Friday 23 September\, 19:00 – 20:30 \nWHERE: Zoom \nLANGUAGE: English \nFEE: Voluntary donation* \nPlease REGISTER for the Zoom meeting in advance (with your name and email address). After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a joining link. \nAbout the speakers \nDr. Megan Swift is a professor of Russian Studies at the University of Victoria in Canada and a specialist in modernist literature\, Soviet book art and revolutionary culture. She is the author of the book Picturing the Page\, Soviet Illustrated Children’s Literature and Reading Under Lenin and Stalin (published with University of Toronto Press in 2020 and the winner of two book prizes). She is also the editor and a contributing author to the book Revolutionary Aftereffects: Material\, Social and Cultural Legacies of 1917 in Russia Today\, published by University of Toronto Press in 2022. \nOlga Bukhina is a translator\, a writer\, a children’s books specialist\, and an independent scholar based in New York City. She has translated over fifty books from English into Russian\, often together with her sister Galina Gimon: young readers’ novels\, graphic novels\, and picture books as well as historical fiction\, non-fiction\, and scholarly books. Among the authors are C.S. Lewis\, Enid Blyton\, Elizabeth Goudge\, Philippa Pearce\, Philippa Gregory\, Carl Sandburg\, Louise Fitzhugh\, Jane Yolen\, Lois Lowry\, Meg Rosoff\, Jacqueline Kelly\, B.J. Novak\, Sean Rubin\, Brian Gallagher\, and Jean Little. Olga has co-authored three children’s books for the Children’s Project of Ludmila Ulitskaya. Olga’s book The Ugly Duckling\, Harry Potter\, and Others: A Guide to Children’s Books About Orphans was published in Moscow. She writes about children’s literature for various journals\, collections\, and online publications in Russian and in English. She coauthored\, together with Andrea Lanoux and Kelly Herold\, Growing Out of Communism: Russian Literature for Children and Teens\, 1991–2017 (Brill|Ferdinand Schöningh\, 2022). Visit her website for more: www.olgabukhina.com \n\n* While there is no charge for our online events\, CamRuSS would welcome any donations towards the support of our volunteers’ efforts during this time.\nSuggested donation £5-10.\nAll money raised by CamRuSS from membership fees & donations goes towards organising events\, supporting community projects\, and essential technical and administrative costs.\nYou can send your donations via:\n– a direct bank transfer (BACS) to the following account:\nThe Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society\nNatWest Bank\, Sort Code: 60-11-30\, Account: 25395637\n– PayPal to the following email address: camruss@camruss.com\nTHANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/kornei-chukovsky/
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SUMMARY:[:en]Literary Evening with Carina Cockrell-Ferre (in Russian)[:ru]Литературные чтения с Кариной Кокрелл-Ферре (на русском)[:]
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to time-travel! \n“And here it’s still living history…” (Bill Bryson) \nIndeed\, 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 in British history food for thought\, amusement\, entertainment and solace in times of uncertainty. \nCarina Cockrell-Ferre\, a writer\, journalist and blogger who came to this country 31 years ago\, speaks about it from her own experience. The result of her love affair with British history has resulted in two books of historical novellas published in 2010 and 2012. This month her third book — a collection of stories entitled “How Wars End” — came out. \nIn the centre of her stories are always people\, with their experiences\, nerves\, consciousness\, mistakes\, agonies\, ecstasies and unexpected twists of destiny. \nIt is a humorous and insightful vision of the events and legends that shaped this land and her people and continue to do so.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/literary-evening-with-carina-cockrell-ferre-in-russian/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Art/History,Literature
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SUMMARY:[:en]A Conversation with Boris Akunin – Russia: Its Past\, Present and Future (in Russian)[:ru]Разговор с Борисом Акуниным — Россия: Прошлое\, настоящее и будущее[:]
