RCS Haven E-Bulletin – April 2012

 

 

This issue contains a round-up of Russian or connected to Russia events in Scotland and throughout the rest of the UK in the month of April and job vacancies and announcements.
RCS Haven is welcoming anyone who is interested in studying Russian language, literature and culture. We have English and Russian language lessons. There are a library, Art studio for children and Web-design Studio.

Also, the centre provides consultations in law, finance and other aspects of work and business in Russia and Britain.

 

Dear friends, we would like to greet you all with celebration of Easter!

However, although this year catholic Easter and orthodox Easter don’t fall on the same day, this day still remains a great event for everybody.

The Russian centre and school will be closed from 6 till 17th of April.

After the spring holiday, changes are expected in the school curriculum. As a result of a parent meeting which took place on 24th of March, a new strategy was developed. Blocks of lessons for different themes will be integrated into Russian lessons and developed during art and music lessons. Due to new classes opening, everybody is welcome to participate in the competition for giving names to different age groups.

There will be changes in the structure of English lessons due to a new English teacher. Kirsten is a specialist in the area of English literature. She will be working together with Duncan in the group of English lessons for adults. She will also be helping teenagers to pass English at SQA level.

See you all after spring break!

 

 

   Jobs in Scotland 
   Russian-speaking jobs

   Regular events in Scotland

   Events in Glasgow

   Events in Edinburgh

   Events in the rest of the UK

Contact us 

 

 

The job search facility on the RCS Haven website collects vacancies from Scottish, British and Russian employers, and makes them searchable by keyword. It can be accessed by clicking here, but below is a selection of some of the wide range of jobs currently being advertised through the website:

We are a website design and development company based in Glasgow, UK looking for a Sales and Account Manager to work on a commission only basis (20%). We require someone to sell hosting, website design and development services. Some technical knowledge would be of benefit more...

2. Analyst Programmer - Banking - Scotland £50K
Analyst Programmer - Finance/ Banking/ Insurance (JAVA) Edinburgh - £50K Analyst Programmer: Role My client is a leading financial services provider operating internationally and is recognised and named as the dominant admired leader within more...

3. Change Manager - Distance: 0 miles
Change Manager We are currently recruiting for an excellent opportunity for an experienced Change Manager to join a growing insurance organisation based in the Central Belt, Scotland. As a Change Manager with an understanding of insurance products more...

4. IT Project manager role, really interesting role in Stirling. - Distance: 0 miles
IT Project manager role, really interesting role in Stirling. Cathcart Associates are now urgently exclusively assisting our clients who are based in Stirling in central Scotland (commutable from Glasgow, Edinburgh & Perth), recruit for an IT more...

5. Technical Sales Engineer (EMC, Electronics) Central Scotland - Distance: 0 miles
Technical Sales Engineer (EMC, Electronics)| Central Scotland | OTE £35k Plus Car We are recruiting for a dynamic and fast growing Electronics company in Scotland. The company are looking for a smart and enthusiastic Technical Sales Engineer more...

 

We are a website design and development company based in Glasgow, UK looking for a Sales and Account Manager to work on a commission only basis (20%). We require someone to sell hosting, website design and development services. Some technical knowledge would be of benefit more...

2. Bilingual Russian Senior Security Consultant - Home Based, Eastern EU
Bilingual Russian Senior Security Consultant - Home Based, Russia or Eastern EU - My client is a leading provider of on-demand data security and compliance management solutions to businesses & organizations throughout the world. They have helped more...

3. RUSSIAN speaking RELATIONSHIP MANAGER - HNWI
Job Title: Russian spkg Relationship Manager - HNWI Skills: Fluency in Russian, ideally a background in wealth management, at least strong sales experience in banking + , FSA qualifications, CeFA, IMC, IAD, etc. Salary: £35-50k basic + commission more...

4. Project Manager - Russian Federation
Project Manager Russian Federation My Client is a Large International Organization with operations across the CIS Region. These projects include Large Electrical and Coal Fired Plants. My Client is now looking for a Project Manager to look after more...

5. Russian Watch specialist
Russian Speaking Watch Specialist £20,000-26000 plus commission This High-end luxury watch company is one of the top established companies you can work for. From stand-alone boutique to concessions in well-known department store they are expert more...

