This is a special opportunity to meet and hear Anthony Cross,  who  was Professor of Slavonic Studies at the University of Cambridge from 1985 to 2004, reminisce about the role Russia and the Russian language have played in his life and career.  His unexpected 'immersion' in Russian during his National Service in 1955-7 was the beginning of his journey into Russian Studies and his emergence as one of the most influential figures in British and international Slavic Studies as both…