An Evening with Poet Yulia Mamocheva (in Russian)
ZoomBook cover: Yulia Mamocheva, Neuyazvimost , Moscow: U Nikitskikh Vorot, 2023. On Amazon Kindle At the invitation of CamRuSS, acclaimed Russian poet Yulia Mamocheva will give an online Poetry Evening. Listeners around the world describe her work as poetry of … Continue reading
”What Are Early Russian Popular Prints About?”, a talk by Dr Julia Khodko
ZoomRussian lubok prints, produced from the 17th to the early 20th century, may at first appear simple and straightforward. Yet their seemingly obvious—even naïve—imagery often conceals deeper meanings that were readily understood by contemporaries but can seem obscure to us today. Before … Continue reading
“Rachmaninoff and the Myth of Exile”, a talk by Prof Marina Frolova-Walker
Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College Trinity Street, CambridgeSergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920. Bain News Service photograph collection Sergei Rachmaninoff’s music is often considered nostalgic, prompted by his long separation from his Russian homeland (the last twenty-five years of his life). But most … Continue reading