 

 

The following Scottish churches hold regular/semi-regular Orthodox services (all welcome):

Glasgow: The Parish of St. Kentigern (Russian Orthodox). Services held in Govan Old Church, 866 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 3UU.

Edinburgh: Orthodox Community of St. Andrew (a mixture of Orthodox faiths. Services held in the Chapel of St. Andrew, 2 Meadow Lane, Edinburgh, EH8 9NR.

 

Art lessons for children are undergoing in RCS Haven. Under supervision of experienced teachers, a professional artist and a specialist in early development, children study the basics of drawing and painting, language development and drama. All children are welcome on Wednesdays from 5pm till 7pm. 

RCS Haven, 11 Duke Street, Glasgow, G4 0UL, Т. 0141 5522144

 

Cafe Cossachok, 10 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QP

Restaurant opens: 6pm. Concert begins: 9pm

Tickets: £6.00 per person. Bookings: 0141 553 0733

 

Classes for those who want to study Russian and English language.

Russian lessons on Mondays 5:30pm

English lessons on Saturdays 1pm

Russian Centre Haven, 11 Duke Street, Glasgow, G4 0UL, [email protected]

 

Sharmanka are a unique and award-winning theatre group. Their beautifully carved figures perform an incredible dance to haunting music and light, telling the funny and tragic stories of the human life and spirit. Booking essential.

Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre, 103 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HD, Bookings: 0141 552 7080

 

Films in Russian with English subtitles. No booking required.

Scotland-Russia Institute, 9 South College St, Edinburgh EH8 9AA

T. 0131 668 3635

 

 

Thu 5th April 7.30pm

Prelude: 6.45pm in the Recital Room

Before the final concert in our complete Prokofiev piano concerto cycle, David Nice sums up the composer’s achievement.

Post-Concert Coda (approximately 10 minutes after the main concert):

Denis Kozhukhin plays Prokofiev’s Sonata No.5 in C major, Op.38.

Grand Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3NY   Tel: 0141 353 8000 more>>

Tue 10 April - Thu 12 April

Detailed and absorbing documentary about Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, controversially jailed for tax evasion in 2005. German director Tuschi weaves together an impressive array of interviews and techniques, and while there's a need for a more coherent execution, it's an undeniably fascinating story about one man's conflict with Putin.

Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow, G3 6RB. +44 (0)141 332 6535 more>>

Sat 14 April 11.30pm - Easter Vigil in Stradbally

Sun 15 April 00:00am - Resurrection service at midnight , Easter matins, Liturgy in Stradbally

Govan Old Church, 866 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 3UU. more>>

 

Sat 14 April 11.30pm - Easter Vigil

Sun 15 April 00:00am - Matins and Liturgy of Holy Pascha

St Andrews Church, Meadow Lane, Edinburgh EH8 9NR more>>

Thu 19 April 6pm

Chekhov's reputation in the West as 'that gloomy Russian playwright' has meant that the comic stories he wrote in his twenties have been consistently overlooked. Harvey Pitcher has long been campaigning for their wider appreciation. In his talk he will outline the different kinds of humour that Chekhov deployed - comedy of situation, comedy of subversion, comedy of surprise, and surreal comedy - illustrating each genre with readings of favourite passages from his own translations. He describes his latest book, Responding to Chekhov: The Journey of a Lifetime (Swallow House Books, 2010) as "a kind of debriefing after a long and varied journey"

Conference Room, David Hume Tower, University of Edinburgh more>>

Thu 26 April 11:00am

“All welcome to join us for sparkling conversation in Russian and English and delicious cakes. No charge but contributions of cakes and help with washing up appreciated”

Scotland-Russia Institute, 9 South College St, Edinburgh EH8 9AA more>>

Thu 19-Sun 22 April

This year, the University's Russian Society has mobilised itself to bring you seven Spring days of really unmissable events, starting on the 19th of April.

“We think it's criminal how much misinformation prevails about Russia and so in order to prove you all wrong we've compiled a programme celebrating the richness of Russian Culture through the medium of 'Art', 'Music', Literature'.”

“We also want to provide you with a visual insight into modern Russia, the country behind the enigma. For this we have some very cool award-winning film makers coming who have carved a career in documenting Russia through the undergrowth.
Russia is going to be in the news more than ever before this year, primarily with elections and we want to give you real expert insight into just what's going on.”

