| 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 celebrated 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 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
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The SCRSS
Digest, Spring 2026 issue is now available online with
features by Bessie White on A British Engineer in Nineteenth-Century
Russia; Dr Ben
Lunn on Socialist Realism and Music; and Charles Buxton on Reading Chinghiz Aitmatov in a Soviet and Post-Soviet
Perspective. Also: SCRSS news and book
reviews.
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Next Events 2026
Saturday 2 May 2026, 11.00-16.00
Event: SCRSS Library
Opening Drop-in for SCRSS members - other visitors, please
make a prior appointment by email.
Saturday 16 May 2026, 11.00-13.00
Event: SCRSS Annual General
Meeting SCRSS members only. Hybrid meeting - in person
or online. Followed by refreshments for those attending in person.
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