DESCRIPTION:In the first two decades of the twenty-first century\, Chkhartishvili published over sixty books. His series featuring the tsarist secret policeman Erast Fandorin has sold over 20 million books in Russia alone\, making Akunin one of the bestselling authors of the post-Soviet era. Combining intertextuality\, allusions\, pastiche\, and other markers of postmodern playfulness\, many of Akunin’s works have been translated into English and have also been adapted for film and television. \nChkhartishvili is also known as a prominent critic of the Russian authorities\, Vladimir Putin in particular\, and was one of the leaders of the 2011-12 protests in Moscow. He emigrated from Russia in 2014 in the wake of the annexation of Crimea\, and now spends most of his time abroad. \nFor the last ten years\, Grigorii Chkhartishvili has focused on his big project\, “The History of the Russian State”\, which\, he claims\, is “non-ideological”\, based solely on facts. Each of the nine volumes is accompanied by a book of fiction set in the same period\, where numerous allusions to modern Russia are easily recognisable. No wonder that the topic of our conversation with the author is “Russia: Its Past\, Present and Future”. \nOur conversation with Boris Akunin will be led by Dr Jana Howlett\, Emerita Lecturer in Slavonic Studies at the University of Cambridge and Emerita Fellow of Jesus College. Jana is a historian specialising in medieval and modern Russian art and culture. \nAll proceeds will be split between the fundraising campaign “Настоящая Россия” (“True Russia Against the War”) and our own charity’s new dedicated fund to provide targeted help for those fleeing the war in Ukraine and their host families. \nWHEN: Friday 29 April\, 18:00 – 20:00 \nWHERE: Paula Browne House Lecture Theatre\, Murray Edwards College\, Huntingdon Road\, Cambridge CB3 0SH \nLANGUAGE: Russian \nTICKETS: CamRuSS members / Concessions (Students\, Children under 16\, Senior Citizens) – £15; Non-members – £20. Book via AllEvents only. \nRead and listen to Boris Akunin’s recent interview (17 March 2022) with BBC News – Русская служба here. \nYou might also be interested to watch “Mysteries of the Russian Empire: Boris Akunin in conversation with Boyd Tonkin” (hosted by the British Library) via YouTube here. \nView Boris Akunin’s personal website and (now archived) personal blog. \nBoris Akunin’s books are available to buy on Amazon and at Waterstones\, among many others. \nBoris Akunin appeared on “World Book Club” on the BBC World Service in 2011. Listen via BBC Sounds here.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/a-conversation-with-boris-akunin-russia-its-past-present-and-future-in-russian/
LOCATION:Paula Browne House Lecture Theatre\, Huntingdon Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 0SH
CATEGORIES:Literature,Meeting,Social festival,Talk
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SUMMARY:[:en]“The Language and Literary Works of F.M. Dostoevsky”: A lecture by Professor Igor Ruzhitsky (in English)[:ru]«Язык и творчество Ф.М. Достоевского»\, лекция И.В. Ружицкого (на английском)[:]
DESCRIPTION:Professor Ruzhitsky will devote his lecture to a discussion of the distinctive lexical system of Dostoevsky’s idiolect as well as a number of philosophical questions which run through his body of works. Through the prism of the great writer’s use of language\, Professor Ruzhitsky will explore a series of key concepts in Dostoevsky’s writings: life\, death\, love\, suffering\, fear and laughter. \n“Man is a mystery. This mystery must be unravelled\, and if you spend your whole life trying to unravel it\, don’t say that your time has been wasted. I am at work on this mystery\, for I want to be a human being…”\n(F.M. Dostoevsky\, 1839) \nWHEN: Friday 18 February 2022\, 19:00-20:30 (GMT) \nWHERE: Zoom \nLANGUAGE: English \nFEE: Voluntary donation* \nPlease REGISTER in advance (with your name and email address). After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom joining link. \nAbout Professor Igor Ruzhitsky \nIgor Vasilievich Ruzhitsky holds the post-doctoral degree of Doctor of Sciences in Philology. He is a Professor of the Department of Russian as a Foreign Language in the Faculty of Philology at Lomonosov Moscow State University and a Professor of the Department of Russian as a Foreign Language at Moscow Region State University (formerly Moscow Region Pedagogical Institute). He supervises the research project “A Dictionary of Dostoevsky’s Language” and is the author of numerous articles and books linked to the study of Dostoevsky’s literary works. \n\nBrad Evans: Was Dostoevsky a nihilist in the same way as\, for instance\, Charles Bukowski – who found Dostoevsky an influence on his own writing? \nProf. Igor Ruzhitsky: 1. Undoubtedly\, we can find quite a lot of parallels between the works of Charles Bukowski and the books of Dostoevsky. And this is quite natural: Bukowski took a lot\, for example\, from Nietzsche\, and Nietzsche\, as everybody knows\, from Dostoevsky. First of all\, probably\, Kirillov’s “philosophy” from “Demons” (the same nihilism). Or suffering\, psychological and spiritual\, as one of the central themes of creativity. Sometimes it seems that Bukowski identified himself with Dostoevsky’s heroes\, with many of them\, even with