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SUMMARY:[:en]"The Shadow": a fairytale for adults\, based on Evgeny Shvartz[:ru]«Тень»: спектакль по мотивам пьесы Евгения Шварца[:]
DESCRIPTION:19th and 25th November – SOLD OUT\nADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE: on 21st January 2024\nProduction by the Russian Amateur Theatre in Cambridge «Вот такой театр» (Vot Takoy Teatr).\nA play in two acts\, with one interval.\n\n19th November (Sunday)\, 6pm – SOLD OUT\n\n25th November (Saturday)\, 6pm – SOLD OUT\n21st January (Sunday)\, 6pm\n\nDoors open at 5:30pm. Performance starts at 6:00pm sharp.\nVenue: Arbury Community Centre\, Campkin Road\, Cambridge\, CB4 2LD. \nDirector: Uliana Bashtanova. \nCast: Roman Mamatov\, Elena Richer\, Lilia Ilgova\, Denis Silyutin\, Tanya Yurasova\, Olesia Beneviat\, Dmitry Mevzos\, Anna Shtanova\, Pavel Casian\, Mikhail Bashtanov\, Sam Altshuler\, Milla Lukina\, Svetlana Baibekova\, Sergey Shishlov. \nLanguage: Russian (a detailed English synopsis will be available). \nSnack bar will operate during the interval\, selling homemade snacks and soft drinks. \nTickets: £15 (adults 18+); £5 (teenagers from 12 to 17 y.o. accompanied by an adult). Not suitable for children under 12. \nPLEASE NOTE: advanced booking is a must\, as the number of seats is limited!\nTO BOOK\, please fill in this form: https://forms.gle/BSkCtYu5Wup73puu5 and pay by direct bank transfer: \nCambridge Russian-Speaking Society\nNATWEST Bank\, Sort code: 60-11-30\, Account: 25395637.\nRef:  21Jan + YOUR NAME (the name of the person who does the booking) \nPlease be reminded that\, even though you are paying by direct bank transfer\, you still need to fill in the booking form above. \n\nIf the above method of payment doesn’t work for you\, please contact us by info@camruss.com and we may be able to work out an alternative solution.\n\nMuch of the profit will be contributed to humanitarian aid to Ukraine. \nWith any queries please write to info@camruss.com. We look forward to seeing you at the performances!
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/the-shadow-two-performances-based-on-evgeny-shvatzs-play/
LOCATION:Arbury Community Centre\, Campkin Rd\, Arbury\, Cambridge\, CB4 2LD\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:[:en]AcousticLand\, a Harp Guitar Recital by Alexander Samodum[:ru]"AcousticLand"\, сольный концерт Александра Самодума (арфа-гитара\, вокал)[:]
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to a very special fundraising concert\, a treat of spiritually-inspired music exhibiting a diverse range of influences\, including Irish\, Greek\, Balkan\, Sephardic\, Tibetan overtone and throat singing\, as well as traditional Ukrainian songs. \nWith a deep passion for travel and music\, Alexander’s performances take one on a journey of discovery\, allowing one to experience the beauty of different geographical landscapes\, cultures\, and global destinations through the magic of music.  His compositions draw inspiration from nature and his travels\, resulting in a truly authentic musical experience. \nProgramme (all instrumentals and song arrangements by Alexander Samodum): \n \n\nMemories of Childhood (instrumental)\nLetting Go (instrumental)\nTears in Her Hands (instrumental)\nRevealing Silence (instrumental)\nMorenika (Sefardic folk song in Ladino)\nI Romania Parthen (song in Greek)\nMarijo Deli Bela Kumrijo (folk song in Serbian)\nLegends (instrumental\, overtone singing)\nScarborough Fair (traditional English folk song)\nCeltic (instrumental)\nОй там на горi / Oy tam na hori (folk song in Ukrainian)\nОй у лузі червона калина / Oy u luzi chervona kalyna (folk song in Ukrainian)\n\nFunds raised through ticket sales will be donated to Ohmatdyt\, Ukraine’s National Specialised Children’s Hospital. \nWHEN: Sunday 26th November 2023\, 17:30-19:00\nWHERE: St Andrew’s Street Baptist Church\, 40-43 Street Andrew’s St\,\nCambridge CB2 3AR\nLANGUAGE: English\, Greek\, Ladino\, Serbian\, Ukrainian.\nTICKETS: adults £10\, children (11-16 y.o.) £5; donation\nyou may donate more if you wish\, or less if you cannot afford to pay £10.\nPlease book & pay via Allevents. \nAbout the musician. \nAlexander Samodum\, a talented international multi-instrumentalist with a passion for music. He plays the acoustic guitar\, ukulele\, flute\, and lends his vocals to his performances. He particularly excels at playing the harp guitar\, a unique and rare instrument that is not commonly seen or heard on musical stages. As a guitar extension with extra banks of harp-like strings\, this instrument creates wonderful new textures and exceptional possibilities. Alexander also writes music for the harp guitar. His performances provide a truly captivating and immersive experience (YouTube link). \nOver the years\, Alexander has performed at various venues and international music festivals across Europe\, including Ukraine\, Moldova\, Lithuania\, Estonia\, Russia\, the Czech Republic\, Germany\, and Spain. Notably\, he participated in the Dolphinity World Festival in Tenerife in 2017 and was invited to perform at the Auditorio de Tenerife. In May 2023\, he presented his latest album\, “Children of the Ocean”\, a collection of neoclassical music for a trio (guitar\, cello\, and double bass) at the Gabinete Literario concert hall in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria\, Spain. The following month\, he treated the audience to a mesmerising solo guitar concert at the British Club of Gran Canaria in Las Palmas.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/acousticland-a-harp-guitar-recital-by-alexander-samodum/
LOCATION:St Andrew’s street baptist church\, 40-43 St Andrew's St\, Cambridge CB2 3AR\, CB2 3AR\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:[:en]"The Shadow": a fairytale for adults\, based on Evgeny Shvartz - 21st January[:ru]«Тень»: спектакль по мотивам пьесы Евгения Шварца - 21 января[:]
DESCRIPTION:19th and 25th November – SOLD OUT\nADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE: on 21st January 2024\nProduction by the Russian Amateur Theatre in Cambridge «Вот такой театр» (Vot Takoy Teatr).\nA play in two acts\, with one interval.\n\n19th November (Sunday)\, 6pm – SOLD OUT\n\n25th November (Saturday)\, 6pm – SOLD OUT\n21st January (Sunday)\, 6pm\n\nDoors open at 5:30pm. Performance starts at 6:00pm sharp.\nVenue: Arbury Community Centre\, Campkin Road\, Cambridge\, CB4 2LD. \nDirector: Uliana Bashtanova. \nCast: Roman Mamatov\, Elena Richer\, Lilia Ilgova\, Denis Silyutin\, Tanya Yurasova\, Olesia Beneviat\, Dmitry Mevzos\, Anna Shtanova\, Pavel Casian\, Mikhail Bashtanov\, Sam Altshuler\, Milla Lukina\, Svetlana Baibekova\, Sergey Shishlov. \nLanguage: Russian (a detailed English synopsis will be available). \nSnack bar will operate during the interval\, selling homemade snacks and soft drinks. \nTickets: £15 (adults 18+); £5 (teenagers from 12 to 17 y.o. accompanied by an adult). Not suitable for children under 12. \nPLEASE NOTE: advanced booking is a must\, as the number of seats is limited!\nTO BOOK\, please fill in this form: https://forms.gle/BSkCtYu5Wup73puu5 and pay by direct bank transfer: \nCambridge Russian-Speaking Society\nNATWEST Bank\, Sort code: 60-11-30\, Account: 25395637.\nRef: 21Jan + YOUR NAME (the name of the person who does the booking) \nPlease be reminded that\, even though you are paying by direct bank transfer\, you still need to fill in the booking form above. \n\nIf the above method of payment doesn’t work for you\, please contact us by info@camruss.com and we may be able to work out an alternative solution.\n\nMuch of the profit will be contributed to humanitarian aid to Ukraine. \nWith any queries please write to info@camruss.com. We look forward to seeing you at the performances!
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/the-shadow-a-fairytale-for-adults-based-on-evgeny-shvartz-21st-jan/
LOCATION:Arbury Community Centre\, Campkin Rd\, Arbury\, Cambridge\, CB4 2LD\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:[:en]Russia’s great women writers from the XIX century\, a talk by Dr Anna Berman[:ru]«Великие русские писательницы XIX века». Лекция Анны Берман[:]
DESCRIPTION:This talk introduces Russia’s great women writers from the nineteenth century who have largely dropped out of literary history: Evdokiya Rostopchina\, Karolina Pavlova\, Evgeniya Tur\, and the “Russian Brontës”—Nadezhda\, Sofia\, and Praskovia Khvoshchinskaya. \nWHEN: Thursday\, 25 January 2024\, 19:00-20:30\nWHERE: Zoom\nLANGUAGE: English\nBook via allevents: CamRuSS members free\, others £5.\nPlease register in advance for this meeting using this link. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nFew people outside of Russia today could name a single nineteenth-century Russian woman writer\, but women were at the center of the literary world in the nineteenth century as poets\, novelists\, and critics.  When Alexander Pushkin\, the “father of Russian literature” died in 1837\, his unfinished notebook was ceremonially passed on not to Mikhail Lermontov—who attempted to take up Pushkin’s mantle—but to the female poet\, Evdokiya Rostopchina. The third highest paid author in the 1870s—after Tolstoy and Turgenev—was not Dostoevsky\, but Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya\, who published her novels under the male pseudonym V. Krestovsky. She began her career with over one hundred poems before turning to fiction to support her family\, with over a dozen novels\, thirty-six tales and stories\, fifty-four translations from five languages\, and over two dozen articles and reviews. Khvoshchinskaya’s portrait was commissioned by Pavel Tretyakov for his series of Russia’s most important cultural figures and was carried out by Ivan Kramskoi\, the same artist who painted Tolstoy for the series. \nBy the end of the nineteenth century\, women made up about fifteen percent of professional writers in Russia. They published in the same journals as men and were reviewed alongside them by the same critics (as well as writing criticism themselves).  Yet these women disappeared from literary history in the twentieth century\, as the Bolsheviks nationalized the works of 57 writers—all men—for publication in greater quantities than Soviet literature. This talk offers a chance to rediscover some of these great women writers who have been erased from literary history.  It will explore the lives and careers of Evdokiya Rostopchina\, Karolina Pavlova\, Evgeniya Tur\, and the “Russian Brontës”—Nadezhda\, Sofiya\, and Praskoviya Khvoshchinskaya. \nDr Anna Berman completed her B.A. at Brown University\, her M.Phil. at Cambridge University\, and her Ph.D. at Princeton University.  She was an Associate Professor in the Department of Languages\, Literatures\, and Cultures\, Russian Section at McGill University (Montréal\, Canada) before joining faculty at Cambridge.\nAnna’s primary area of interest is the nineteenth-century Russian and English novel.  Her research has largely focused on questions about family\, kinship structures\, love\, and marriage\, with secondary interests in the relationship between science and literature (especially the response to Charles Darwin and Ilya Mechnikov in Russian literature)\, and adaptations of Russian literary classics to the operatic stage.  Her current focus is on Russia’s nineteenth-century women novelists.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/russias-great-women-writers-from-the-xix-century-a-talk-by-dr-anna-berman/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240130T183000
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SUMMARY:[:en]“Russia in My Life.” Anthony Cross in conversation with Ksenia Afonina (CamRuSS).[:ru]"Россия в моей жизни." Энтони Кросс в беседе с Ксенией Афониной (CamRuSS).[:]
