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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.
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Lectures
and Film Shows
£3.00 (members)
£5.00 (non-members)
See
the Events Diary 2010 below for month by month listings
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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
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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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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
Email:
ruslibrary@scrss.org.uk
Web: www.scrss.org.uk
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