Marmeladov. Although there are a lot of differences between Bukowski and Dostoevsky. \n2. I categorically disagree with Charles Bukowski’s opinion about how Dostoevsky came to Christ. Bukowski rather writes about the path that is close to himself – through dirt\, failures\, roulette\, rape of a young girl\, etc. All this is more than controversial. Although\, of course\, there was enough dirt in Dostoevsky’s life. Bukowski sees in Dostoevsky what he wants to see\, what is close to him\, and this is quite natural. And he believes in what is close to him. \n3. There is no doubt that Dostoevsky’s path to Christ was influenced primarily by the imitation of the death penalty. Here faith and doubt were united\, and the struggle of faith and doubt remained throughout Dostoevsky’s life. The same key year I talked about\, 1864\, Dostoevsky’s thoughts at the body of his deceased wife: “Masha is lying on the table. Will I see Masha?”. I don’t find this – the struggle of faith and doubt – in Charles Bukowski’s books\, at least\, this theme is far from the main one. And when Bukowski writes that Dostoevsky found his Christ\, then… I don’t know\, many researchers will agree with this\, but I can’t. In my opinion\, Dostoevsky lived with this struggle of the devil and God in his heart. I know that many will disagree with me\, but I think so. If this is considered as Dostoevsky’s nihilism\, then Bukowski’s nihilism hardly has anything in common with it. \n4. And I can’t agree that the word “nihilism” is generally applicable to Dostoevsky\, at least if by nihilism we mean what the writer himself put into the meaning of this word. This word\, of course\, is included in the “Dictionary of Dostoevsky’s Language”. And this is primarily an expletive\, invective word. \nOf course\, this is very brief… I want to say that all this is a rather amateurish view. Perhaps\, when I start working on the dictionary entries “Christ” and “Christian”\, some new facts of a linguistic nature will appear\, on the basis of which it will be possible to draw more reasoned conclusions. \n\n* While there is no charge for our online events\, CamRuSS would welcome any donations towards the support of our volunteers’ efforts during this time. \nSuggested donation £5-10.\nAll money raised by CamRuSS from membership fees & donations goes towards organising events\, supporting community projects\, and essential technical and administrative costs. \nYou can send your donations via:\n– a direct bank transfer (BACS) to the following account:\nThe Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society\nNatWest Bank\, Sort Code: 60-11-30\, Account: 25395637\n– PayPal to the following email address: camruss@camruss.com \nTHANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/russian-%d1%8f%d0%b7%d1%8b%d0%ba-%d0%b8-%d1%82%d0%b2%d0%be%d1%80%d1%87%d0%b5%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b2%d0%be-%d1%84-%d0%bc-%d0%b4%d0%be%d1%81%d1%82%d0%be%d0%b5%d0%b2%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%b3%d0%be/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Language,Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220204T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220204T210000
DTSTAMP:20261028T220402
CREATED:20220304T120230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230104T121301Z
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SUMMARY:[:en]"Yuri Lotman in My Life" with Marina Sonkina[:ru]"Юрий Лотман в моей жизни" с Мариной Сонкиной[:]
DESCRIPTION:”It was not without hesitation that I decided to publish my mother’s memoirs and diaries as well as the letters that she had been exchanging with Yuri Lotman for several decades. The feeling that connected these two people\, so extraordinary in its intensity and unabated mutual admiration and trust\, played a huge role in the lives of them both. As Lotman once wrote: ‘History passes through the homes and private lives of its participants.’ Lotman’s ideas continue to live on in the pages of his books. But his remarkable personality\, his wit\, his warmth\, his kindness\, his selfless magnanimity and courage in trying circumstances\, are not available to people who didn’t know him. As a homage to Yuri Lotman\, my teacher and mentor\, I wanted this manuscript to see the world. The book has been on the list of bestsellers since its publication. Our family archive contains autographs of Lotman’s letters\, numerous photographs and book dedications that I will be happy to share with you during my talk.” – Marina Sonkina \nWHEN: Friday 4 February 2022\, 19:30 (GMT) \nWHERE: Zoom \nLANGUAGE: English \nFEE: Voluntary donation* \nPlease REGISTER in advance (with your name and email address). After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom joining link. \nAbout the speaker \nMarina Sonkina Marina Sonkina