DESCRIPTION:St Petersburg\, 2010. The Second International Congress of Petrine Cities\, organised by the Institute of Peter the Great.  \nThis is a special opportunity to meet and hear Anthony Cross\, who was Professor of Slavonic Studies at the University of Cambridge from 1985 to 2004\, reminisce about the role Russia and the Russian language have played in his life and career.  His unexpected ‘immersion’ in Russian during his National Service in 1955-7 was the beginning of his journey into Russian Studies and his emergence as one of the most influential figures in British and international Slavic Studies as both scholar and organiser/initiator over the next half-century.   \nThis is a continuation of our series of talks by distinguished members of our community initiated by Sir Tony Brenton at the last AGM of the Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society in January 2023. Tony has kindly agreed to share his personal history of relations with Russia and of meetings with scholars and literary figures such as Anna Akhmatova\,and Dmitrii Likhachev\, and to answer questions about people\, places and adventures. \n After student years at Cambridge and Harvard\, Tony began his teaching career at the newly established University of East Anglia in 1964 and remained until 1981\, when he became Roberts Professor of Russian at Leeds\, before his election four years later to the Cambridge chair.  He was the third professor in the Department of Slavonic Studies until his retirement in 2004.  (Professor Emma Widdis is only the fifth in the Department’s 75-year history.) \n From the very beginning of his career Tony was very involved in the organisational and representative aspects of Russian studies. He served on the editorial board of many journals and the organising committees of national and international conferences and seminars. He was the founder of the Study Group on Eighteenth-Century Russia in 1967 and editor of its annual Newsletter for nearly twenty years. What he considers to be his final publication was ‘The SGECR: The First Fifty years’\, published last November. In the 1970s he was a member of the British Council Interview Committee for postgraduate studentships in the Soviet Union. He was also Chairman of the British Academic Committee for Liaison with Soviet Archives\, which performed an important service for British researchers in a very difficult period. \n Since his first visit to Moscow and Leningrad as a Cambridge undergraduate in 1959\, Tony has visited the Soviet Union and Russia some fifty times\, including a year as a post-graduate scholar in Moscow University during the Cuban Crisis. He has a particular affinity with St Petersburg\, where he became the first (and only one of two) foreigner to be awarded an Honorary Doctorate by The Institute of Russian Literature odf the Russian Academy of Sciences (Pushkin House). \n‘Mementos from A. Cross’s visits to the Soviet Union’ \n Tony was the first Professor of Russian elected to the British Academy in 1989 and has received several prizes for his published work. He has written and edited some twenty-five books\, including exhibition catalogues\, and has published over four hundred articles\, notes and reviews; delivered some 200 invited lectures\, consulted and curated exhibitions and historic publications. He has been a Patron of The Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society since 2020.  \n*** \nAmong Anthony Cross’s principal publications are:  \n N.M. Karamzin: A Study of His Literary Career 1783-1801 (1971);  \nBy the Banks of the Thames: Russians in Eighteenth-Century Britain (1980) (Russian translation 2006);  \nThe Russian Theme in English Literature from the Sixteenth Century to 1980(1985);  \nAnglo-Russica: Aspects of Anglo-Russian Relations in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries (1993);  \nBy the Banks of the Neva: Chapters from the Lives and Careers of the British in Eighteenth-Century Russia (1996) (Russian translation 2005);  \nPeter the Great through British Eyes (2000) (Russian translation 2013).  \n (By the Banks of the Neva was awarded the 1998 Antsiferov Prize for the best work on St Petersburg published by a foreign author in 1996-1997.  \n His most recent books are A People Passing Rude: British Responses to Russian Culture (2013) (www.openbookpublishers.com/product/160) and In the Lands of the Romanovs: An Annotated Bibliography of English-language First-hand Accounts of Russia\, 1613-1917\, (www.openbookpublishers.com/product/268)\, both published by Open Book Publishers of Cambridge. \nWHEN: Tuesday\, 30 January\, 18:30 – 20:00(GMT). Followed by a wine reception.\nWHERE: Gordon Cameron Lecture Theatre\, Fitzwilliam College and online via Zoom.\nLANGUAGE: The talk will be in English.\nTICKETS: book via allevents . Offline – £8/£5( members and concessions)\, online – £5/free( members and concessions). If participating online after booking your ticket\, please register for zoom.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/russia-in-my-life-anthony-cross-in-conversation-with-camruss-represented-by-ksenia-afonina/
LOCATION:Gordon Cameron Lecture Theatre\, Fitzwilliam College\, Storey's Way\, Cambridge\, CB3 0DG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Culture,Language,Talk
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SUMMARY:[:en]Geographies of Russia: Lecture 5. "What happens if permafrost is going to vanish? Interactions of pastoralism and environmental change in Russia and Mongolia" by Prof. Dr J. Otto Habeck[:ru]«География России»\, лекция 5. Профессор Доктор Дж. Отто Хабек: "Что произойдет\, если вечная мерзлота исчезнет? Взаимодействие скотоводства и изменения окружающей среды в России и Монголии"[:]
DESCRIPTION:We continue our series of lectures on the Geographies of Russia that showcase various aspects of geography\, covering environmental issues\, socio-economic and cultural geography\, the geography of the Arctic and the culture of the indigenous peoples of Siberia. \nProf. Dr. J. Otto HabeckToday’s talk will illustrate how permafrost has shaped livelihoods in Siberia and northern Mongolia in ecologically\, economically and culturally significant ways.  \nThawing permafrost has received large media coverage over the last decade: numerous reports speak of thawing permafrost and its consequences\, in particular for Indigenous peoples in the circumpolar North. Such reports\, however\, seldom discuss how humans came to “live with” permafrost\, utilise the environmental conditions of permafrost landscapes and occasionally modify these landscapes. Pastoralism – animal husbandry and reindeer herding – is of key importance here. Based on three examples (Central Yakutia\, northern Mongolia\, and the tundra areas near the Polar Urals)\, this presentation will show how different types of pastoralism interact with permafrost landscape dynamics\, and how they will fare in future decades. \nHow does permafrost affect reindeer herding? Here are some examples of direct and indirect effects\, visualized by Noémie Ross (https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/cr/2016/09/). The “Frozen-Ground Cartoons” provide an example of communicating research findings to a wide audience. For the full story\, see https://frozengroundcartoon.com/english/ \nScientific interest in this topic has seen an upsurge over the last years. With support by the International Permafrost Association\, Otto Habeck co-founded of the Action Group “Permafrost and Culture” (2014-2019). Currently he is member of the IPA Action Group “Permafrost and Agro-Ecosystems”\, established in 2022. He also participates in the Horizon-2020 research project CHARTER\, funded by the European Commission.  \nProf. Dr. J. Otto Habeck \nOtto Habeck received his PhD degree from Cambridge University in 2004. He then worked as coordinator of the Siberian Studies Centre at the Max Planck Institute in Halle\, Germany. Since 2014\, he is professor at the Institute for Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Hamburg. His research interests comprise land use in northern regions\, environmental change\, agriculture and pastoralism\, symbolic aspects of the built environment\, gender relations\, mobility and lifestyle. He conducted field research in different regions of Siberia\, in the northern part of European Russia\, in Mongolia and the Polish-German border area.  \nOtto Habeck co-edited Ruinen und vergessene Orte [Ruins and Lost Places]\, Transcript Publishers (2023)\, open access. Earlier\, he edited Lifestyle in Siberia and the Russian North\, OpenBook Publishers (2019). He has published on climate change and land use: most recently\, he contributed to the article “Critical Seasonal Conditions in the Reindeer-Herding Year” by Roza Laptander and co-authors\, in Polar Science (2023).  \nhttps://www.ethnologie.uni-hamburg.de/en/personen/j-otto-habeck.html  \nWHEN: Friday\, 9 February\, 18:30 – 20:30\nWHERE:  Scott Polar Research Institute Lecture Theatre\, Cambridge and online via Zoom\nLANGUAGE: English.\nTICKETS: book via allevents –Free for CamRuSS members and concessions: students\, OAPs\, children\, and people on Universal credit\, £5 for non-members.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/geographies-of-russia-lecture-5-what-happens-if-permafrost-is-going-to-vanish-interactions-of-pastoralism-and-environmental-change-in-russia-and-mongolia-by-prof-dr-j-otto-habeck/
LOCATION:Scott Polar Research Institute Lecture Theatre\, Cambridge
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240226T200000
DTSTAMP:20260514T173137
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SUMMARY:[:en]Annual General Meeting - 26 February 2024[:ru]Отчётно-Перевыборное Собрание CamRuSS (AGM) - 26 февраля 2024[:]
DESCRIPTION:We cordially invite all CamRuSS members to join our Annual General Meeting (AGM). The opening address will be delivered by our charity’s distinguished Guest (TBC). We will then share a report of the last year’s activities\, address any questions and suggestions\, introduce the renewed Board of Trustees and Advisers\, and present and discuss plans for 2024. The meeting will be followed by a drinks reception. Please register in advance\, so that we are aware of numbers. \nThe event will be held in hybrid format – if you are not able to join in person you are welcome to connect via Zoom – registration is open at the link. \nPlease mark this important date in your diaries. \nIn preparation for the AGM\, we invite members to share their comments about our past activities\, as well as ideas and suggestions for the year ahead. Your feedback is very important. It will help us to make our charity’s work relevant and valuable for the benefit of its members and the wider community. Please feel free to send your feedback and ideas to us by filling this form or via email: camruss1999@gmail.com. \nWHEN: Monday\, 26 February\, 18:00-20:00. Followed by a drinks reception. \nWHERE: Trinity Hall Cambridge\, Trinity Ln\, Cambridge CB2 1TJ\, UK\, Cambridge\, United Kingdom and online via Zoom. \nFORMAT: Hybrid. \nTICKETS: Register via AllEvents.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/annual-general-meeting-26-february-24/
LOCATION:Trinity Hall Cambridge\, Trinity Ln\, Cambridge CB2 1TJ\, UK\, Cambridge\, Trinity Hall Cambridge\, Trinity Ln\, Cambridge\, CB2 1TJ
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240306T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240306T200000
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SUMMARY:[:en]Environmental consequences of Russia’s war in Ukraine\, a talk by Eugene Simonov[:ru]Экологические последствия войны России в Украине\, лекция Евгения Симонова[:]
DESCRIPTION: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 climate policies in Ukraine\, Russia\, and other countries in the world\, the war’s impact on international cooperation in the area of environmental protection and climate. Presentation will also feature the case-study on environmental consequences of the destruction of the dam at Kakhovska Hydroelectric Power Plant and nature conservation aspects of the Ukraine’s green reconstruction. \n \nEugene Simonov\, Doctor of Conservation (博士)\, Rivers without Boundaries International Coalition Coordinator Eugene is an environmental activist\, journalist and researcher\, focusing on empowerment of civil society to protect natural heritage across borders in Russia and US\, Europe\, China\, Central Asia and Asia-Pacific. He is a coordinator of Rivers without Boundaries International Coalition (RwB)\, which was established in 2009 to address conservation of aquatic environment. Eugene also serves as an expert of the Ukraine War Environmental Consequences Work Group (UWEC). He holds Master’s in Environmental Studies from Yale School of Environment (US) and Doctorate in Nature Conservation from Northeast Forestry University (PRC). For his efforts to protect Lake Baikal in 2014 Eugene was banned from returning to Mongolia and in 2021 inscribed on the List of Foreign Agents by the Government of Russia. Now he is pursuing PhD research on CSO influence on water and energy-related policies of the multilateral development banks at the University of New South Wales -Canberra. \nPlease find out more about the Ukraine War Environmental Consequences Work Group. \nWHEN: Wednesday\, 6 March\, 18:30 – 20:00\nWHERE:   Scott Polar Research Institute\, Lensfield Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 1ER and online via Zoom\nLANGUAGE: English\nTICKETS: free\, book your place via Allevents. Donations are welcome (suggested donations £5/£10) – by AllEvents or direct transfer to The Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society account: NatWest Bank\, Sort Code 60-11-30\, Account 25395637; Ref: 6/3 NAME