Don't miss Bridget Kendall, Andrew Graham Dixon, Angus Roxburgh, George Carey, Teresa Cherfas, Harvey Pitcher, the Courtauld Institute of Art and many, many more!

To book email [email protected]

Russia Week events are all taking place in and around the town of St Andrews. more>>

Fri 6 April 7:30pm

Young Russian piano virtuoso in his first solo recital in Scotland, playing sonatas by Haydn, Brahms and Prokofiev.

Town House , Haddington, East Lothian, EH41 4DA. T. 01620 826725 more>>

 

 

Mon 2 April – Mon 30 April

In his final tragi-comic masterpiece Chekhov portrays an aristocratic family bewildered and impotent in the face of financial bankruptcy and the huge social changes sweeping Russia in the early years of the twentieth century.

The charming but feckless Madame Ranevskaya returns home to Russia after five years in Paris with her lover to face looming bankruptcy. Can she conceive of her magnificent cherry orchard being sold to save her whole estate, or will she ignore all advice and court disaster for herself and her whole family?

Tobacco Factory , Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol, BS3 1TF. T. 0117 902 0344 more>>

26 March - 21 April

This hugely successful, sell-out play which captivated Russian and English speaking audiences alike in 2009/2010 returns for a strictly limited run this Easter. See it now before it tours to Russia in 2013 as part of the Romanov 400th anniversary celebrations.

The whole first floor of Pushkin House will become the setting of this honest and beautiful exploration of the suffering, loss and also hope not only of a royal family but an entire Russian generation.

"...gripping, momentum-maintaining stuff... a richly rewarding treat" Evening Standard "...this insightful, finely crafted piece... a heartrendingly nuanced portrayal" British Theatre Guide Book early as seats are limited in this intimate

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA   +44 (0)20 7269 9770 More>>

Wed 28 March – Sat 28 April

Belka Productions is proud to present the UK premiere of this landmark Russian love story, by one of the greatest twentieth-century playwrights.

Love starts to blossom in the hostile terrain of the Soviet bloc when chance brings young Victor to beautiful Polish singer Helya at a concert hall in Moscow. But in Stalin's brutally controlled empire their love simply cannot be, and over the span of two decades of missed opportunitites and thwarted beginnings, from Moscow to Warsaw and back again, their passionate desire matures into an altogether different and more moving kind of love.

Already a worldwide sensation having been performed all over Europe, Canada and the United Stated, Leonid Zorin's timeless story of the fragility and resillience of love in a loveless land finally makes its way to the UK

 Arcola Theatre, 24 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London, E8 3DL, Box Office: 020 7503 1646 more>>

Mon 2 April - Sat 28 April

Staged during Chichester Festival Theatre’s very first season in 1962, Uncle Vanya has become a key part of its history, so it is particularly fitting that a new production of this enduring play opens Festival 2012, Chichester’s 50th Anniversary season.

For years Vanya and his niece have worked tirelessly to keep the family’s run-down estate from ruin. The return of Vanya’s brother-in-law and his captivating wife, coupled with the visits of the charismatic Doctor Astrov, bring old loyalties and new loves into conflict in Chekhov’s masterly exploration of his characters’ passions, hopes and desires.

Chichester Festival Theatre , Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6AP T. 01243 781312 more>>

Tue 03 Apr, Wed 04 Apr 7:30pm

Boris Eifman’s astonishing choreography tells the tale of Tolstoy’s famous literary figure with a visceral energy which makes this production unforgettable.

‘Anna Karenina is among Eifman’s greatest works… relentless in its energy and merciless in its emotional impact’. Robert Johnson, Star-ledger

‘Anna Karenina as ballet is a masterpiece, a creation that magnetizes the audience through its two angst-filled acts’. Dr. Roberta E. Zlokower

View the Anna Karenina trailer here

London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4ES +44 207 727 72 58 more>>

 

Wed 4 April - Sat 14 April

The Russian Ice Stars return with another much-loved fairy tale as they deliver a dazzling interpretation of the enchanting Cinderella. The high-speed combination of extraordinary skating and breath-taking aerial feats will leave you mesmerised. A spectacular treat for the whole family.

