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The Society for Co-operation in Russian and Soviet Studies (SCRSS) is a library and cultural centre in London that promotes knowledge of the culture, language and history of Russia and the former Soviet Union (FSU). The Society is a Registered Charity No 1104012 and celebrates its centenary in 2024. Find out about the benefits of SCRSS membership.

The SCRSS Soviet Collections are a library and archive of the arts, humanities and social sciences of the Soviet Union (1917-91). See Library & Archive and Photo Library for more information on the individual collections and research, and search our online catalogue. We also have a loan library for members' use.

We organise events and promote Russian language learning. We are actively involved with, and a founder member of, the Soviet War Memorial in London. We facilitate cultural contacts between the UK, Russia and the FSU. And we publish a journal, the SCRSS Digest.

Latest SCRSS Digest

SCRSS Digest, Spring 2024 issue now available online with features by Dr Caroline Wilkins on Velimir Khlebnikov and 'The Radio of the Future', Jane Rosen on What Are They Up To? The Formation of the SCR, 1924, and Dr James C Pearce on Why the USSR Needed 'The Golden Ring' Cities.

SCRSS Centenary 2024 - Next Events

From Thursday 7 March 2024 for 10 Weeks, 18.00-20.00
Zoom Online Evening Class:
Russian Language for Good Intermediate Level
Friendly two-hour conversation / reading class (current book Chekhov's Dama s sobachkoi). Availability for new members to join the group. Fee for 10 weeks: £40.00 (SCRSS members only)

Wednesday 20 March 2024, 19.00-20.00
Zoom Online Lecture:
Andrei Platonov's Chevengur as a Marxist Novel As a new translation is published of Platonov's 1928 novel Chevengur (by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler), Andrew George discusses how the author's life, work and this novel relate to Marxism in their historical, cultural and political contexts. He contends that Platonov was a complex Bolshevik thinker living through complex times, whose involvement in the Russian Revolution was not just as a writer, but also as an engineer. Second talk in our '1920s USSR' series for spring 2024.

Saturday 6 April 2024, 11.00-16.00
Event:
SCRSS Library Opening for Members Non-members, please make a prior appointment by email.

Tuesday 16 April 2024, 18.30-19.30
Zoom Online Lecture in Russian:
'Moscow Literature' in Contemporary Russian Culture / 'Moskovsky tekst' v sovremennoi russkoi kul'ture Associate Professor Nataliya Semenova returns to discuss the phenomenon of 'Moscow literature' - part of the larger trend for mapping space already seen in 'St Petersburg literature' and others. Free event for SCRSS members only.


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