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/environmental-consequences-of-russias-war-in-ukraine-a-talk-by-eugene-simonov/
CATEGORIES:Geography,Health and wellbeing,Online talk,Talk
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SUMMARY:[:en]"A Touch of Spring"- piano recital by Daria Golovchenko[:ru]Прикосновение весны - фортепианный концерт в исполнении Дарьи Головченко[:]
DESCRIPTION:We would like to invite you to celebrate International Women’s Day with us at the piano recital by Daria Golovchenko. Daria\, a talented Ukrainian pianist\, will perform for us a very diverse program that includes music of Bach\, Chopin\, Liszt\, Satie\, and many other composers. Let’s together take a journey through musical styles and genres and welcome spring into our lives with timeless music. \nDaria Golovchenko \n \nDaria Golovchenko was born and brought up in Kherson\, Ukraine. She started the piano at the age of five. While she was still at school\, she performed well at concerts and won competitions. By the age of 13\, she had won all the awards in city and regional competitions\, thus becoming known in musical circles. While she was studying at Kherson Music College\, she continued to play in competitions\, but at a regional and international level.  \nAfter college\, Daria improved her skills at Kharkiv National Conservatory. During the same period\, she played with the orchestra of the Kharkov Theatre of Musical Comedy. After graduating from the conservatoire\, she decided to go abroad to work ‘under contract’.  \nSince then\, Daria has played in five-star hotels in the UAE and South Korea. She has also given  performances to the UN\, at diplomatic receptions\, events in parliament\, business events held by large corporations\, such as Samsung\, LG and MSC etc… \nShe was living with her one-year old daughter in her hometown of Kherson when the war started.   \nWhile in Britain\, Daria has already given several successful concerts and played with various chamber groups. These included a performance at the Eurovision 2023 festival in Halifax and a public concert in Sheffield.  \nProgramme of the recital: \nS. Bach. Prelude & Fugue in B major  \nDomenico Scarlatti. Sonata in D minor \nLudwig van Beethoven. Nine Variations on the aria from Paisiello’s La Molinara \nFelix Mendelssohn. Song Without Words  \nFranz Liszt. Concert Etude Gnomenreigen \nIvan Karabits. Prelude no 22 \nUsein Bekirov. Waltz for Emilia \nFranz Liszt. Rhapsody no10 \nErik Satie. Gnoissiene  \nFrederic Chopin. Mazurka in A minor \nFrederic Chopin. Mazurka in B major \nFrederic Chopin. Nocturne in C sharp minor \nFrederic Chopin. Etude no 24 \nAlberto Donastera. Danza De La Moza Donosa  \nRay Charles. Hit the Road Jack \nMichael Camilo. Remembrance  \nAstor Piazzolla. Libertango (arranged by D. Golovchenko) \nWHEN: Friday\, 8 March 2024\, 19:00\nWHERE: Churchill College Chapel\, CB3 ODS\nFORMAT: in person\nTICKETS: CamRuSS Members ticket – £10\, Non-Members Ticket – £15\, Ukraine schemes guests – £8\nPlease book & pay via Allevents.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/a-touch-of-spring-piano-recital-by-daria-golovchenko/
LOCATION:Churchill College Chapel\, CB3 ODS\, Cambridge\, CB3 0DE
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240506T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240506T160000
DTSTAMP:20260514T173137
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T214824Z
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SUMMARY:[:en]Traditional May Day BBQ[:ru]Майские шашлыки на природе[:]
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for our traditional May Day BBQ! Come to meet your friends\, make new ones\, enjoy a day out and share delicious food. We aim to meet in the BBQ area at around 11:00\, have a BBQ – with food and drinks to share – between 11:00 and 15:00.\nPlease fill out this form by 29 April so that we have an idea of the numbers. \n\nWHEN: Monday 6 May\, 12:00 – 16:00 (BST)\nWHERE: Games Field BBQ – Den Building area\, Wandlebury Country Park on the Gog Magog Hills\, Babraham\, Cambridgeshire CB22 3AE \nPLEASE BRING: Food for the barbecue (meat and vegetarian options)\, snacks and drinks to share. You might also like to bring footballs\, frisbees\, badminton sets\, skipping ropes\, guitars\, etc. \nYou can find the Wandlebury Country Park visitor guide here. See also this plan of the BBQ area. DIRECTIONS \nBy CAR: Wandlebury Country Park is signposted with brown Country Park signs off the A1307 (Cambridge to Haverhill) road\, 2.5 miles south of the Addenbrooke’s Hospital roundabout. Please click here for a diagram of the roads. PARKING: The visitors’ car park is at the Main Entrance off the A1307. There is a parking charge of £3 per car. \nBy BUS: Number 13 to Haverhill (on Sundays):\n– leaves Drummer Street (Cambridge) at 10:45\, 11:45\, 12:45\, etc.\n– arrives at Wandlebury at 11:04\, 12:04\, 13:04\, etc. \nBy BICYCLE (24 minutes from Cambridge city centre): There is a separate\, safe\, cycle path alongside the A1307 (Hills Road) leaving Cambridge\, from Addenbrooke’s Hospital past the Babraham Park & Ride to Wandlebury\, where it ends. There is no cycle path from Haverhill to Wandlebury.\nNB: No cycling in the park is allowed\, except for under-8s\, and cycles should be secured in the parking area cycle stands. \nDOGS need to be kept on a lead in the park but can be freely exercised in the adjacent Gog Magog Trust area. \nWe are looking forward to seeing you at the BBQ!
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/traditional-may-day-bbq-2/
LOCATION:Wandlebury Park\, Gog Magog Hills\, Babraham\, Cambridge\, CB22 3AE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Outdoor event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240510T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240510T193000
DTSTAMP:20260514T173137
CREATED:20240329T161333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240330T110554Z
UID:11594-1715364000-1715369400@camruss.com
SUMMARY:[:en]“Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5”\,  an illustrated talk by Prof Marina Frolova-Walker\, followed by Q&As[:ru]«Симфония No 5 Шостаковича»\, лекция профессора Марины Фроловой-Уокер с музыкальными иллюстрациями и ответами на Ваши вопросы.[:]
DESCRIPTION:Prof Marina Frolova-Walker\, a co-author\, with Jonathan Walker\, of the recently published book “Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5” \, will talk about their research for this book about Shostakovich’s most controversial symphony which\, composed at the height of Stalin’s Purges\, saved the composer from official disfavour and deeply moved audiences. The critics recognized it as a masterpiece\, but were perplexed by its ambiguities\, especially at the end of the Symphony: some imagined it as the joyful final victory of socialism\, while others heard the triumph of a sinister and oppressive force. The second interpretation was pushed into the background\, but the controversy persisted. \nWhen: Friday 10 May\, 2024\, 18:00-19:30\nWhere: Trinity College\, Winstanley Lecture Theatre\, Trinity Street\, Cambridge\, CB2 1TQ (the entrance via the gate opposite of the Trinity College Main Gate)\nFormat: In person \nLanguage: English\nTickets: adults £8\, CamRuSS members and concessions £5. Please book via Allevents  NB: £1 processing fee is added by the platform. \nMarina Frolova-Walker is Professor of Music History at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Clare College\, Cambridge\, where she is Director of Studies in Music. She is also currently Professor of Music at Gresham College\, London. \nOne of the world’s leading authorities on Russian music\, Professor Frolova-Walker has introduced international audiences not only to new repertories\, but also to new ways of thinking about established works. Elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2014\, and the recipient of the RMA Dent Medal for her outstanding contribution to musicology\, Professor Frolova-Walker is committed to sharing the insights gained from her research with a wider public\, through talks\, radio and TV appearances\, and publications. \nMarina’s  personal website brings together video\, audio\, and text resources presenting her research and public engagement. \nP.S. Marina’s previous talk for CamRuSS was delivered on 23 February 2017 at Darwin College during the exhibition of Elena Marttila’s works dedicated to the Siege of Leningrad: “Shostakovich’s ‘Leningrad’ Symphony”.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/shostakovichs-symphony-no-5-an-illustrated-talk-by-prof-marina-frolova-walker-followed-by-qas/
LOCATION:Winstanley Lecture Theatre\, Trinity College\, Trinity Street\, Cambridge\, CB2 1TQ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240605T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240605T190000
DTSTAMP:20260514T173137
CREATED:20240422T220532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T220334Z
UID:11685-1717606800-1717614000@camruss.com
SUMMARY:Irina Kirillova MBE in conversation with Rachel Polonsky\, followed by Q&A and Drinks Reception
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the latest instalment of our ‘Russia in my Life’ series. Irina Kirillova MBE is a Fellow Emerita of Newnham College\, Dostoevsky scholar and translator to the royal family. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature (VGBIL) and a former trustee of Pushkin House in London. Also\, Irina has played a role as chairman of the diocese of Sourozh (the diocese of the Orthodox Church covering the UK). \nDr Rachel Polonsky\, a Fellow of Murray Edwards College and author of ‘Molotov’s Magic Lantern‘ will explore these varied and fascinating aspects of Irina’s life and her connection with Russia. \nWhen: 17:00-19:00 Wednesday 2024. Followed by drinks reception\nWhere: Fellows’ Dining Room\, Murray Edwards College\, Huntington Road\, Cambridge CB3 0DF\nLanguage: English\nTickets: in-person: £8 adults\, £5 CamRuSS members and concessions.\nZOOM: £5 adults\, free for CamRuSS members.\nPlease book via AllEvents
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/irina-kirillova-in-conversation-with-rachel-polonsky/
LOCATION:Murray Edwards College\, Cambridge CB3 0JG\, Murray Edwards College\, Huntingdon Rd\, Cambridge\, CB3 0JG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Art/History,Language
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240627T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240627T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T173137
CREATED:20240422T215200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240508T134324Z
UID:11657-1719513000-1719520200@camruss.com
SUMMARY:[:en]SONGS FROM THE SUITCASE: Inhabiting an Inheritance by Rosanna Moseley Gore\, talk and book launch by the author with Q&As[:ru]«МЕЛОДИИ ИЗ ЧЕМОДАНА: путешествие по семейному наследию”\, презентация книги Розанны Мозли Гор и беседа с автором.[:]