teaches Russian Literature\, Film and Cultural Studies at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver\, Canada. Among her published collections of short fiction are Lucia’s Eyes and Other Stories\, Runic Alphabet\, Comrade Stalin’s Baby Tooth and Expulsion and Other Stories. You can read more about Marina on her website. \n\n* While there is no charge for our online events\, CamRuSS would welcome any donations towards the support of our volunteers’ efforts during this time. Suggested donation £5-10. \nAll money raised by CamRuSS from membership fees & donations goes towards organising events\, supporting community projects\, and essential technical and administrative costs. \nYou can send your donations via: \n– a direct bank transfer (BACS) to the following account: The Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society NatWest Bank\, Sort Code: 60-11-30\, Account: 25395637 \n– PayPal to the following email address: camruss@camruss.com \nTHANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/russian-%d1%8e%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%b9-%d0%bb%d0%be%d1%82%d0%bc%d0%b0%d0%bd-%d0%b2-%d0%bc%d0%be%d0%b5%d0%b9-%d0%b6%d0%b8%d0%b7%d0%bd%d0%b8-%d1%81-%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b9-%d1%81/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Literature,Online talk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210604T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210604T203000
DTSTAMP:20261028T220402
CREATED:20210422T113636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T114353Z
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SUMMARY:[:en]"Russian Language: Between the Past and the Future\," a lecture by Evgeny Vodolazkin (in Russian) – Friday\, 4 June at 19:00 (BST)[:ru]“Русский Язык: между Прошлым и Будущим”\, лекция Евгения Водолазкина (на русском языке) – Пятница\, 4 Июня в 19:00 (BST)[:]
DESCRIPTION:Evgeny Vodolazkin will talk about changes occurring in the modern Russian language. What do they testify to? How should we treat them? \nWHEN: Friday\, 4 June at 19:00 (BST)\nWHERE: Zoom\nLANGUAGE: Russian \nFEE: Voluntary donation* \nPlease REGISTER in advance (with your name and email address). After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom joining link. \n  \nAbout the speaker \nEvgeny Vodolazkin (London\, 2011) \nEvgeny Germanovich Vodolazkin DPhil (b. 1964 in Kyiv) is a writer and literary critic. In 1986 he graduated from the philological faculty of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv\, and in 1990 he completed his postgraduate studies at the Institute of Russian Literature (the Pushkin House) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (St Petersburg). In 2000 he defended his doctoral dissertation entitled “World history in the literature of Ancient Russia (based on chronographic and Paleya Chronicle materials of the 11th-15th centuries).” \nSince 1990 he has been working in the Department of Ancient Russian Literature at Pushkin House\, and since 2012 he has been the editor-in-chief of the almanac “Text and Tradition.” \nEvgeny Vodolazkin’s novel Laurus was shortlisted by the Guardian newspaper among the 10 best novels that deal with the presence or absence of God. The novel won several awards\, including the Yasnaya Polyana\, the Big Book awards and the Alexander Solzhenitsyn literature prize. Archbishop of Canterbury\, Rowan Williams\, dedicated his 2016 TEDxOxBridge talk entitled “A Curious Novel: Postmodernism and Holy Madness” (05.07.2016) to Vodolazkin’s Laurus. \nAccording to the Russia Beyond the Headlines rating of the best Russian writers\, Evgeny Vodolazkin took the 25th place (the highest among living authors). \nEvgeny lives in St Petersburg. \n\n* While there is no charge for our online events\, CamRuSS would welcome any donations towards the support of our volunteers’ efforts in bringing more speakers and online events during the social distancing time.\nSuggested donation £5-£10. \nAll the money that CamRuSS raise from membership fees & donations goes towards organising events\, supporting community projects\, and essential technical and administrative costs.\nYou can send your donations by:\n– a direct bank transfer (BACS) to the following account:\nThe Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society\nNATWEST Bank\, Sort code: 60-11-30 Account: 25395637\n– PayPal with CamRuSS’ email address: camruss@camruss.com\nTHANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/russian-language-between-the-past-and-future-with-eugene-vodolazkin/
CATEGORIES:Culture,Language,Literature,Online talk,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210507T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210507T203000
DTSTAMP:20261028T220402
CREATED:20210218T115125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210507T101542Z
