A Conversation with Boris Akunin – Russia: Its Past, Present and Future (in Russian)
Paula Browne House Lecture Theatre Huntingdon Road, CambridgeIn 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 … Continue reading
May Day Barbecue: Outdoor event
A scene from the movie “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears” (1980) Come and join us for this traditional May Bank Holiday outing! Enjoy fresh air, good food and good company under the sun. Come along to relax, connect with … Continue reading
Happy Anniversary, Egyptology! Hieroglyphs, Tutankhamun, and Thoughts for the Future: A talk by Dr Alex Loktionov
Tutankhamun and his wife (Abo Rashad, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons) 2022 marks an important double anniversary for Egyptology. Exactly 200 years ago, the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs by Jean-François Champollion heralded the dawn of academic Egyptology, while exactly … Continue reading
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