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will be followed by a drinks reception. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. \nRosanna grew up in suburban London in the 1960s and 1970s. But her background was very much not the typical English one of that time. Her father escaped from Berlin on a Kindertransport in 1939. Her mother was Russian\, born in Harbin in Manchuria in 1923. \nRosanna’s childhood and upbringing were hugely influenced by her half-Russianness\, particularly because her beloved grandmother Olga Youhotsky (as her name was anglicised) lived with them\, and taught her Russian as well as many\, many other things. \nIn her book Songs from the Suitcase: Inhabiting an Inheritance\, Rosanna writes about the gifts\, the cultural riches and the inherited trauma that came with this family. What has it meant for how she thinks\, what she believes\, where she feels she belongs (or not)? \nIn this talk\, Rosanna will bring to life her experiences of exiled Russian identity lived out in a domestic setting. She will explore the influences on her use of language\, on her cooking\, on her world view. She might say a bit in her very rusty Russian that never did get further than ‘O’ Level back in 1972 (though she did get an A!). \nWhen: Thursday 27 June\, 2024\, 18:30-20:30\nWhere: Old Library\, Pembroke College\, Trumpington Street\, Cambridge CB2 1RG\nLanguage: English\nFormat: Hybrid (in person and on Zoom)\nTickets: in-person £8 adults\, £5 CamRuSS members and concessions; on Zoom: £5 adults\, free for CamRuSS members only.\nPlease book via allevents. \nRosanna Moseley Gore was brought up in London by her Russian mother and grandmother\, and her German Jewish father. A Cambridge University Russian Language Prize (the Olga Youhotsky\, Catherine Matthews and Irene Gore Prize) is named in memory of her grandmother\, aunt and mother. It is awarded annually by the Examiners for Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos for an outstanding performance in Russian in that examination. \nShe inherited a huge archive of photographs\, letters and documents from both sides of her family – an archive that was too painful to look at\, but too precious to destroy\, telling stories as it does of lost lives\, lost countries and lost loved ones. With her inadequate Russian\, Rosanna is beginning the long process of unlocking its secrets and is starting working on a big book about the personalities and characters she is uncovering. \nRosanna studied Geography at Emmanuel College\, Cambridge\, and has worked since the late 1980s as an acupuncturist. She practises in Cambridge\, lives in Ely\, and her book about her unusual childhood and its cultural influences\, Songs from the Suitcase: Inhabiting an Inheritance\, just came off the press.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/songs-from-the-suitcase-inhabiting-an-inheritance-by-rosanna-moseley-gore-talk-and-book-launch-by-the-author-with-qas/
LOCATION:Old Library\, Pembroke College\, Trumpington Street\, Cambridge\, CB2 1RF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Art/History,Culture,Hidden,Language,Online talk,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240629T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240629T223000
DTSTAMP:20260514T173137
CREATED:20240527T151244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240610T083258Z
UID:11784-1719685800-1719700200@camruss.com
SUMMARY:[:en]“The Centenary of Bulat Okudzhava”: Evening of Songs and Music in the open air[:ru]Столетие Булата Окуджавы - вечер песни и поэзии под открытым небом[:]
DESCRIPTION:This year\, we shall commemorate the centenary of Bulat Okudzhava (9th May 1924 – 12th June 1997)\, a Soviet singer and song-writer\, poet\, and author\, whose songs and poems had a profound impact on generations of the Soviet intelligentsia\, since the early 1960s up to the 1990s. Full of meaning\, reflection\, sublime feelings and dignity\, yet describing everyday life with honesty and no traditional Soviet pathos\, his songs struck a chord with people of all ages and were sung to the guitar almost at every party\, in the kitchen or around a bonfire. Okudzhava became a moral compass for many in the age of official hypocrisy and meaningless\, empty slogans. His songs exuded warmth and brought people together. \nWe would like invite everyone\, who wishes to sing a few songs by Okudzhava or play the guitar\, or recite a poem\, or say a few words\, to get in touch with Tanya Yurasova via WhatsApp 0781 510 1481. We shall then add you to the group of performers. (It is very informal\, but the aim is to draft a certain programme\, for consistency and to avoid repetition.) \nEveryone is invited to come and join us! \nWHEN: Saturday\, 29 June\, 18:30 (BST)\nWHERE: Midsummer Common – on the field opposite Fort St. George Pub\, Cambridge CB5 8DR \nWe shall get together on our favourite vast green field\, Midsummer Common\, not far from the river and the pub Fort St.George – same place as our traditional “White Nights”. \nPlease bring rugs and/or foldable chairs for comfort! Also don’t forget umbrellas and raincoats in case it rains. \nYou may like to come with your own beer or other drinks and picnic (or you could choose to buy drinks in the nearby pub). Guitars\, of course\, are paramount! \nWe look forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/okudzhava-centenary/
LOCATION:Midsummer Common\, Victoria Avenue\, Cambridge\, CB5 8DR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Music,Outdoor event,Social festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240725T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240725T210000
DTSTAMP:20260514T173137
CREATED:20240715T134430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240719T221824Z
UID:11809-1721934000-1721941200@camruss.com
SUMMARY:[:en]Living in Discomfort\, a talk by Irina Yakutenko with Q&As[:ru]“Жить в дискомфорте” лекция Ирина Якутенко[:]
DESCRIPTION:Why the comfort and convenience of the modern world is the cause of a huge number of human misfortunes and problems. How does conscious decision to refuse comfort help to solve those problems? \nWe often try to avoid discomfort. Civilization\, technological progress and consumerism make our lives more convenient\, enjoyable and comfortable. For every tiny unpleasant sensation\, the modern world offers a thousand ways to avoid it as if to give us psychological well-being and free up our brain for more important and valuable tasks. What is it really like? \nCompared to the life of not only primitive or mediaeval people\, but even our grandparents\, we live in incredible comfort\, but the proportion of depression\, anxiety and anhedonia is only growing. It’s a paradox\, yet the potential to pull us out of melancholy and despondency is not an additional increase in comfort and well-being\, but exactly the opposite. That is discomfort. It works as a powerful stimulus for growth and development\, helping us become stronger in every sense and achieve what we could not even dream of before. \nWHEN: Thursday 25 July\, 19:00 – 21:00\nWHERE: Earth Science Lecture Hall\, Downing St.\, Cambridge CB2 3EQ (please enter throught the archway via the southernmost entrance)\nLANGUAGE: Russian.\nTICKETS: £10 CamRuSS members\, £15 others\, plus £1 platform fee. Book via allevents \nAt this lecture you will learn how to use discomfort for your own good and even love it.\nFollowed by Q&As. NB: correction! no drinks reception. \nIrina Yakutenko is a molecular biologist\, science journalist\, author of the books “Will and Self-Control. How genes and the brain prevent us from fighting temptations” and “The Virus that Broke the Planet”\, author of the popular telegram channel “Weak-willed Masons”\, also YouTube channel about a scientific view of everyday things.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/living-in-discomfort-a-talk-by-irina-yakutenko-biologist-and-science-journalist-with-qas-and-the-drinks-receptio/
LOCATION:The Earth Sciences Lecture theatre\, Downing street\, Cambridge CB2 3EQ\, CB2 3EQ
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240823T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240827T170000
DTSTAMP:20260514T173137
CREATED:20240524T083529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240524T083529Z
UID:11766-1724400000-1724778000@camruss.com
SUMMARY:[:en]Cambridge Russian and Ukrainian Summer School - 2024[:ru]Кембриджская русско-украинская летняя школа - 2024[:]
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to once again offer our summer school in collaboration with Tangential Cambridge. Anyone interested in learning or improving Russian or Ukrainian is more than welcome to take part. The school will take place from Friday 23rd August – Tuesday 27th August 2024 (5 days)\, at Murray Edwards College.\nMore information is available here.\nWe offer: \n\nTeaching in small groups with experienced\, enthusiastic and considerate teachers.\nEmphasis on interaction\, group work\, role-play and discussion.\nRich and varied extra-curricular programme.\nEn-suite accomodation and full board (for residents).
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/cambridge-russian-and-ukrainian-summer-school-2024/
LOCATION:Murray Edwards College\, Cambridge CB3 0JG\, Murray Edwards College\, Huntingdon Rd\, Cambridge\, CB3 0JG\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER;CN="Tangential%20Cambridge":MAILTO:info@tancam.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240927T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240927T200000
DTSTAMP:20260514T173137
CREATED:20240906T091939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241004T062455Z
UID:11819-1727461800-1727467200@camruss.com
SUMMARY:[:en]The Baltic Way Through A Witness's Eyes - a talk by Marina Burrell\, illustrated with period artefacts[:ru]Балтийский Путь Глазами Свидетеля - неформальная встреча-воспоминания с  Мариной Баррелл[:]
DESCRIPTION:Reflecting 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 Union. She will also talk about their culture\, the role of music in their history\, how these two small countries managed to preserve their identity and pioneer the process of disintegration from the USSR. \nAfter the talk there will be an opportunity to have soft drinks with traditional snacks (including sprats in oil) and learn how to dance a traditional Estonian folk dance. \nWhen: Friday 27 September\, 2024\, 18:30-20:30\nWhere: St Andrew’s Street Baptist Church\, 40-43 St Andrews Street\, Cambridge CB2 3AR\nLanguage: English\nFormat: Hybrid (in person and on Zoom)\nTickets: in-person: £8 standard / £5 CamRuSS members & concessions; on Zoom: £5 standard\, free for CamRuSS members\nBooking: Please book via AllEvents \nMarina Burrell\, MA\, MEd & PGCE \nMarina was born in St Petersburg\, brought up in the Soviet Union\, resident of Estonia and Lithuania for 20 years. After finishing high school and music school in Siberia\, studied pedagogy\, languages\, linguistics\, history\, literature\, aesthetics\, arts and economics in Moscow\, Tallinn\, Cambridge; obtained an MA in Applied Linguistics & a PGCE in Teacher Training in London. \nMarina was one of the founders of the Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society being its first Chair in 1999-2002)\, and is still an active member of CamRuSS. \nInternational work experience as a lecturer\, translator & teacher trainer: Russia\, Estonia\, Lithuania\, Hungary\, Germany\, Holland\, USA\, UK and Kazakhstan. \nTeaching experience: Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge)\, the University of Essex; Examiner & Teacher Trainer at the University of Cambridge & CUP\, ESOL tutor at Huntingdon Regional College; WEA lecturer since 2015.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/the-baltic-way-through-a-witnesss-eyes-a-talk-by-marina-burrell-illustrated-with-period-artefacts/
LOCATION:St Andrews Street Baptist Church\, 40-43 St Andrew's St\, Cambridge\, CB2 3AR
CATEGORIES:Art/History,Culture,Language,Literature,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241006T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241006T170000
DTSTAMP:20260514T173137
CREATED:20240907T160208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T125430Z
UID:11831-1728223200-1728234000@camruss.com
SUMMARY:[:en]Traditional Mushroom Walk & BBQ[:ru]Традиционный поход за грибами и шашлыки[:]
DESCRIPTION:Our traditional Mushroom Walk & BBQ is the perfect way to enjoy a lovely day out for the whole family before winter. Fresh air\, great company. Everyone is very welcome! Kid-friendly. \nPhoto taken in 2023 \nWHEN: Sunday\, 6 October\, mushroom walk before 14:00 followed by BBQ 14:00-17:00 (BST)\nWHERE: Forest Shelter\, Go Ape\, High Lodge\, Thetford Forest\, Brandon\, Suffolk IP27 0AF (BBQ pit ‘Shelter’ near Go Ape Thetford\, 01603 895500).\nSee the map here. \nFee: Free event but registration is required. Please register here. \nNB: There is very weak phone coverage in the forest\, please plan ahead. If you cannot find our BBQ pit please find the GoApe and ask for the ‘Shelter’. \nIn the morning: FREE-STYLE MUSHROOM-HUNTING. Everyone is welcome to arrive in their own time to explore different parts of the woods. A good place to start mushroom-hunting is the Lynford Stag parking area\, Thetford Forest\, Suffolk IP27 0TJ (on the A134 by the huge wooden stag). \nIn the afternoon: BBQ. We shall then all meet up for our traditional BBQ at 14:00 (High Lodge\, Thetford Forest\, Brandon\, Suffolk IP27 0AF). \nPlease bring food and drink to share\, including something for the BBQ. \n  \nAnd please don’t eat the mushrooms you find unless you are sure! For information please read\, http://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-guides/ \nIf you have any questions about this event please email Dima Mevzos (in advance!) at dmez13@gmail.com
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/traditional-mushroom-walk-bbq-3/