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SUMMARY:[:en]Mikhail Bulgakov as a unique\, XX century Russian artist with Prof. Irina Mineralova (in Russian) – Friday\, 7 May at 19:00 (BST)[:ru]Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков - уникальный русский художник ХХ века - с профессором Ириной Георгиевной Минераловой (на русском языке) – Пятница\, 7 мая в 19:00[:]
DESCRIPTION:Mikhail Bulgakov (1891-1940)  \nWhy is it often difficult to render literature into film? The magic of Bulgakov’s words\, his synthesis of ideas and images of ideas are the answer. Bulgakov needs to be listened to! One needs to hear him. His words passionately combine history\, culture\, the music of Kiev and Moscow. He was a miracle maker. Let’s take a closer look and listen to how he did it in his best works! \nOn the eve of the 130th anniversary of the writer’s birth\, Irina Georgievna Mineralova will talk about the works of M.A. Bulgakov\, who was one of the most versatile Russian and Soviet artists of the XX century\, a writer\, playwright\, theatre director and actor. \nWHEN: Friday\, 7 May 2021\, 19:00 (BST)\nWHERE: Zoom\nLANGUAGE: Russian (with texts and short translations in English) \nFEE: Voluntary donation* \nPlease note that there will be slides with texts in both Russian and English. Additionally\, the core thesis of Irina’s talk will be translated into English in the chat by Moscow philologist and Irina’s son\, Georgy Mineralov\, who kindly agreed to provide support with this lecture in order to make it available for English speaking participants. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions in both languages. \nPlease REGISTER in advance (with your name and email address). After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom joining link. \nAbout the speaker \nIrina Mineralova \nIrina Georgievna Mineralova is a literary critic and Professor of the Department of Russian Literature and Journalism of the XX-XXI centuries at Moscow State Pedagogical University (MPGU). She is the author of 5 monographs\, 6 textbooks and teaching aids\, not to mention more than 300 articles on the theory and history of Russian literature\, children’s literature and methods of teaching literature. She also authored a book of poems entitled “A Bouquet of Autumn Leaves.” \nIrina Georgievna graduated from Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushinsky in 1975\, where she received a diploma with honours majoring in “the teaching of Russian language and literature.” Afterwards\, she successfully completed her postgraduate studies at the A.M. Gorky Literary Institute in 1983\, having defended her doctoral dissertation on the topic of “Artistic synthesis in Russian literature of the XX century.” \n\n* While there is no charge for our online events\, CamRuSS would welcome any donations towards the support of our volunteers’ efforts in bringing more speakers and online events during the social distancing time.\nSuggested donation £5-£10. \nAll the money that CamRuSS raise from membership fees & donations goes towards organising events\, supporting community projects\, and essential technical and administrative costs.\nYou can send your donations by:\n– a direct bank transfer (BACS) to the following account:\nThe Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society\nNATWEST Bank\, Sort code: 60-11-30 Account: 25395637\n– PayPal with CamRuSS’ email address: camruss@camruss.com\nTHANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/mikhail-afanasyevich-bulgakov-1891-1940-as-a-unique-xx-century-russian-artist-friday-7-may-at-1900-gmt/
CATEGORIES:Art/History,Culture,Language,Literature,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201022T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201022T203000
DTSTAMP:20261028T220402
CREATED:20201005T212441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201023T104106Z
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SUMMARY:[:en]"Russian Poetry of the Second World War"\, a talk by Dr Maria Bloshteyn followed by Q&As[:ru]"Русская поэзия Великой Отечественной войны"\, лектор д-р Мария Блоштейн.[:]
