Nobeliate Stories: How the Discoveries of 2025 and Past Years Were Made — and Why They Matter, a Talk by Ilya Kolmanovsky
Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College Trinity Street, CambridgeJoin us for an evening with Ilya Kolmanovsky, taking place one week after the announcement of this year’s Nobel Prizes. These will certainly be on the agenda, and Ilya will also share captivating insights into past Nobel laureates: an expelled … Continue reading
The Ambassador, the Grand Duke, his Wife and her Lover, a Talk by Sir Tony Brenton, OBE
Trinity Hall Cambridge, Trinity Ln, Cambridge CB2 1TJ, UK, Cambridge Trinity Hall Cambridge, Trinity Ln, CambridgeThis talk explores a little-known episode in 18th-century diplomacy: the secret correspondence between the future Catherine the Great and the British ambassador to Russia, Sir Charles Hanbury Williams. Sir Charles Hanbury Williams, by John Giles Eccard, 1746 At a time … Continue reading
Blok in Pictures: A lecture marking the 145th anniversary of the poet by Kseniia Gondyreva
Audit Room, King’s College King's Parade, CambridgePortrait of Alexander Blok by Konstantin Somov (1907) On 28 November, we celebrate the 145th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Blok, one of the most prominent poets of Russia’s Silver Age. We invite you to mark this occasion with … Continue reading
July Rain (1966): Ksenia Golubovich on Marlen Khutsiev’s Masterpiece
ZoomThis year marks the centenary of film director Marlen Khutsiev’s birth. We invite you to celebrate the anniversary of this outstanding figure of Soviet and Russian culture with cultural scholar Ksenia Golubovich, who will speak about one of the director’s … Continue reading