At the following places:

G Live, Guildford

Kings Theatre, Southsea. More>>

 

Fri 06 Apr - Sat 07 Apr

Eifman Ballet bring incredible choreography to the London Coliseum

Boris Eifman’s retelling of this classic story fuses Tchyaikovsky’s classical music and Sitkovetsky’s contemporary rock in this remarkable retelling of Pushkin’s classic story.

‘He is a master of theater as much of a maker of dances – a man with a seamless feel for the way gesture, music and stage design can coalesce in the art of storytelling’
Chicago Sunday Times on Boris Eifman

View the Onegin trailer here

London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4ES +44 207 727 72 more>>

Thu 19 Apr, Sat 21 Apr 7:30pm

Salida Productions in association with Colchester's Mercury Theatre presents a drama based on the life of Bolshevik playwright Vladimir Mayakovsky, a leading figure in the Russian Futurist Movement.

The Bike Shed Theatre, 162-163 Fore Street, Exeter, EX4 3AT   T. 01392 667080 More>>

Thu 12 April 7.00pm
GB Russia society programme . The BBC’s Bridget Kendall is probably best known for her reporting from Moscow at the end of the perestroika era, when as BBC Moscow correspondent as she charted the Soviet Union’s collapse, the failed coup of 1991 and the emergence of a new Russia under Boris Yeltsin.

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA   +44 (0)20 7269 9770 more>>

Tue 17 April 7.30pm
Pushkin club programme. Language: In English

Michelle Berdy talks about her book “The Russian Word’s Worth”
Since 2002, readers all over the world have been enjoying and learning from Michele A. Berdy’s column, “The Word’s Worth,” in The Moscow Times.

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA   +44 (0)20 7269 9770 more>>

Young Women’s Writing from Russia: GLAS. Presentation
Fri 20 April 7.00pm
Language: In Russian. Russian women increasingly occupy leading roles in society. They take a sober view of the present-day world. With typical female emotion and attention to detail they speak openly about previously forbidden subjects – including specifically female problems – and leave no taboos unturned.

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA   +44 (0)20 7269 9770 more>>

Trans-Siberian Railroad - Epic Journey. Lecture/Talk
Tue 24 April 7.00pm

In association with Go Russia. It is the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway which holds the vast territory of Siberia together. The actual length of the Trans-Siberian Railroad, or simply TransSib, from Moscow to Vladivostok, is over 9,288 kilometers, covering nearly all Eurasia.

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA   +44 (0)20 7269 9770 more>>

 

Tue 24, Wed 25 April 

The Vakhtangov, on the Arbat, is at the heart of Moscow both geographically and theatrically. From humble beginnings in 1913, this company, which began in basements and front rooms, grew to inhabit one of Moscow’s most beautiful theatres. Always following the twin influences of Meyerhold and Stanislavsky, of spectacle and psychological truth, it has created many of Russia’s most respected productions. This is their first visit to the UK.

21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London. SE1 9DT, Box Office 020 7401 9919 more>>

 

The Siege of Leningrad: A New Perspective from Personal Diaries. Talk
Wed 25 April 2012 – 7.00pm
by Anna Reid
GB Russia society programme. Language: In English

‘28 December 1941 at 12.30 pm – Zhenya died. 25 January 1942 at 3pm – Granny died. 17 March at 5am – Lyoka died. 13 April at 2am – Uncle Vasya died. 10 May at 4pm – Uncle Lyosha died. 13 May at 7.30 am – Mama died. The Savichevs are dead. Everyone is dead. Only Tanya is left.’

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA   +44 (0)20 7269 9770 more>>

 

Thu 26 April 4.00pm
Language: In Russian. This great scriptwriter comes to Pushkin House to talk about his life and work. We will be showing three of his films.
16:00 – 18:00 -«Declaration of Love»;
18:00 – 19:00 -«Here is the holy place»;
19:00 – 20:00 – Pavel Finn talks about his life and work as a scriptwriter and answers your questions
20:00 – 21:30 – «A Gift to Stalin».

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA   +44 (0)20 7269 9770

 

 

Thank you for reading this bulletin; we hope you have found it interesting, useful and enjoyable. If you have any news or events that you would like us to highlight in future editions, please contact us at the address below.

- 0141 552 2144     - [email protected]