DESCRIPTION:The canon of Russian World War II poetry has continued unchallenged for 75 years after the victory over Nazi Germany.  What were the reasons for the enormous output of war poems in the Soviet Union during WWII?  Which poets and poems continue to be excluded from Russian poetry anthologies of the Great Patriotic War?  We will look at some specific examples of excluded poets and their poems from a new bilingual anthology of Russian WWII poetry Russia is Burning (published by Smokestack Books). \nMaria Bloshteyn was born in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) and emigrated to Canada when she was nine years old. She received her PhD from Toronto’s York University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia University\, where she examined Dostoevsky’s impact on American literature and culture. She is the author of The Making of a Counter-Culture Icon: Henry Miller’s Dostoevsky (2007) and the translator of Alexander Galich’s Dress Rehearsal (2009) and Anton Chekhov’s The Prank (2015). Her translations have also appeared in a number of journals and anthologies\, including The Penguin Book of Russian Poetry (Penguin Classics\, 2015).\n*****************************************************************************\nHere you can see the PRESENTATION with the recited poems. \nThe bilingual book of poetry can be purchased from the publisher Smockestack Books or from various bookshops: Blackwell’s (Heffers)\, Waterstones\, Poetry Book Society \, or amazon.\nYou can read two book reviews in Literary Review (by Robert Chandler) and in The Postil (by N. Dass).\n***************************************************************************** \nWHEN: Thursday\, 22 October\, 19:00 GST\nWHERE: Zoom\nLANGUAGE: English (with some poems being read in Russian).\nTickets: FREE* \nPlease register in advance for this meeting.\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n* While there is no charge for our online events\, CamRuSS would welcome any donations towards the support of our volunteers’ efforts in bringing more speakers and online events during the current social distancing time.\n*Suggested donations – adults £10\, CamRuSS members\, OAPs\, students – £5.\nYou can send your donations by a direct bank transfer (BACS) to the following account:\nCambridge Russian-Speaking Society\, NATWEST Bank\,\nSort code: 60-11-30 Account: 18120466.\n \n*****************************************************************************\nAbout the book.\nThe Second World War occupies a special place in Russian memory. Between the German invasion in June 1941 and the liberation of Berlin in May 1945\, over 26 million Soviet civilians\, servicemen and women were killed fighting the Nazis. The war also occupies a special place in the history of Russian poetry. For Anna Akhmatova the Red Army was defending the Russian language as well as Russian soil (‘we will defend you\, Russian speech’). Poems written by Red Army soldiers were published in newspapers and broadcast on the radio. Alexei Surkov’s ‘In the Dugout’ and Konstantin Simonov’s ‘Wait for Me’ became well-known as popular songs. \nPublished to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the War\, Russia is Burning brings together for the first time in any language poems written by Soviet soldiers on the front-line and civilians in the Leningrad blockade\, by émigré poets\, by prisoners of war and Gulag prisoners\, by poets who wrote ‘for the drawer’ and by later writers who tried to understand the war and its long-term effects on Russian society.\nIncluding poems by Boris Slutsky\, Anna Akhmatova\, Boris Pasternak\, Olga Berggoltz\, Alexander Tvardovsky\, Samuel Marshak\, Irina Bem\, Evgeny Vinokurov\, Vsevolod Nekrasov\, Bulat Okudzhava\, Vladimir Vysotsky and Ilya Ehrenburg\, Russia is Burning is stunning testimony to the power of poetry to resist Fascism and a reminder of the extraordinary heroism and endurance of the Soviet people in the war against Nazi Germany.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/russian-poetry-of-the-second-world-war-a-talk-by-dr-maria-bloshteyn-followed-by-qas/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Art/History,Culture,Literature,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200522T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200522T200000
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SUMMARY:[:en]'On the Body of the Soul' with Lyudmila Ulitskaya[:ru]«О теле души» с Людмилой Улицкой[:]
DESCRIPTION:Lyudmila Ulitskaya by Basso Cannarsa  \nWe are delighted to invite you to an evening with an acclaimed Russian writer Lyudmila Ulitskaya\, who kindly agreed to read stories from her book On the Body of the Soul to members and friends of The Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society. \nThere will be an opportunity to ask questions. \nWHEN: Friday\, 22 May at 19:00\nWHERE: Zoom meeting\nLANGUAGE: Russian\nTICKETS: free* \nLyudmila Ulitskaya is a biologist by education and a writer by calling. In her new book “On the Body of the Soul” she explores the body and soul as one entity and describes the heroes of stories in their ultimate state\, when the boundary between reality and non-existence is blurred. \n“We know much more about the body than the soul.\nNo one can sketch an atlas of the soul. One can only sometimes sense its borderline space.