LOCATION:Thetford Forest\, Thetford Forest\, Brandon\, Suffolk\, IP27 0AF
CATEGORIES:Health and wellbeing,Outdoor event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241011T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241011T193000
DTSTAMP:20260514T173137
CREATED:20241005T212030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241006T071240Z
UID:11941-1728671400-1728675000@camruss.com
SUMMARY:[:en]Repeated on Zoom: The Baltic Way Through A Witness's Eyes - a talk by Marina Burrell[:ru]Повтор беседы: Балтийский Путь Глазами Свидетеля - неформальная встреча-воспоминания с  Мариной Баррелл[:]
DESCRIPTION:Due to technical problems with the internet\, we were unable to record Marina Burrell’s talk “The Baltic Way Through a Witness’s Eyes“ which was held on 27 September\, \nOn request from those who registered for the online (Zoom) format and could not attend it or rejoin the talk after the interruption\, Marina will repeat her talk on Zoom on 11 October at 18:30. New registrations are welcome. \nWhen: Friday 11 October\, 2024\, 18:30-19:30\nLanguage: English\nFormat: online (on Zoom)\nTickets: £5 standard\, free for CamRuSS members\nBooking: Please book via AllEvents \nThose who registered for the talk on 27 September don’t need to register again. You should receive a link to a Zoom meeting. \nReflecting 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 Union. She will also talk about their culture\, the role of music in their history\, how these two small countries managed to preserve their identity and pioneer the process of disintegration from the USSR. \nMarina Burrell\, MA\, MEd & PGCE \nMarina was born in St Petersburg\, brought up in the Soviet Union\, resident of Estonia and Lithuania for 20 years. After finishing high school and music school in Siberia\, studied pedagogy\, languages\, linguistics\, history\, literature\, aesthetics\, arts and economics in Moscow\, Tallinn\, Cambridge; obtained an MA in Applied Linguistics & a PGCE in Teacher Training in London. \nMarina was one of the founders of the Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society being its first Chair in 1999-2002)\, and is still an active member of CamRuSS. \nInternational work experience as a lecturer\, translator & teacher trainer: Russia\, Estonia\, Lithuania\, Hungary\, Germany\, Holland\, USA\, UK and Kazakhstan. \nTeaching experience: Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge)\, the University of Essex; Examiner & Teacher Trainer at the University of Cambridge & CUP\, ESOL tutor at Huntingdon Regional College; WEA lecturer since 2015.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/repeated-on-zoom-the-baltic-way-through-a-witnesss-eyes-a-talk-by-marina-burrell/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241019T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241019T203000
DTSTAMP:20260514T173137
CREATED:20240913T082924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241018T171722Z
UID:11842-1729364400-1729369800@camruss.com
SUMMARY:[:en]Duo Exceptionnel: From Baroque to Contemporary - Gusli and Piano recital[:ru]Уникальный дуэт: от барокко до наших дней - гусли и фортепиано[:]
DESCRIPTION:The winners of International and All-Russian competitions Olga Shishkina\, gusli & Olga Elbourn\, piano \nPLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT \nWhen: Saturday 19 October 2024 at 19:00 (doors at 18:30)\nWhere: The Churchill College chapel\, Storey’s Way\, Cambridge\, CB3 0DE\nFormat: in person\nTickets: £15 (Standard)\, £10 (CamRuSS Members\, students and concessions) \nPlease book via AllEvents \nPROGRAMME \n1. B. Pasquini. Toccata con lo Scherzo Del Cucco\n2. A. Vivaldi. Le Printemps\, the 1st movement\n3. H.F. Handel. Sonata № 6 E Major for violin and piano\n4. L.V. Beethoven. 12 variations on a Russian theme in A Major for piano\n5. K. Shakhanov. Lullaby\n6. Y. Yocoh. Sakura: theme and variations on the Japanese folk song\n7. C. Debussy. Estampes. L.100: “I. Pagodes”\n8. I’m sitting on a little stone\, a traditional Russian folk song\n9. Greensleeves\, a traditional English folk song A Newe Northen Dittye of ye Ladye Greene Sleves\n10. N. Rimsky-Korsakov. Dance of the Tumblers from “The Snow Maiden”\n11. A. Shalov. Hey\, rock\, Semyon!\n12. V. Tikhov. Ural Mountain Dance \n* All material arranged for gusli and piano by O. Shishkina\, except №№ 5\, 10\, 11\, 12 \nOlga Shishkina is an accomplished music professional with over 20 years of experience on the international music scene as a gusli and kantele artist. She performs\, teaches\, arranges\, composes and does studio recording. \nOlga Shishkina \nOlga performed in some of the best venues in Russia and beyond: Conservatoire Rachmaninoff and Maison russe des sciences et de la culture à Paris (Paris\, France)\, Trinity Episcopal Church and Legacy Art Gallery (Santa Barbara\, California)\, Mariinsky Concert Hall (St Petersburg\, Russia)\, His Majesty Theatre (Aberdeen\, Scotland)\, Royal Swedish Opera (Stockholm\, Sweden) and others. \nShe performed at the Cambridge Summer Music Festival in 2004 where she played together in a duo with Nicholas Collon\, the principal conductor of Aurora Orchestra. In 2005 she was invited to perform in Cambridge\, again\, at the Russian Music Festival organised by Clare College. \nDuring the last few years she composed music for the Finnish documentary “To Siberia with My Love” (dir. P. Flinckenberg) in 2017\, and\, on the invitations of some prominent musicians\, took part in soundtrack recording projects (“Moscow Noir” in Sweden in 2018;  “Torchlight 3” in the USA in 2020). \nOlga graduated summa cum laude from St. Petersburg Conservatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov where she studied gusli\, piano\, organ\, and orchestral conducting (2008). Later\, in 2012\, she pursued postgraduate studies at Sibelius Academy (Helsinki\, Finland). In 2022 she graduated with the highest grade from Berklee College of Music (Boston\, Massachusetts). \nOlga’s performing repertoire spans from early Baroque and classical music to impressionism which are her own transcriptions and compositions. Please visit Olga’s page on YouTube.\n\nOn Monday 21 October Olga will return with a talk “GUSLI: from archaic to the present day” about this music instrument. \nOlga Elbourn (nee Samusenko) graduated with the highest honours from the Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory in Russia\, as a concert pianist\, piano teacher\, accompanist and chamber ensemble player\, in 2004. \nAfter completing a postgraduate course at the Conservatory in 2006\, for the next nine years\, she held a post of the Senior Accompanist for Opera singing and Russian Folk instruments classes\, working with some of the best-known opera singers and folk instrumentalists. On the concert platform she has collaborated with soloists of the leading opera theatres in various countries\, and been a member of many chamber ensembles in Russia and Europe. \nShe was a prizewinner at numerous international competitions and a recipient of the prestigious Richard Wagner Scholarship in 2007 in Germany. \nSince 2014 Olga has been living permanently in Cambridge\, UK where she continues her extensive performing and teaching career. She is the Principal Accompanist of St. Ives Choral Society\, regularly collaborates with various instrumentalists and singers for performances\, and has a large class of piano students.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/russian-duo-exceptionnel-from-baroque-to-contemporary-gusli-and-piano-recital/
LOCATION:The Chapel at Churchill College\, Storey’s Way\, The Chapel at Churchill College\, Storey’s Way\, Cambridge\, CB3 0DE
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:[:en]"GUSLI: from archaic to the present day"\, a talk by Olga Shishkina with Q&As[:ru]ГУСЛИ: из глубины веков до наших дней\, лекция Ольги Шишкиной[:]
DESCRIPTION:Following her Saturday\, October 19th Gusli & Piano duet recital at the Churchill College chapel\, Olga Shishkina\, a brilliant musician\, gusli and kantele artist with over 20 years of experience performing on the international music scene\, will give a talk about the history of one of the traditional Russian string instruments\, called gusli\, and demonstrate different playing techniques and unique qualities of this unusual instrument rarely seen on music scenes. \nGusli has always been considered the most ancient Russian string instrument and one of the most beloved ones. One of the unique predecessors of gusli was psalterion\, the instrument first mentioned in the Bible and played by King David\, the patron of musicians. Starting from the 6th century\, gusli has had an incredible history from being the instrument of Russian minstrel-entertainers\, skomorokhi\, to the instrument of Russian elite and imperial circles and later becoming a versatile academic instrument similar to the violin\, they can be heard on the soundtracks of motion pictures and video games being played with symphony orchestras. How this process happened and what were its cornerstones? How the development of the instrument correlated with the reality of social environment in different time periods? These and many other questions will be answered in this talk. \nWhen: Monday 21 October 2024 at 19:00 (doors at 18:30)\nWhere: Winstanley Lecture theatre\, Trinity College New Court\, Garret Hostel Lane\, Cambridge CB2 1TJ (the entry from St John’s street\, opposite the main entrance to Trinity College)\nLanguage: English\nFormat: in person\nTickets: £8 standard / £5 CamRuSS members & concessions;\naccess to video recording: £5 standard\, free for CamRuSS members & students. \nPlease book via AllEvents  \nOlga graduated summa cum laude from St. Petersburg Conservatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov where she studied gusli\, piano\, organ\, and orchestral conducting (2008). Later\, in 2012\, she pursued postgraduate studies at Sibelius Academy (Helsinki\, Finland). In 2022 she graduated with the highest grade from Berklee College of Music (Boston\, Massachusetts). \n\nOlga Shishkina is the author of arrangements and transcriptions for gusli and piano using a number of new techniques for playing the instrument\, expanding its performing capabilities. Her musical repertoire includes not only works of the early Baroque\, classical and impressionist music\, but also her own original arrangements and compositions. \nShe performed in Russia and beyond: Conservatoire Rachmaninoff and Maison russe des sciences et de la culture à Paris (Paris\, France)\, Trinity Episcopal Church and Legacy Art Gallery (Santa Barbara\, California)\, Mariinsky Concert Hall (St. Petersburg\, Russia)\, His Majesty’s Theatre (Aberdeen\, Scotland)\, Royal Swedish Opera (Stockholm\, Sweden) and others. During the last few years she composed music for the Finnish documentary “To Siberia with My Love” (dir. P. Flinckenberg) in 2017\, and took part in soundtrack recording projects (“Moscow Noir” in Sweden in 2018; “Torchlight 3” in the USA in 2020). \n\nPlease check Olga’s YouTube channel.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/gusli-from-arcaic-to-present-days-a-talk-by-olga-shishkina-with-qas/
LOCATION:Winstanley Lecture Theatre\, Trinity College\, Trinity Street\, Cambridge\, CB2 1TQ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:[:en]A Cultural History of the Russian Language - talk by Prof Simon Franklin marking the 25th anniversary of CamRuSS[:ru]Культурная история русского языка - лекция Саймона Франклина\, посвященная 25-летию образования КемРус(а)[:]
