SOCIETY FOR
CO-OPERATION IN RUSSIAN AND
SOVIET STUDIES

EVENTS
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The SCRSS organises a regular programme of lectures on Russian and Soviet culture, covering a wide range of topics from music, art, architecture and literature, to history, sport and linguistics (to name but a few). The Society also screens classic Soviet films of the 1930s-70s, including works by such directors as Donskoi, Raizman, Romm, Kozintsev, and Gerasimov. Films are normally screened in Russian with English sub-titles.

Lectures and film shows take place at the SCRSS. They normally start at 7pm, with tea and coffee served from 6.30pm. Events are open to both SCRSS members and non-members.

The SCRSS is also involved in educational and commemorative events associated with the Soviet War Memorial in London.

   

 

 

 

 

Lectures and Film Shows
£3.00 (members)
£5.00 (non-members)

See the Events Diary 2010 below for month by month listings

January 2010 July 2009
February 2010 August 2010
      March 2010 September 2010
      April 2010 October 2010
      May 2010 November 2010
      June 2010 December 2010
   
         

 

 
 

 

Events Diary 2010

January 2010

Wednesday 27 January 11am
Event: Holocaust Memorial Day Act of Remembrance
Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park, adjacent to the Imperial War Museum in Southwark, London. The event commences with a service at the Holocaust Memorial Tree, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the adjacent Soviet War Memorial conducted by the Mayor of Southwark with representatives from the Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet) Embassies, WWII veterans and other organisations. All welcome.


Friday 29 January 7pm
Lecture: Dr Michael Jones on The German Retreat from Moscow 1941-42: The Story of Hitler's First Defeat.
Dr Jones is a military historian and author of
Stalingrad: How the Red Army Triumphed (Pen & Sword Books, 2007), which combined eyewitness testimony of Red Army fighters with fresh archive material to give a dramatic insight into the thinking of the Russian command and ordinary soldiers.

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February 2010

Friday 12 February 7pm
Lecture: Illustrated Talk on the Life and Work of Sergei Paradjanov by Layla Alexander-Garrett.
Layla is organiser of the Paradjanov Festival (see below). Born in Georgia of Armenian parents, Sergei Paradjanov (1924–90) was one of cinema’s most daring, visionary and unique film directors. He was hailed by contemporaries, including Fellini, Antonioni and Tarkovsky. However, his troubled relationship with the Soviet regime meant he was banned from film-making for long periods and even imprisoned. During these times he turned to painting, collage and writing – “My art saved me,” as he said. Layla Alexander-Garrett has been involved with arts and culture since the mid-1970s, when she studied cinema at Stockholm University. She was Andrei Tarkovsky’s interpreter on his last film The Sacrifice (1986), shot and produced in Sweden, and was an assistant to the legendary Russian theatre director Yuri Lubimov. In her individual projects as a producer and organiser, Layla has always sought to preserve and present the legacy of Russian culture to the Western world. Her book on Tarkovsky, The Collector of Dreams, was published in Moscow by Astrel in 2009.

The Sergei Paradjanov Festival runs from 22 February - 9 May 2010 in London and Bristol. It is the first major celebration of the legendary artist and filmmaker whose talent transcends religious and political boarders, drawing on the cultural traditions of Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine and Russia. The Festival aims to present the life and works of Sergei Paradjanov to UK audiences through a series of diverse events that include: a film season; a moving image installation; a symposium and a workshop at the BFI Southbank; a photographic exhibition at the National Theatre; talks at Pushkin House and SCRSS; a concert at St Yeghiche Armenian Church; a screening at Cine Lumiere; a film retrospective at Arnolfini (Bristol); and a photographic exhibition at The Bristol Gallery.

Festival website: www.paradjanov-festival.co.uk

Friday 26 February 7pm
Film: We from Kronstadt
The film is based on Vishnevsky’s play An Optimistic Tragedy about a Bolshevik defeat in the Civil War. The author collaborated with the director in producing the film. Directed by Yefim Dzigan, USSR, 1936. 80 mins, black/white, English sub-titles.

 

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March 2010

Monday 22 March (TBC)
Event: St Petersburg Student Group - London Excursion
Event open to SCRSS members only. SCRSS members are invited to join an SCRSS-hosted student group from St Petersburg on a excursion to the National Gallery in London, followed by a boat trip to Greenwich. Contact the SCRSS for details.

Friday 26 March 6.30pm
Event: St Petersburg Student Group - Reception
Event open to SCRSS members only. SCRSS members are invited to a reception, and short performance, at SCRSS premises for the SCRSS-hosted student group from St Petersburg. Contact the SCRSS for details.

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April 2010

Wednesday 7 - Thursday 8 April
Event: SCRSS Russian Language Seminar
Our two-day intensive seminar returns for a fourth year! Lecturers from St Petersburg University's Faculty of Russian Language read lectures in Russian on contemporary Russian society, culture and linguistics. The seminar is held at the SCRSS premises in London. It is aimed at teachers of Russian, graduates of Russian and final-year undergraduates who have a good aural understanding of Russian and wish to keep abreast of the latest developments in Russia. Fees: £50 (one day), £90 (both days). Application deadline: 12 March 2010. More information and details of how to apply.

Friday 9 April 6.30pm
Event: SCRSS Russian Language Seminar - Reception
Event open to SCRSS members only. SCRSS members are invited to a reception at SCRSS premises to meet the lecturers from the Russian Language Seminar. Contact the SCRSS for details.

Friday 30 April 7pm
Lecture: Travel on the Trans-Siberian Railway by Andrew Jameson.
An illustrated account of Andrew's journey from Moscow to Vladivostok in August 2009.

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May 2010

Saturday 8 May 11am
Event: Russian Friends Exhibition Launch

Opening of an exhibition of paintings by Gerry Clarke at the SCRSS premises. The exhibition is held in memory of Gerry’s wife Sheila Marion Clarke, a former SCRSS volunteer librarian who died in May 2009, and Nikolai Nikolayevich Renev. The exhibition runs until 30 May.

Friday 14 May 7pm
Film: The Young Guard (Part One)
Based on the novel by Fadayev, the film is about a partisan group of young boys and girls who fought the Nazis during the occupation of their small Donbas mining town in 1942-42. Directed by Sergei Gerasimov, USSR, 1947. 100 mins, black/white, English sub-titles.

Saturday 22 May 10.30am
Event: SCRSS AGM
Open to SCRSS member only.

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June 2010

Friday 11 June 7pm
Film: The Young Guard (Part Two)
Based on the novel by Fadayev, the film is about a partisan group of young boys and girls who fought the Nazis during the occupation of their small Donbas mining town in 1942-42. Directed by Sergei Gerasimov, USSR, 1947. 84 mins, black/white, English sub-titles.

Monday 14 June 6.30pm
Event: Brest Fortress Exhibition Launch
Opening of a new exhibition from Belarus at the SCRSS premises. Reception at 6.30pm, followed by a lecture on the exhibition by Russell Porter at 7.30pm. Opening hours: 15-25 June, 11am-5pm, Monday to Friday; Saturday 19 June 11am-3pm.

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July 2010

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August 2010

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September 2010

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October 2010

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November 2010

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December 2010

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Society for Co-operation in Russian and Soviet Studies

320 Brixton Road. London. SW9 6AB
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7274 2282 Fax: +44 (0)20 7274 3230

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