\nThere\, near that border\, as you approach it\, one can feel distinct vibrations\, and reveal such fine details\, which one can hardly describe in our beautiful but also limited language. This is a risky and even dangerous nearing. But that space lures to itself and the further you live\, the stronger that attraction is. ”  Lyudmila Ulitskaya \nOn the body of the soul with Lyudmila Ulitskaya. Photograph by Cato Lein. \nLiving life\, we constantly meet boundaries – internal\, external\, conditional\, real. The borders are “expanding”\, “erasing”\, “overcoming”\, “demanding respect”\, we set some ourselves\, others designate states\, society or traditions. It is the philosophical and humanistic interpretation of this concept that occupies Ulitskaya. \nThe collection includes two cycles of stories. In the stories of the “Girlfriends” cycle\, the key motive\, the narrative motor\, is love\, perhaps the core force that sweeps the boundaries between people. Through physical and blood love\, at times late\, unexpected\, gradual and sympathetic\, heroes gain the missing part of the soul\, the strength necessary for life. Many stories of the collection have personal dedications. \nIn the second cycle “On the body of the soul”\, Lyudmila Ulitskaya approaches the innermost boundary – the boundary of life\, or rather physical existence. Is there a line between life and death? Or is death the border of life? And what is there\, beyond the physical existence? Lyudmila Ulitskaya finds her heroes in those crucial moments of their life\, when the physical and spiritual are practically inseparable. \n*** \n*there is no charge for this lecture\, but we would welcome any donation you would like to make towards support of our efforts in bringing more speakers and lectures online during the lock down and social distancing time. Suggested donation £5. \nYou can send your donation by a direct bank transfer (BACS) to the following account:\nCambridge Russian-Speaking Society\nNATWEST Bank\, Sort code: 60-11-30\nAccount: 18120466 \nPlease email camruss@camruss.com if you have any questions. \n***\nHow to join the meeting: \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84267125200?pwd=RDBaRDFLQUtHWWY0RzBFSENSem8vQT09 \nMeeting ID: 842 6712 5200\nPassword: 930294\nOne tap mobile\n+441314601196\,\,84267125200#\,\,1#\,930294# United Kingdom\n+442030512874\,\,84267125200#\,\,1#\,930294# United Kingdom \nDial by your location\n+44 131 460 1196 United Kingdom\n+44 203 051 2874 United Kingdom\n+44 203 481 5237 United Kingdom\n+44 203 481 5240 United Kingdom\n+7 495 283 9788 Russian Federation\n+7 812 426 8988 Russian Federation\nMeeting ID: 842 6712 5200\nPassword: 930294\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdoZq5y76q
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/on-the-body-of-the-soul-with-lyudmila-ulitskaya/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Language,Literature,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190310T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190310T210000
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SUMMARY:[:en]"A Tale of Three Sisters" (based on Chekhov) - 10 March[:ru]"Притча о трёх сёстрах" (по пьесе А. П. Чехова) - 10 марта[:]
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT! \n \n“In our performance\, we explore the fable-like\, mythological dimension of the famous play. This take-on seems to be suggested by the very title of the story – yet there were no previous productions focusing on the juxtaposition between the fairy tale and reality in the life of the three sisters. You have a unique opportunity to read and rethink the world-famous play in a new way!”\nDoors open at 5:00pm\nPerformance starts at 5:30pm sharp\nProduction by the Russian Amateur Theatre in Cambridge “Вот такой театр”.\nA play in four acts\, with three intervals.\nSmall sandwiches and snacks will be sold during the intervals\, as well as hot and soft drinks. \nTrailer\nDirector: Uliana Bashtanova\nLanguage: Russian (a detailed English synopsis will be available)\nRecommended age: 15+ (please leave young children at home 😊)\nTickets: £11; CamRuSS members £9; teenagers £9 \nCast: Lilya Ilgova\, Elena Richer\, Yulia Tingle\, Denis Silyutin\, Tatiana Yurasova\, Sam Altshuler\, Roman Mamatov\, Mikhail Bashtanov\, Tatiana Tuzhilina\, Svetlana Baibekova  \nMeet our cast\nVenue: Arbury Community Centre\, Campkin Rd\, Arbury\, Cambridge CB4 2LD\nMap: Click here\n \nThere will be no tickets on the door\, so please book your tickets in advance. (If you need any help with this or have any questions\, please write to info@camruss.com.)  \nPayment: \n\nby direct bank transfer (BACS) to the following account:\n\nCambridge Russian-Speaking Society\nNATWEST Bank\, Sort code: 60-11-30\nAccount: 18120466\nRef: 10Mar + YOUR NAME (under which you are making reservation) \nAs soon as you have transferred the money\, please send an email to: info@camruss.com\, indicating your name\, the title of the play\, the number of seats you have paid for\, and their category (adult\, CamRuSS member\, 16-18) \n\nAlternatively\, you can make your booking and pay in cash directly to any member of the cast\, if you know them.