DESCRIPTION:This 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 culture of Russian\, no cultural history of the language itself. This history follows the emergence of Russian as a language of culture\, and explores the changes in how it has been imagined\, debated\, disputed and manipulated in response to changing cultural fashions\, political circumstances and technological means. The story begins in the late 17th century\, before there was any formal notion of what Russian was (no printed grammars\, no dictionaries\, no courses of study)\, and it continues down to the present. \n\nWhen: Thursday\, 14 November 2024 at 18:30 (doors open at 18:00)\nWhere: Latimer Room\, Old Court Clare College\, Trinity Lane\, Cambridge CB2 1TL\nLanguage: English\nFormat: in person and online\nTickets: £8 standard / £5 CamRuSS members & concessions;\nAccess via Zoom and video recording: £5 standard / free for CamRuSS members & students. \nPlease book via AllEvents \nFollowed by a wine reception. \n\nSimon Franklin \nSimon Franklin is a professor of Slavonic Studies at the University of Cambridge\, UK\, and fellow of Clare College. \nMost of Simon Franklin’s research has been concerned with the history and culture of early Rus\, and of Russia in the Early Modern period\, though he has also published occasional studies of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Russian literature. In particular\, he has focussed on aspects of the cultural significances of the written word across a broad spectrum of genres and forms and technologies: handwritten and printed\, graffiti\, inscribed objects\, ephemera. Most recently he has been developing a holistic approach to the study of the ‘graphosphere’\, the spaces of visible words. \nApart from teaching and research\, he has served in numerous university and college roles\, including periods as Head of the School of Arts and Humanities\, as Senior Tutor of Clare College\, and as a Trustee of the European University in St Petersburg\, and of the Pushkin House Trust in London. In 2007 he was awarded the Lomonosov Gold Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences\, and he is a Fellow of the British Academy. \nPrincipal publications: \n\n[in press] (ed.\, with Rebecca Reich and Emma Widdis) The New Cambridge History of Russian Literature [Cambridge University Press\, 2024]\nThe Russian Graphosphere\, 1450-1850 (Cambridge University Press\, 2019)\n(ed.\, with Katherine Bowers) Information and Empire: Mechanisms of Communication in Russia\, 1600-1850 (Cambridge: Open Book Publishers\, 2017); free downloads at https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/636%5d\n(ed.\, with Emma Widdis) National Identity in Russian Culture. An Introduction (Cambridge University Press\, 2004)\nByzantium – Rus – Russia: Studies in the Translation of Christian Culture (Aldershot: Ashgate\, 2002)\nWriting\, Society and Culture in Early Rus\, 950-1300 (Cambridge University Press\, 2002)\n(with Jonathan Shepard) The Emergence of Rus\, 750-1200 (London: Longman\, 1996)\nSermons and Rhetoric of Kievan Rus’ (Cambridge\, Mass.\, Harvard University Press\, 1991)\n\n 
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/a-cultural-history-of-the-russian-language-by-prof-simon-franklin/
LOCATION:Latimer Room\, Clare College\, Old Court\, Trinity Lane\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB2 1TL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Culture,Talk
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SUMMARY:[:en]Annual General Meeting – 27 January 2025[:ru]Отчётно-Перевыборное Собрание CamRuSS (AGM) — 27 января 2025[:]
DESCRIPTION:We cordially invite all CamRuSS members to join our Annual General Meeting (AGM). The opening address will be delivered by our charity’s patron\, Rachel Polonsky. We will then present a report on last year’s activities\, address any questions and suggestions\, introduce the renewed Board of Trustees and Advisers\, and outline and discuss plans for 2025. The meeting will conclude with a drinks reception. \nThe event will be held in a hybrid format. If you are unable to join in person\, you are welcome to connect via Zoom. \nPlease mark this important date in your diaries. \nIn preparation for the AGM\, we invite members to share their comments on our past activities as well as ideas and suggestions for the year ahead. Your feedback is invaluable and will help us ensure that our charity’s work remains relevant and beneficial for both its members and the wider community. Please feel free to share your feedback and ideas by filling this form or via email at: camruss1999@gmail.com. \nWHEN: Monday\, 27 January 2025\, 18:00-19:30 (GMT) \nWHERE: Fellows’ Dining Room\, Murray Edwards College\, Huntingdon Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 0DF \nFORMAT: in person & online via Zoom \nTICKETS: Register via AllEvents. \nFollowed by a drinks reception. \n 
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/annual-general-meeting-27-january-2025/
CATEGORIES:AGM
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SUMMARY:[:en]Know You Her Secret - a book launch by Dr Merrilyn Thomas in conversation with Prof Anthony Cross[:ru]"Знаешь ли ты её секрет?" – презентация книги доктора Мэррилин Томас в беседe с профессором Энтони Кроссом[:]
DESCRIPTION:an Englishwoman’s fight for survival during the Russian Revolution\nFront cover of Know You Her Secret (Medlar Tree Publishing 2024) \nDr Merrilyn Thomas will be in conversation with Professor Anthony Cross who was one of her Russian history lecturers at the University of East Anglia many years ago. They will be discussing her new historical novel\, Know You Her Secret\, set during the Russian Revolution. The book is based on a true story\, that of Merrilyn’s great-great-aunt\, Lucy King\, who was governess to Princess Sofka Dolgorouky. Merrilyn will be revealing the stories – for there is  more than one – behind the novel including how a reference in one of Professor Cross’s books led her to discover a link between the Dolgoroukys\, and the murder of Rasputin. The book tells the story of how Lucy King was caught up in the revolution\, fled to Crimea and was eventually rescued\, along with the Dowager Empress of Russia\, by the British navy. \n\nWhen: Tuesday\, 4 February 2025 at 18:30 – 20:30 (doors open at 18:00)\nWhere: The Gordon Cameron Lecture Theatre\, Fitzwilliam College\, Cambridge\, CB3 0DG\nLanguage: English\nFormat: in person & online via Zoom\nTickets: £8 standard / £5 CamRuSS members & concessions;\nAccess via Zoom and video recording: £5 standard / free for CamRuSS members & students. \nPlease book via AllEvents \nFollowed by a wine reception. \n\nDr Merrilyn Thomas \nDr Merrilyn Thomas is a writer\, historian and honorary research fellow at UCL. She is an expert on the Cold War and the author of several books. \nMerrilyn has had a lifelong interest in Russia\, starting from childhood when her imagination was first captured by the story of the great-great-aunt who had escaped from the Russian Revolution. In 2006 she was finally able to fulfil her dream of spending some time in St Petersburg where she attempted to retrace the steps of her ancestor – it was winter\, the Neva was frozen\, snow lay on the ground and the whole city sparkled. \nIn the 1960s\, during what is now known as a gap year\, and before enrolling at the University of East Anglia where she studied Russian and German history year\, Merrilyn took part in a reconciliation project in the East German city of Dresden. The project\, organised by Coventry Cathedral\, involved helping to rebuild a Church hospital partially destroyed during the bombing raid of 1945. The months she spent living in the German Democratic Republic during the Cold War were a formative experience. She continued to return to Dresden over the decades that followed and\, as the years went by\, began to ask herself how and why it was that this project had been allowed to take place at a time when Cold War tensions were high and the Berlin Wall had virtually closed the GDR to Western visitors. With the end of the Cold War\, she realised it might be possible to find some answers. In the mid-1990s she enrolled as a PhD student at UCL under the supervision of GDR expert\, Professor Mary Fulbrook. Her research examined relations between Britain and the GDR in the 1960s and used the Coventry/Dresden reconciliation project as a case study. Since then she has published two books on the subject; the first an academic monograph based on her PhD thesis; the second an edited memoir containing the recollections of six of the volunteers who took part in the project. The latter was recently translated into German and this summer Merrilyn spoke about her research and experiences at the launch of the translated volume in Dresden. \nMerrilyn started her working life as a newspaper journalist and published her first book at that time\, telling the story of an English lawyer’s fight against the death penalty in the USA. In the course of her research for that book\, she visited the American Deep South and spoke to prisoners on Death Row. \nMerrilyn has two children and three grandchildren and lived in Cambridge for many years. \nVisit Merrilyn’s website to explore her work\, insights\, and latest projects. \nHer publications include: \nKnow You Her Secret: An Englishwoman’s fight for survival during the Russian Revolution (Medlar Tree Publishing 2024) \nArglos im Kalter Krieg: Wie junge Briten beim Wideraufbau der Diakonissenanstalt in Dresden halfen (editor\, translated by Rainer Barczaitis) (Thelem Universitätsverlag 2024) \nStepping Off the Map: Memories of a Cold War Adventure (Medlar Tree Publishing 2015) \nThe Cold War: A Beginner’s Guide (Oneworld 2008) \nCommuning with the Enemy: Covert Operations\, Christianity and Cold War Politics in Britain and the GDR (Peter Lang 2005) \nLife On Death Row: One Man’s Fight Against Racism and the Death Penalty (Piatkus 1989 hardback\, Harper Collins 1991 paperback)
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/%e2%81%a0stories-behind-know-you-her-secret-by-dr-merrilyn-thomas-books-author-in-conversation-with-prof-anthony-cross/
LOCATION:Fitzwilliam College\, Cambridge\, Storey's Way\, Cambridge\, CB3 0DG\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:[:en]A Magic Mirror. An Evening of Poetry with Julia Nemirovskaya[:ru]Волшебное зеркало. Вечер поэзии с Юлией Немировской[:]
DESCRIPTION:An inspiring evening with renowned US-based poet\, writer and literary scholar Julia Nemirovskaya\, featuring readings\, and discussions on Moscow’s New Wave poets\, as well as reflections on the creative process\, and an audience Q&A. \nJulia teaches and directs student theater at the University of Oregon (UO)\, and will be visiting Cambridge from the United States. \n \nBoris Dralyuk\, a distinguished writer\, editor\, and translator\, has offered profound insights into Julia Nemirovskaya’s poetry. \n“The moment I first encountered the poems of Julia Nemirovskaya\, I felt I had acquired a magical mirror – a mirror that promised to reveal\, with striking clarity\, traits of my own personality that I had barely glimpsed before. I saw a version of myself in her lyrics and heard a version of my voice; but the self was brighter and better\, the voice gentler yet surer than the one I was used to. After a decade of living with Julia’s poems\, I have come to appreciate the degree to which the process of translating them has helped me become that better self and find that surer voice… I hope my translations will do the same for other readers.” \nWhen: Friday 21 February 2025 19:00-21:00 (doors at 18:30)\nWhere: Main Lecture Theatre\, Trinity Hall\, Trinity Lane\, Cambridge CB2 1TJ\nLanguage: English with some poetry read in original Russian\nFormat: in person and online via Zoom\nTickets in person: £8 standard / £5 CamRuSS members & concessions;\nZoom: £5 standard\, free for CamRuSS members & students.\nAccess to video recording: free for CamRuSS members\, £5 for others\, incl. students.\nPlease book via AllEvents\nThis event will be followed by drinks reception. \nJulia Nemirovskaya \nJulia Nemirovskaya is a poet\, prose writer\, and literary scholar. She graduated from Moscow State University\, where she defended her Ph.D. dissertation in 1991. Before emigrating to the United States that same year\, she was a member of the renowned Kirill Kovaldzhi “New Wave Poets” seminar and the Moscow Poetry Club. \nShe has published four collections of poetry and short stories\, a novel\, and a book on Russian cultural history\, Inside the Russian Soul: A Historical Survey of Russian Cultural Patterns (McGraw-Hill\, 1997\, 2001). Her work has appeared in Asymptote\, GLAS\, Literary Review\, Znamya\, LRS-Lettres Russes\, Bonniers Litterära Magasin\, and other publications. Her writings have been translated into several European languages. Additionally\, her 26 plays have been staged in theatres across Russia\, the United States\, Germany\, and France. \nA mother of three\, she resides in the United States\, frequently travels to her youngest child’s native Ethiopia\, and teaches Russian literature while directing student theatre productions at the University of Oregon. \nA selection of recordings\, publications\, articles\, and interviews featuring Julia Nemirovskaya: \n\nCamRuSS\, “Anti-War Poetry Evening\,” 2023\nBoris Dralyuk reads Julia Nemirovskaya’s poetry in Translators Aloud:\nEast-West Literary Forum: Julia Nemirovskaya’s “Mariupol Tram” / Translated by Niles Watterson\nIn Asymptote: on “The Little Books by Nemirovskaya’s\,” by Boris Dralyuk\n“Words That Realized for the First Time They Were Poems”: On the 70th Anniversary of Ivan Akhmetyev (in Russian)\nNo War Poetry\, KRiK Publishing House\, 2022 \n“When the War Started\, I Was Distraught” by Greg Freeman (23 December 2022) \nRobert Chandler\, “Poets Against Putin: A Review of Disbelief: 100 Russian Anti-War Poems”\, edited by Julia Nemirovskaya. Literary Review.\n\nBooks \n\nInside the Russian Soul: A Historical Survey of Russian Cultural Patterns\, New York: McGraw-Hill\, 1997\, 551 pp.; 2nd Revised Edition\, 2001\, 632 pp. \nMoia knizhechka\, A Collection of Verses. A & B Publishers\, Moscow\, 1998. \nVtoraia knizhechka\, A Collection of Verses. Vodolei Publishers\, Moscow\, 2014. \nLis\, A Novel. Vodolei Publishers\, Moscow\, 2017. \nSlyshnee\, Complete Works\, Poetry. Vodolei Publishers\, Moscow\, 2021. \nTela Net\, Complete Prose Works. Vodolei Publishers\, Moscow\, 2021. \nDisbelief: 100 Anti-War Poets\, Ed. by Julia Nemirovskaya. Smokestack Books\, London\, 2022. \nDislocation: An Anthology of Poetic Response to Russia’s War in Ukraine\, Ed. by Julia Nemirovskaya and Anna Krushelnitskaya. Slavica Publishers\, Indiana University\, 2024.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/a-magic-mirror-an-evening-of-poetry-with-julia-nemirovskaya/
