Environmental consequences of Russia’s war in Ukraine, a talk by Eugene Simonov
Eugene Simonov, an expert and founding member of the Ukraine War Environmental Consequences Work Group (UWEC) will talk about direct and indirect environmental consequences of the war in Ukraine, including chemical pollution, ecosystem and biodiversity destruction, changes in environmental and … Continue reading
SONGS FROM THE SUITCASE: Inhabiting an Inheritance by Rosanna Moseley Gore, talk and book launch by the author with Q&As
Old Library, Pembroke College Trumpington Street, CambridgeThis presentation will be followed by a drinks reception. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Rosanna grew up in suburban London in the 1960s and 1970s. But her background was very much not the typical English one … Continue reading
The Baltic Way Through A Witness’s Eyes – a talk by Marina Burrell, illustrated with period artefacts
St Andrews Street Baptist Church 40-43 St Andrew's St, CambridgeReflecting on her personal experience of living in Estonia and Lithuania in the 1970s-1990s, Marina will give some historical perspective and share her memories about her life in these two Baltic countries before and after the collapse of the Soviet … Continue reading
A Cultural History of the Russian Language – talk by Prof Simon Franklin marking the 25th anniversary of CamRuSS
Latimer Room, Clare College Old Court, Trinity Lane, Cambridge, CambridgeshireThis talk is about a book that is near to completion, on a subject which, rather surprisingly, seems not to exist. There are lots of histories of Russian culture (culture in Russian), but there is no general history of the … Continue reading
