{"id":5165,"date":"2015-10-22T23:13:29","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T23:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.camruss.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=5165"},"modified":"2015-11-07T16:11:42","modified_gmt":"2015-11-07T16:11:42","slug":"evening-with-the-writer-mikhail-veller","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/camruss.com\/en\/events\/evening-with-the-writer-mikhail-veller\/","title":{"rendered":"An Evening with the Russian Writer and Philosopher Mikhail Veller"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mikhail<\/a>A contemporary Russian writer and philosopher\u00a0will<\/span> meet the Cambridge audience for an evening of literary works, reflection and discussion.<\/p>\n

When:<\/strong> Wednesday, 11th November 2015 at 18:30
\nWhere:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College, Trinity Street, Cambridge CB2 1TQ.<\/p>\n

Entrance:<\/strong> \u00a312; CamRuSS members \u00a38.
\nLanguage:<\/strong> Russian.<\/p>\n

Before becoming a writer Mikhail Veller worked as a children’s summer camp counselor, a hunter in Taimyr<\/a>, a shepherd in the Altai mountains<\/a>, a logger, a journalist, a teacher, and more – around 30 professions in all.<\/p>\n

Veller’s first book, a collection of short stories titled I Want To Be A Yard-Sweeper<\/em>, was published in Estonia<\/a> in 1983, followed by Heart Breaker<\/em>, Technology of a Short Story<\/em> and Rendezvous with a Celebrity<\/em>. Adventures of Major Zvyagin<\/em> (1991) became a bestseller, along with “The Legends of Nevsky Prospect”. Veller has lectured on modern Russian prose in the universities of Milan<\/a>, Jerusalem<\/a> and Copenhagen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Veller nurtures his world-view<\/a> to the point that he publishes volumes with philosophical inclination. He invented energoevolutionism<\/em>. According to this theory the primordial energy released in the Big Bang<\/a> is attached to material structures of ever increasing complexity, which in their turn decompose and release energy.<\/p>\n

More about this philosophical theory and his book \u201cCassandra\u201d reflecting writer\u2019s philosophical ideas you can hear on 11 November, at 18.30 from Mikhail Veller himself.<\/p>\n

Booking:<\/strong>
\nDirect bank transfer to:
\nThe Russian-Speaking Society
\nNATWEST Bank, Sort code: 60-11-30
\nAccount: 18120466
\nRef: \u201cVeller\/YOUR NAME\u201d<\/p>\n

As soon as you have transferred the money, please advise us via email<\/strong>\u00a0events@camruss.com<\/a>\u00a0for how many seats you have paid, and what type.<\/p>\n

If you wish to pay by cheque or cash<\/strong>, please contact CamRuSS on the address above and we shall let you know how this can be done.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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