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July Rain (1966): Ksenia Golubovich on Marlen Khutsiev’s Masterpiece
ZoomThis year marks the centenary of film director Marlen Khutsiev’s birth. We invite you to celebrate the anniversary of this outstanding figure of Soviet and Russian culture with cultural scholar Ksenia Golubovich, who will speak about one of the director’s … Continue reading
Blok in Pictures: A lecture marking the 145th anniversary of the poet by Kseniia Gondyreva
Audit Room, King’s College King's Parade, CambridgePortrait of Alexander Blok by Konstantin Somov (1907) On 28 November, we celebrate the 145th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Blok, one of the most prominent poets of Russia’s Silver Age. We invite you to mark this occasion with … Continue reading
The Ambassador, the Grand Duke, his Wife and her Lover, a Talk by Sir Tony Brenton, OBE
Trinity Hall Cambridge, Trinity Ln, Cambridge CB2 1TJ, UK, Cambridge Trinity Hall Cambridge, Trinity Ln, CambridgeThis talk explores a little-known episode in 18th-century diplomacy: the secret correspondence between the future Catherine the Great and the British ambassador to Russia, Sir Charles Hanbury Williams. Sir Charles Hanbury Williams, by John Giles Eccard, 1746 At a time … Continue reading