\nIf you wish to pay by cheque\, please write to info@camruss.com\, and we shall let you know the postal address to which you can send your cheques.\n\nWith any queries please write to info@camruss.com. We look forward to seeing you at the performance! \nA few responses to the premiere: \nAbsolutely wonderful performance\, brilliant acting and staging. Superb. An absolute joy not to be missed! (B.L.) \nОчень рада что пришла сегодня\, замечательная постановка и игра! Молодцы! (О.D.) \nLively and atmospheric performance! All the actors were great! A truly spirited performance. (D.C.) \nМолодцы вы были вчера! Прекрасный спектакль получился!!! (E.О.) \nСпектакль очень динамичный и увлекательный. Намного лучше\, чем во МХАТе! (O.G.) \nПоздравляю!!!! Вы такие молодцы! (К.A.) \nМне дико понравился спектакль! Вы все прекрасно играли! Я растворилась в ваших образах! (N.N.) \nСпасибо за вчерашний спектакль. Получила удовольствие от просмотра. Все артисты молодцы! (А.K.)
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/a-tale-of-three-sisters-based-on-chekhov-10-march/
LOCATION:Arbury Community Centre\, Campkin Rd\, Arbury\, Cambridge\, CB4 2LD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Art/History,Language,Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180224T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180224T210000
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SUMMARY:[:en]'George Orwell: Biography'. New Book Presentation by the author\, Masha Karp[:ru]"Джордж Оруэлл: биография". Презентация новой книги Марии Карп[:]
DESCRIPTION:A Talk by Masha Karp\, the author of the recently published Russian biography of George Orwell (St. Petersburg\, Vita Nova\, 2017). \nOrwell never visited Russia\, but he devoted most of his adult life to thinking about the country. He thought about it as a social thinker and he found an answer to the main riddle of its 20th century history: how it was that a revolution against autocracy led only to a new autocracy. But he did not expound his ideas in a scholarly research paper  – instead\, he wrote a fairy story and a novel\, because his talent allowed him to imagine every detail of life under totalitarianism with a sensitivity of a lyrical poet. \nIn her biography Masha Karp meticulously follows Orwell’s long road to his most famous books: “Animal Farm” and “Nineteen Eighty-Four”\, written in the last years of his life. Energy and fearlessness had been typical of him when he served as a policeman in Imperial Burma\, worked as a plongeur  in Paris restaurants\,  tramped in London\, researched conditions of miners’ life in  Wigan\, fought in Spanish Civil War and was part of the Home Guard during the Blitz. Nor did these qualities desert him when he thought about his experience and presented it in prose and in his journalism\, which became more expressive\, more transparent\, more vivid as time went by. It took him ages to find his vocation – he was fascinated by poetry and literature in general and consumed by anxiety about politics. It was just before he died that he realized that he did not have to choose – his task was “to make political writing into an art”.\n \nRead more in the interview with Masha here. \nMasha Karp is a freelance journalist with a special interest in relations between Russia and the West. Her articles have been published by The Independent\, Standpoint\, The Spectator\, Open Democracy\, Common Review. Masha was Russian Features editor (1997-2009) and previously a producer (1991-1997) with the BBC Russian Service. She also produced\, presented and participated in  Radio 4 and the BBC World Service radio programmes in English. Masha is a translator of English and German poetry and prose into Russian and has published translations of many writers\, including Virginia Woolf\, George Orwell\, Dylan Thomas\, W.H. Auden\, Elizabeth Jennings\, Alice Munro\, Andreas Griffius and Nicolaus Lenau\, as well as articles on translation. She is a member of the St Petersburg Writers’ Union and the Literary Translators Guild in Russia. She is a Committee Member of the Orwell Society and the Editor of its Journal. \nThe presentation and discussion are followed by drinks and reception. \nLanguage: Russian \nEntry: CamRuSS members – FREE\, others – £5
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/george-orwell-biography-book/
LOCATION:Old Library\, Pembroke College\, Trumpington Street\, Cambridge\, CB2 1RF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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