Greetings, and welcome to our bulletin full of information on exciting Russian events.
Preparation for A-Level Russian examination beginning 14 October 2017
The student group will be taught by our highly experienced teacher Tatyana Orlova, who had excellent success with all of her students passing their exams in June 2017.
There are only 15 lessons before the preliminary exam so beat the rush and join now!!
To join the group now simply send an email to [email protected]
On 29 September 2017 the Goethe Institute in Glasgow organised and hosted the celebration of European Day of Languages.
Our very own Teacher from RCS Haven, Natalya Krisanov, provided the Russian tester session for all of those who would like to get a small taste of learning Russian.
Needless to say it was received extremely well with an overflow of interest in studying the Russian language.
The lesson was very interesting and everyone participating had such fun.
To make the session an even better success, we had complete beginners who, by the end of the session, could write their names in Russian as well as learn several sentences of welcome.
RCS Haven also provided the prize for a quiz about different countries.
Congratulations to the winner of the prize and to all those who participated.
The dates are: George Watson’s College, Colinton Road, Edinburgh Sat. 04 Nov. / Sat. 18 Nov. / Sun. 26 Nov.
Scottish Police College, Tulliallan Sun. 12 Nov.
For more information and to reserve a space please email
Classes for children are based on Russian teaching methods for primary school level native and non-native speakers.
In the current school year, lessons for all classes except the youngest take place between 11.00 and 2.00pm on Saturdays at - Adelphi Centre, 12 Commercial Road, Glasgow G5 0PQ. [email protected]
Under supervision of experienced teachers, a professional artist and a specialist in early development, children study the basics of drawing and painting, language development and drama. All children are welcome on Fridays from 5:30pm till 7:30pm.
RCS Haven, 11 Duke Street, Glasgow, G4 0UL, Т. 0141 5522144
Classes for those who want to study Russian and English language.
Russian lessons on Mondays at Beginners from 17.30 to 19.00; Advanced from 19.00 to 20.00, Intensive Beginners group on Wednesdays from 18.00. to 19.30 (11 Duke Street) and Saturdays at 11.00 (Adelphi Centre).
Sophie Gordon - Roger Fenton: first war photographer
More information: 6 October and 10 October.
Phone 01445 731137, Email [email protected]
Moffat Russian Conference 2017
Presented in association with The Consul General of the Russian Federation in Scotland. Scottish Storytelling Centre
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01 October - 11 November
Spark, the Russian Revolution Centenary Committee’s festival of revolutionary film, takes place at two of London’s most renowned independent cinemas: the Phoenix and the Rio. The festival takes its name from the Russian revolutionary newspaper Iskra (Spark). It features classics of early Soviet cinema by Vsevolod Pudovkin, Sergei Eisenstein, Dziga Vertov and Esfir Shub. Warren Beatty’s Reds will also be shown as a unique and daring Hollywood film about the Revolution, released at the height of the Cold War.
03 October†04 November
Unrequited love. Creative jealousy. Guns. Vodka. And Art.
Chekhov’s celebrated masterpiece is given vibrant new life in this dynamic new version by Olivier-award winning playwright Simon Stephens directed by Sean Holmes and starring Lesley Sharp as Irina Arkadina. Switching effortlessly between the ridiculous and the profound The Seagull forensically examines the transcendence and destructiveness of love. The burning need to create Art and how harshly that need can be crushed permeates throughout the play.
Lyric Theatre, 29 Shaftesbury Ave, Soho, London W1D 7ES
The Dumb Girl of Portici
9 October, 7:00pm -:30pm
Evgeniy Strelkov in Conversation with Anya Charikov-Mickleburgh. A conversation between two artist-curators from the Volga Region. In discussion with Anya Charikov-Mickleburgh, Evgeny Strelkov will look at historic photographs by Maksim Dmitriev as well as his own work, all of which reflect on the culture of the Volga River. While celebrated as the symbol of Russia, much about the Volga remains buried in history and time. This talk will shed light on how far art can be used for exploring local history, and also the situation surrounding contemporary art in the Volga region today. Pushkin House, 5a Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA
What is Left of Art? Exhibitions Instead of Artworks
11 October, 7:00pm
A talk with chief curator of the New State Tretyakov Gallery and co-curator of METAGEOGRAPHY. SPACE - IMAGE – ACTION Kirill Svetlyakov, one of the leading curators and art theorists in Russia today. Kirill will talk about the status and perception of works of art in the context of modern museums, exhibitions and post-industrial culture. Kirill Svetlyakov is repeatedly mentioned in the lists of the most influential people in the Russian art world according to the “ArtChronika”, “Artguide” and “The Art Newspaper Russia”. Pushkin House, 5a Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA
19, October 7:00pm
Osip Mandelstam’s story epitomises the fate of Russian poets.
The Soviet state strove to kill him and to obliterate his poems.
They succeeded in extinguishing his life, but not his work: cold, starvation and torture drove him to madness and death in the camps, yet his poems lived on. His wife, Nadezhda Mandelstam, saved them by memorising everything he had written and keeping them until milder times. Thanks to her, we know many poems, including the incomparable ‘Keep my words forever, because of their taste of unhappiness and smoke..’This is the story of the poet, remade at the intersection of different arts and genres: puppet theatre, animation, computer graphics, and documentary. In Russian with English subtitles. Followed by Q&A with Roma Liberov. Pushkin House, 5a Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA
SPLEAN. Concert
19 October 7.00pm
Celebrated as one of the most popular rock bands in their homeland Russia, Splean are heading to the UK for a rare live performance. Don’t miss out on seeing their one-off headline show in London's O2 Forum Kentish Town. 211 Stockwell Road, London, SW9 9SL
Chaif (Чайф). Concert
22 октÑбрÑ, 19:00
Chaif is a Russian rock band formed in 1984 in Sverdlovsk, Russia, by Vladimir Shakhrin and Vladimir Begunov. Their name is derived from the word chai, meaning tea, and kaif, meaning pleasure. The band reached national fame in 1992 with songs such as Ne Speshi (Don't Hurry) and 17. By 1997, the popularity of rock music had declined and they were playing smaller venues than at the height of their fame. They have released several albums and are very popular in Russia and former Soviet states, but they are virtually unknown to the rest of the world. Their musical styles range from rock and roll to Blues and even some songs which feature a strong reggae influence. The band is still touring and releasing albums occasionally. o2 Forum Kentish Town, 9-17 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1JY
RBCC Networking Evening hosted by EY
24 Оctober, 6:30pm
EY are kindly hosting RBCC in their offices on the banks of the Thames and we hope to see you there. The event will provide a great opportunity to network with delegates from many RBCC member companies, friends and supporters. We will be introducing our new Executive Director, Alf Torrents, at this event, so please do come along to meet the full, new RBCC London Team. For more information and to register, please email [email protected]. 1 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AF
29 October, 19.00
The (Time Machine) is the oldest and most famous Russian rock group, together since 1969 without any break-ups. They were the first to sing rock music in Russian and popularized it in the former Soviet Union. Their song “Povorot” (The Turn) topped the first Soviet chart in 1979, and in 1984-1985 another hit, “Muzyka Pod Snegom” (Music Under The Snow) topped the chart for 17 months! In the Perestroika times, when the group was allowed to issue LPs, they sold approximately 18,000,000 copies of each. At the same time, Mashina Vremeni started the first independent music label in Russia, called Sintez Records.Troxy, 490 Commercial Road, E1 0HX
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