LOCATION:Trinity Hall Cambridge\, Trinity Ln\, Cambridge CB2 1TJ\, UK\, Cambridge\, Trinity Hall Cambridge\, Trinity Ln\, Cambridge\, CB2 1TJ
CATEGORIES:Culture,Language,Literature,Meeting,Online talk,Talk
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SUMMARY:[:en]A Presentation of Dislocation: The Second Volume of Anti-War Poetry Anthology[:ru]“Смещение”: Второй том двуязычной антологии антивоенной поэзии[:]
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an inspiring and unique evening as editors Julia Nemirovskaya and Anna Krushelnitskaya\, along with their team of translators\, present Dislocation\, the second volume in the groundbreaking anti-war poetry anthology series published by Slavica Publishers at Indiana University. \n \nThis powerful collection unites voices from Ukraine\, Russia\, and the diaspora\, offering moving reflections on the human cost of war\, exile\, and displacement\, while celebrating the hope and courage of those resisting Putin’s oppressive regime. \nDuring this special event\, selected authors and their translators will read excerpts from their works and share insights into their creative journeys. Through their collective voices\, the evening will highlight the resilience of poetry and its power to confront the realities of conflict and loss. \nWhen: Tuesday\, 25 February 2025\, 19:00-21:00 (GMT)\nLanguage: English & Russian\nFormat: online via Zoom\nTickets: FREE\nAccess to video recording: free for CamRuSS members only; voluntary donation for non-members (£5 suggested).\nPlease book via AllEvents \nTranslators (in alphabetical order) \nMaria Bloshteyn \nMaria Bloshteyn was born in Leningrad and grew up in Toronto\, where she now resides with her family. She earned her PhD from York University in Toronto and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University. Her scholarly focus is on the literary and cultural exchanges between Russia and the United States.\nShe is the author of The Making of a Counter-Culture Icon: Henry Miller’s Dostoevsky (University of Toronto Press\, 2007) and has translated several significant works\, including Alexander Galich’s Dress Rehearsal: A Story in Four Acts and Five Chapters (Slavica\, 2009) and Anton Chekhov’s The Prank (NYRB Classics\, 2015). Her translations have featured in various journals and anthologies\, such as The Penguin Book of Russian Poetry (Penguin Classics\, 2015).\nMaria also edited and served as the lead translator for Russia is Burning: Poems of the Great Patriotic War (Smokestack Books\, 2020). In 2022\, she collaborated with a team of five translators on Disbelief\, a collection of anti-war poetry published by Smokestack Books. \nAndrei Burago \nAndrei Burago was born and raised in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg)\, where he graduated from the Department of Mathematics and Mechanics at Saint Petersburg State University. In 1991\, he moved to the United States and now resides in Seattle\, working as a software developer.\nIn his free time\, Andrei translates and writes poetry\, designs board games\, and volunteers to teach mathematics and computer science to schoolchildren. In 2022\, he collaborated with a team of five translators on Disbelief\, a collection of anti-war poetry published by Smokestack Books. \nRichard Coombs \nRichard Coombes has been a classics scholar\, a musician\, and an international tax specialist\, and is now a literary translator.\nRichard’s published translations include short stories and poetry in literary journals; poetry in the bilingual World War II poetry collection ‘Frontovaya Lira’; and poetry in the bilingual anti-war anthologies ‘Disbelief’ and ‘Dislocation’.\nRichard’s translations of Elena Dolgopyat’s short story collection ‘Someone Else’s Life’ and ‘The Food Block’ (a novel by Alexei Ivanov) are now available worldwide. Soon to be published: Pavel Basinsky’s documentary-thriller ‘Liza’s Waterfall’.\nRichard’s published translations to date have largely been from Russian. He expects to translate increasingly from Ukrainian in 2025 and beyond. \nYana Kane \nYana Kane is a poet and translator who writes in both Russian and English. Born in Leningrad\, USSR\, she came to the United States as a refugee. Yana holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Princeton University and a PhD in statistics from Cornell University. After a successful career in the technical field\, she retired to focus on her passion for literature and is currently pursuing an MFA in Literary Translation and Poetry at Fairleigh Dickinson University.\nYana actively participates in literary and translation communities\, including The Red Wheelbarrow Poets\, The Toronto Translators’ Seminar\, and ARTS by the People workshops. Her recent and forthcoming publications include works in 128 LIT\, Allium\, American Chordata\, EastWest Literary Forum\, Platform Review\, RHINO\, Verse Virtual\, Well Read\, and Точка.Зрения/View.Point. Her translations of poetry by witnesses from Ukraine and Russia were recognised among the Best of 2022 by View.Point.\nHer bilingual collection of original poetry and translations\, Kingfisher/Зимородок\, was published in 2020. Yana also serves as an assistant editor at 128 LIT. She gratefully acknowledges Bruce Esrig’s contributions to editing her English texts. \nAnna Krushelnitskaya \nAnna Krushelnitskaya was born on Sakhalin and grew up in the Siberian city of Chita\, where she earned a degree in foreign language education from Trans-Baikal State University. She taught at the college level in Russia before moving to the United States in 2004. Her articles on language pedagogy have appeared in Modern English Teacher\, ESL Magazine\, and various scholarly journals in Russia.\nAnna now resides in Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, with her husband and three children. She is passionate about writing\, literary translation\, and blogging on Soviet-era topics. Her translations have been featured in online journals and print collections\, including Soviet World War II poetry\, contemporary Russian free verse\, an upcoming anthology of Soviet children’s literature\, and Babi Yar and Other Poems by Ilya Ehrenburg (Smokestack Books\, 2024).\nIn 2019\, Anna published Cold War Casual\, a collection of transcribed oral testimonies and interviews translated between Russian and English\, exploring the impact of Cold War-era events and government propaganda on ordinary citizens on both sides of the Iron Curtain. Anna was also part of the translator team for Disbelief (Smokestack Books\, UK)\, a 2023 anthology of anti-war poetry. \nDmitri Manin \nDmitri Manin is a physicist\, programmer\, and award-winning translator of poetry both from and into Russian. His translations of poets such as J. M. Hopkins\, Robert Burns\, Leconte de Lisle\, and Stéphane Mallarmé from French and English into Russian have been featured in numerous book collections. His translations into English have appeared in journals such as Delos\, Metamorphoses\, Cardinal Points\, Cafe Review\, and in Maria Stepanova’s Voice Over (Columbia University Press\, 2021).\nDmitri’s translations of Ted Hughes and Allen Ginsberg into Russian have been published as standalone books (Jaromír Hladík Press\, St. Petersburg\, 2020; Podpisnye Izdania\, St. Petersburg\, 2021). His most recent book-length translation is Columns by Nikolai Zabolotsky (Arc Publications\, UK\, 2023).\nIn 2023\, Dmitri was part of the translator team for Disbelief\, an anthology of anti-war poetry published by Smokestack Books in the UK.\nBorn in Moscow\, Dmitri now resides in California with his family. \nJosephine von Zitzewitz \nJosephine von Zitzewitz\, born in Hamburg\, has held research and teaching positions at the Universities of Cambridge\, Oxford\, Bristol\, and Tromsø (Norway). She is the author of two academic monographs on late Soviet samizdat literature and numerous articles on late 20th-century and contemporary Russian poetry.\nHer translations of Russian-language poetry have been published in Modern Poetry in Translation\, Dream Catcher\, and Tentacular (UK); The Notre Dame Review\, Words Without Borders\, and Circumference (USA). She has also contributed to 100 Poems about Moscow: An Anthology (BSG Press\, 2016)\, which won the 2017 Books of Russia Award in Poetry\, and Poets of the Frontline: An Anthology of WWII Poems (BSG Press\, 2020).\nIn 2013\, she won the Cardinal Points Translation Award and\, in 2015\, was a Translation Fellow at Hawthornden Castle in Scotland. In February 2021\, she co-edited the Young Russophonia issue of Words Without Borders alongside Hilah Kohen. \nEditors\n \nJulia Nemirovskaya \nJulia Nemirovskaya is a Moscow-born poet and author. She was an active participant in Kirill Kovaldzhi’s Poetry Seminar and a member of the Moscow Poetry Club of New Wave Poets. Julia has published multiple collections of poetry and short stories\, a novel\, and a book on Russian cultural history\, Inside the Russian Soul: A Historical Survey of Russian Cultural Patterns (McGraw-Hill\, 1997\, 2001).\nHer work has appeared in Znamya\, LRS-Lettres Russes\, Asymptote\, and other notable publications\, and has been translated into several languages. Additionally\, her plays have been performed in theatres across Russia\, the United States\, and France.\nJulia currently teaches Russian literature and directs student theatre productions at the University of Oregon. \nAnna Krushelnitskaya – please refer to the translator’s biography. \nArtists \nAndrei Grishaev\, whose poetry is featured in this volume\, discovered his passion for photography as a child\, watching his father work with film photography. As an adult\, he adopted photography as a personal hobby. His photographs have since been used as book illustrations and featured in numerous journals. \nMaria Kazanskaya is a graduate of the Stroganov Academy of Applied Arts in Moscow. She currently resides and works in California. Her artwork is featured in numerous private and public collections worldwide\, including the Samara Regional Art Museum. More about her work can be found on her website.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/a-presentation-of-dislocation-the-second-volume-of-anti-war-poetry-anthology/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Art/History,Culture,Literature,Online talk,Talk
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SUMMARY:[:en]An Evening of Spring Romance[:ru]Вечер весеннего романcа[:]
