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Literary Evening with Ludmila Ulitskaya

Date: 14 February 2012

Wednesday, 29th February, 7pm Keynes’ Hall, King’s College, Cambridge (in Russian) Internationally renowned Russian author, Ludmila Ulitskaya, will meet connoisseurs and lovers of contemporary Russian literature and her delighted readers in Cambridge, for an evening of literary discussions, readings, questions … Continue reading →

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Satellite dish: Russian TV – useful tips

Date: 14 February 2012

“Do you know anyone who can install a SATELLITE DISH to watch Russian TV – or can you give any advice please? What size dish is needed? What Russian channels can be received in Cambridgeshire?” CamRuSS often receives this kind … Continue reading →

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Experimental Creative Workshop led by Tatiana Lavrentieva

Date: 12 January 2012

All the world is a stage… so be a good actor!” Saturdays (12:00-12:45) during the Spring Term, 21st April – 23rd June 2012 Venue: Cambridge Russian School, at Coleridge Community College, Radegund Rd, Cambridge. About Tatiana Lavrentieva: Theatre and TV … Continue reading →

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Minutes of CamRuSS AGM 2 December 2011

Date: 2 December 2011

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society was held in The Old Library, at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, at 7pm on 2nd December 2011. The following committee members and supporters were present: Ksenia Afonina, Marina Burrell, Rosemary Edridge, Don Forbes, … Continue reading →

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Tricentenary of Mikhail Lomonosov

Date: 15 November 2011

In November 2011, we are celebrating 300 years since the birth of MIKHAIL LOMONOSOV (1711-1765), Russia’s first modern scientist and founder of the Moscow State University (1755), “one of the most far-sighted, polymathic and colourful scientists who ever lived” (according … Continue reading →

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In Memory of Sally Green

Date: 11 August 2011

We are very sorry to announce the death of one of our founder members, Sally Green, and we express our condolences to her husband Jon and all her family. Sally started learning Russian in 1993 when Jon went to work … Continue reading →

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Art by Helena Alexandra Reut (Belarus’) in Cambridge

Date: 15 July 2011

A Belarusian artist – Helena Alexandra Reut – currently lives and works in Cambridge, in her studio on Barton Rd. Her mesmerising oil paintings are inspired by her native Belarus’. There are also ink drawings and hand-embroidered cushions with traditional … Continue reading →

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Pavel Kostin’s new novel to be released in the UK soon

Date: 15 July 2011

Members and friends of CamRuSS may remember Pavel Kostin who visited Cambridge last April, together with other young Russian writers – winners of the prestigious “Debut” prize. His latest romantic adventure novel “IT’S TIME” has been translated into English, and … Continue reading →

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First Orbit – 12th April 1961

Date: 14 April 2011

This is a re-creation of Gagarin’s flight. The orbit was NE across Siberia, down SE across the Pacific missing the Americas, around the foot of Chile and then up across the Atlantic crossing the Africa coast at The Congo and … Continue reading →

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