| 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.
SCRSS Centenary 2024 - Next Events
Saturday 4 May 2024, 11.00-16.00
Event: SCRSS Library
Opening for Members Non-members
- please contact the Society to make an advance appointment.
Saturday 18 May 2024, 11.00-13.00
In-person Event: SCRSS AGM Held at the SCRSS centre. SCRSS members only
Saturday 18 May 2024, 14.00 - 15.00
In-person Illustrated Lecture: Christine Lindey on Alexander
Deineka (1899-1969), People’s Artist of the USSR Deineka honed
his Marxist aspiration to create a new Soviet art at VKhUTEMAS
in Moscow, before co-founding the Association of Artists for Revolutionary
Russia in 1922. Most of his subjects celebrate factory workers,
miners, modernity, youth and aspiration, as expressed by flight
and sport. His famous painting Defence of Petrograd (1928)
sought a compromise - celebrating the workers' foundation of the
Soviet state in a style that moderately absorbs Cubism and Expressionism
while retaining clear legibility to express the new Soviet reality.
Christine Lindey is an art historian with a special interest in
Soviet and Socialist art. Fourth talk in our '1920s USSR'
series for spring 2024. Tickets on the door (no pre-booking):
£5.00 non-members, £3.00 SCRSS members (or free to
members who attend the preceding AGM).
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