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a delightful spring evening filled with a heady bouquet of Russian romances\, performed by mezzo-soprano Jessica Lawrence-Hares and pianist Olga Elbourn. Experience the themes of love\, loss\, joy\, and nature through the captivating works of Dargomyzhsky\, Cui\, Rimsky-Korsakov\, Tchaikovsky\, and Rachmaninoff. \n  \n  \nWhen: Sat 8 March\, 19:00-21:00\nWhere: The Chapel at Churchill College\, Churchill College\, University of Cambridge\, Storey’s Way\, Cambridge\, CB3 0DE\, UK\nTickets: £10 CamRuss members & concessions/students; £15 Standard\nPlease book via AllEvents \nConcert Programme \nMikhail Glinka (1804-1857)\nOh\, do not sing to me\, fair maiden\, Op. 51\, No. 2\nBarcarolle\nThe Lark \nAlexander Dargomyzhsky (1813-1869)\nMy sister’s garden\nA mad one\, I still love him\nI loved you \nMily Balakirev (1837-1910)\nI loved him \nCome to me  \nSong of the golden fish \nCésar Cui (1835-1918)\nA statue in Tsarskoye Selo\, Op. 57\, No. 17 \nMy desire\, Op. 57\, No. 25 \nI touched the bloom lightly\, Op. 49\, No. 1 \nNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)\nNight\, Op. 8\, No. 2 \nMy dreams\, Op. 40\, No. 3\nThe swift parade of clouds\, Op. 42\, No. 3 \nInterval \nPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)\nLullaby\, Op. 16\, No. 1 \nAt the ball\, Op. 38\, No. 3\nWhy?\, Op. 6\, No. 5 \nAgain\, as before\, alone\, Op. 73\, No. 6\nIndoors\, the lights were being put out\, Op. 63\, No. 5\nNone but the lonely heart\, Op. 6\, No. 6 \nSergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)\nApril\, a festive spring day \nIn the silence of the secret night\, Op. 4\, No. 3\nA dream\, Op. 8\, No. 5\nOh\, do not sing to me\, fair maiden\, Op. 4\, No. 4\nMy child\, you are as beautiful as a flower\, Op. 8\, No. 2\nA dream\, Op. 38\, No. 5\nThe night is mournful\, Op. 26\, No. 12\nSpring waters\, Op. 14\, No. 11 \nJessica Lawrence-Hares \nJessica Lawrence-Hares\, received her BM magna cum laude and her MM in voice performance from Boston University. Her operatic roles include Mercedes (Carmen) and Nicklaus (Hoffmann’s Erzählungen) with the Komische Kammeroper München\, Lady with a Hat Box (Postcard from Morocco) and the Sea (Before Night Falls) with the Boston University Opera Institute\, as well as Mad Margaret (Ruddigore)\, the Third Lady (The Magic Flute)\, and Marcellina (The Marriage of Figaro) with the Cambridge Operatic Society.\nShe has been a featured soloist in performances of Aaron Copland’s In the Beginning and Mozart’s Requiem in the Boston area\, as well as Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in Tuscany. Jess has also performed in the premieres of several new operas\, including Are Women People? (Mother\, 2014) and Porcelain and Pink (Lois\, 2015) by Kate Waring\, as well as Strange Ghost (Ka Cox\, 2015) by David Earl.\nHer concert repertoire includes Sea Pictures and excerpts from Der Rosenkavalier with the Cambridge Sinfonietta\, and performances of The Music Makers\, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle\, Vivaldi’s Gloria\, Mendelssohn’s Elijah\, Dido and Aeneas\, and The Canterbury Pilgrims with Choir2000. In 2019\, she performed in the premiere of Peddars Way\, a new work by Kevin Flanagan.\nMost recently\, Jess joined the Lepetit Ensemble for a concert featuring women composers at Hughes Hall and sang Saint-Saëns’ Oratorio de Noël with the Haslingfield Choir and Orchestra.\nVisit Jessica’s website for more details. \nOlga Elbourn \nOlga Elbourn graduated in 2004 with highest honours from the State Conservatoire in St Petersburg\, Russia\, as a concert pianist\, piano teacher\, accompanist\, and chamber ensemble player. After completing a postgraduate course at the St Petersburg Conservatoire in 2006\, she held a position there for the next nine years as a Senior Accompanist for opera singing and Russian folk instrument classes\, working with some of the best-known opera singers and folk instrumentalists.\nOn the concert platform\, she has collaborated with soloists from leading opera theatres worldwide and has been a member of numerous chamber ensembles in Russia and Europe. She is a prize-winner of several international competitions and\, in 2007\, was awarded the prestigious “Richard Wagner Stipendienstiftung” scholarship in Germany.\nSince 2014\, Olga has lived permanently in the UK\, in Cambridge\, where she continues her extensive performing and teaching career. She is the Principal Accompanist of the St Ives Choral Society\, regularly collaborates with various instrumentalists and singers for performances\, and teaches a large class of piano students.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/spring-romance/
LOCATION:Churchill College Chapel\, CB3 ODS\, Cambridge\, CB3 0DE
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SUMMARY:[:en]Piano Recital by Vitaly Pisarenko[:ru]Cольный концерт пианиста Виталия Писаренко[:]
DESCRIPTION:​Vitaly Pisarenko\, a prize-winning pianist based in London\, is returning to Cambridge for his fourth concert. His previous recitals have been met with tremendous success. His first performance in Cambridge was at “The Splendour of Russian Music\,” a concert marking the 20th anniversary of CamRuSS in 2019.​ \nThe concert will be performed in two parts and will feature\, among others\, Schubert’s Four Impromptus\, Op. 142\, and Bellini-Liszt’s Réminiscences de Norma. \nThis is a fundraising concert\, with all proceeds going to the CamRuSS Hardship Fund\, which supports the delivery of ESOL classes for displaced Ukrainians in Cambridge. \nWhen: Sat 29 March\, 19:00-21:00\nWhere: Old Divinity School\, St John’s College\, St Johns St\, Cambridge CB2 1TP\nTickets: £12 – CamRuss members & concessions; £18 – Standard; Free for members of St John’s College.\nPlease book via AllEvents \nVitaly Pisarenko (photo by Andreea Tufescu) \nVitaly Pisarenko is an acclaimed Ukrainian-Russian pianist based in London. He achieved significant recognition by winning First Prize at the 8th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Utrecht in 2008. Additionally\, he secured Third Prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2015. \n“…Immensely gifted pianist…with prodigious technique\, myriad shadings and scrupulous accuracy…” New York Times \nVitaly regularly performs across the globe as a recitalist and a chamber musician. Past concerts include appearances at the Wigmore Hall\, Musikverein in Vienna\, Bozar in Brussels\, National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing\, Shanghai Concert Hall\, Mozarteum in Salzburg\, de Singel in Antwerp\, Toyota Concert Hall in Japan\, Hong Kong City Hall\, Salle Cortot in Paris and Palace of Arts in Budapest.\nAs a soloist Vitaly collaborated with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra\, National Philharmonic Orchestra in Warsaw\, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra\, Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra\, London Mozart Players\, Noord Nederlands Orchestra\, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra on tour in Japan\, KBS Symphony Orchestra\, Het Gelders Orchestra\, the YMSO and others performing at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam\, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Cadogan Hall in London\, Big Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire\, Tokyo Opera City\, Seoul Arts Center\, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires\, Sala San Paulo in Brazil and De Doelen in Rotterdam among others.\nThe Association of Music Critics of Argentina recently presented Vitaly with the ‘2018 Revelation Award’.\nRecently Vitaly has been performing intensively in the UK\, including performances at the Queen Elizabeth Hall\, Cadogan Hall\, St Martin in the Fields\, Champs Hill\, Chopin Society UK\, BMS York and others.\nVitaly started his musical education in his native Kiev\, Ukraine with Natalia Romenskaya and in Kharkiv with Garri Gelfgat. Later on\, he commenced his studies in Moscow with Professor Yuri Slesarev at the Central Music School and State Tchaikovsky Conservatory. From 2005 to 2008 Vitaly studied with Aquiles delle Vigne at the Codarts\, Rotterdam and from 2009 to 2012 he was a student of Oxana Yablonskaya in Italy. Since September 2012 Vitaly has been a student at the Royal College of Music in London\, where he studies with Professor Dmitri Alexeev. Vitaly completed his Master’s degree with distinction in 2014 and Artist Diploma degree in 2015 and is currently a Doctoral course student as an Emma Rose Memorial Scholar and a Bob and Sarah Wigley and Helmut Schuster Scholar. Starting from 2012 Vitaly has been also studying with Professor Boris Petrushansky at the ‘Incontri col Maestro’ Academy in Imola\, Italy.\nSince January 2020 Vitaly is a principal study teacher at the Purcell School for young musicians.\nIn September 2021 he has been appointed an Assistant Professor of piano at the Royal College of Music\, London.
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/piano-recital-vitaly-pisarenko-4/
LOCATION:Old Divinity School\, St John’s College\, St Johns St\, Cambridge CB2 1TP\, St Johns St\, Cambridge CB2 1TP\, Cambridge\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:[:en]In Search of True Beauty and Genuine Knowledge: The Life and Work of Nicholas Roerich by Dr Natalia Budanova (in Russian)[:ru]В поисках истинной красоты и подлинного знания: жизнь и творчество Николая Рериха. Лекция Dr Наталии Будановой (на русском языке)[:]
DESCRIPTION:Red Horses by Nicholas Roerich\, 1925  \nGeneral public knows Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947) primarily as the author of numerous mountain landscapes\, whose paintings are kept in the Russian Museum (St Petersburg)\, the Tretyakov Gallery and the Museum of Oriental Art (both Moscow)\, Nicolas Roerich Museum (New York)\, Roerich Estate at the Kullu Valley in India\,   as well as private collections around the world. But his activities were not limited exclusively to artistic creativity. A writer\, traveller\, archaeologist\, stage designer\, philosopher and public figure\, Roerich revived ancient Russian crafts\, participated in excavations of ancient burial sites\, created the philosophical doctrine of “Living Ethics” and drew up the first international agreement on the protection of cultural values\, known as the ‘Roerich Pact’. N. Budanova in her lecture “In Search of True Beauty and Genuine Knowledge” offers insights into the biography and prolific career of this remarkable man. \nWhen: Mon 28 April\, 18:30-20:30 (BST)\nWhere: The Old Library\, Pembroke College\, Cambridge\, CB2 1RG\nLanguage: The lecture will be delivered in Russian\, with presentation slides provided in English\nFormat: In person & Online via Zoom\nIn person tickets: £5 – CamRuss members & concessions; £8 – Standard\nZoom tickets: £5 – Standard (includes video recording)\, Free – CamRuSS members & students.\nAccess to video recording: Free for CamRuSS members\, £5 for all others.\nThis event will be followed by a drinks reception.\nPlease book via AllEvents \nNatalia Budanova \nDr Natalia Y. Budanova (PhD Courtauld Institute of Art) is an art historian and the author of publications on the art of the Silver Age\, the early Russian avant-garde and the work of women artists of pre-revolutionary Russia. Her book Two Women Patrons of the Russian Avant-garde (co-authored with Dr N. Murray)\, London: Unicorn\, 2021\, explores the formation of the Russian art market and the activities of the first private galleries in Moscow and St Petersburg. \n 
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/in-search-of-true-beauty-and-genuine-knowledge-the-life-and-work-of-nicholas-roerich-by-dr-natalia-budanova/
LOCATION:The Old Library\, Pembroke College\, Cambridge\, CB2 1RG
CATEGORIES:Art/History,Culture,Language,Literature,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250511T103000
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SUMMARY:[:en]Online Meeting with Family Members of Arctic Convoy Veterans[:ru]Онлайн-встреча с Семьями Ветеранов Арктического конвоя[:]
DESCRIPTION:Informal Online Meeting with Family Members of Arctic Convoy Veterans \nTo mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day\, we invite you to join an Informal Online gathering with family members of Arctic Convoy Veterans. \nThe event will include an opening historical introduction by Dr Olga Kucherenko\, followed by personal stories of veterans—some linked to VE Day—illustrated with photographs from family archives. Attendees will also learn about the history of the Arctic Convoy Club in Kennington\, as well as the work CamRuSS has undertaken over the past decade to record memories and nurture lasting relationships with veterans and their families. \nYou may also be interested in learning more about the Arctic Convoy and some of its veterans in our brochure Second World War Veterans in Britain 2020. \nWorld War II veterans aboard HMS Belfast in London\, 2018 (from the CamRuSS’s archive). \nWhen: Sunday 11 May\, 10:30 – 12:00 (BST)\nFormat: Online via Zoom\nLanguage: English\nTickets: Free (registration required)\nPlease register via Zoom \nThe video recording will be available free of charge to all participants and CamRuSS members. For others – a £5 suggested donation applies. Please send your request by emailing camruss1999@gmail.com
URL:https://camruss.com/en/events/online-meeting-with-family-members-of-arctic-convoy-veterans/
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