RCS Haven E-Bulletin – May 2012

 

We whole-heartedly congratulate the veterans of the Second World War and the members of RCS Haven on the occasion of the Victory Day!

 

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 May 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.

 

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   Jobs in Scotland 

   Russian-speaking jobs

   Regular events in Scotland

   Events in Glasgow

   Events in Edinburgh

   Events in the rest of the UK

 

 

 

 

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:

 

Oracle OBIEE Contract in Glasgow, Scotland!
OBIEE Oracle Analyst / Developer contract. Glasgow, Scotland. Oracle Business intelligence OBIEE contract in Glasgow, central Scotland. Initial 3 month contract, good chance of extension. Excellent and negotiable daily rate (circa £375-425). To more...

Internal Account Manager Required; Glasgow; Scotland;
Internal Account Manager Required; Glasgow; Scotland; Required to join a Market leading Clinical software solutions Vendor as an Internal Account Manager. You will be required to work with and follow the guidance of the commercial / client services more...

Scientific Software Development Engineer
Role: Scientific Software Development Engineer Location: Edinburgh (Re-location assistance can be provided) Salary: Open to discussion Based in Scotland, Our clients innovative expertise service a broad range of clients worldwide in the Oil & Gas more...

Area Manager - Scotland
Fantastic opportunity for experienced multi-site clothing or fashion retail area managers in Scotland to join this exciting UK brand. Dynamic and fast paced, this company expect the same from its central Scotland retail manager leadership team. more...

Project Manager - Scotland - Wind Farms
Project Manager - Civil Engineering - Scotland Great opportunity to get in to the Renewable Energy sector. Salary: Project Manager - £60,000 - £65,000 + Car or Car Allowance + Package [Salary dependent on experience and more...

 

 

Calling all Russian Speaking candidates
The firm: My client is the biggest name in its sector with an unrivalled global presence. The role: Due to a new and urgent instruction from one of their clients there is a need for up to 5 Russian speaking paralegals or graduates to provide more...

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...

Russian Speaking Graduate Business Development Executive
Job Title: Russian Speaking Graduate Business Development Executive Location: Maidenhead Salary: £23,000 Basic, £30,000 OTE REF: SSSE2522RM The Company - Graduate Business Development Executive Our client is a fast growing and global business more...

RUSSIAN spkg BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - M&A
Job Title: Russian speaking Business Development Manager - M&A Skills: Fluent Russian, strong Merger and Acquisitions knowledge, business development experience within finance. Salary: c2 - 2.75m RUB, c£40-60k, + 15-20% bonus + benefits incl. more...

Russian Speaking Graduate Business Development Executive
Job Title: Russian Speaking Graduate Business Development Executive Location: London Salary: £23,000 Basic, £30,000 OTE REF: SSSE2522RL The Company - Graduate Business Development Executive Our client is a fast growing and global business that 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

 

Sun 6 May  

Tribute to veterans and survivors of WWII at Russian Café-Gallery Cossachok.

12:00 Tea, blinis and memories. Talks and reminiscences of veterans and war survivors.

13:00 Concert dedicated to the Victory Day in Europe 1945 - 2012.
Popular music and songs of the 40s and 50s.
10 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QP. T. 0141 553 0733. More>>

16 May 10am

Russian repertoire is the focus for students from the Department of Keyboard and Collaborative Piano competing for this generous prize.

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G2 3DB. T. 0141 332 5057. More >

 

17 May 2012 2pm

Stravinsky and the piano? Well, yes. Ilan Volkov conducts and Steven Osborne is the soloist in performances of the wily Russian's Song of the Volga Boatmen, Concerto in D for string orchestra, Capriccio for piano and orchestra, Concerto for piano and wind instruments and his orchestration of Chopin's Grande valse brilliante Op 18.

City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow, G1 1NQ. T. 0141 353 8000. More>>

 

Thu 17- Fri 18 May

The Centre for Russian, Central and East European Studies (CRCEES) will be holding its fifth annual Research

As previously, there will be a combination of research panels, plenary sessions and informal workshops to celebrate the variety of work being undertaken within the CRCEES network.

Wolfson Medical Building, University of Glasgow. T. 0141 330 8539 More>>

 

Sat 26 May 10am - 4pm

Study day with Dr Christina Guillaumier – Lecturer, Creative and Contextual Studies

This day, with one of our most popular Lecturers, will give you an overview of the composer’s output, drawing on the latest research and most updated biographies of the composer as well as discussing some of the more controversial issues surrounding Prokofiev, such as his final return to Soviet Russia in 1936.

With performances of Prokofiev’s music from all of the Scottish Orchestras this season, we take an in-depth look at this Russian composer, a radical innovator who nonetheless played with tradition. His style, language and idiom continue to captivate and entertain us. £30

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G2 3DB

Telephone: +44 (0) 141 332 4101 More>>

 

Sun 27 May 9pm

Ukrainian-born soprano and Russian-born pianist perform popular arias and songs from all over Europe, including songs from their new CD Russian Classical Songs.

Café Cossachok, 10 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QP. More >>

 

Wed 30 May 7.30pm

by Russian artist Maria Rud

“Art AniMotion” is a new form of creative collaboration which brings together music and visual art through video art.
Capella Nova 30th Anniversary Concerts of medieval, Renaissance and modern classics will include “Art AniMotion” live Art. An example can be viewed on CN’s media page: http://www.cappella-nova.com/listen/

St-Andrew-in-the-Square, Glasgow. Box office 0141 353 8000. More>>

 

 

Tue 22 May 6pm

Pavel Lungin's historical saga follows the unstoppable force that is Ivan the Terrible, as he commands absolute power over the Russian people.

KinoKlub in Edinburgh is a collaborative project between Filmhouse, Academia Rossica and the Princess Dashkova Centre aimed at bringing new Russian cinema to Scotland. KinoKlub started in London last year and has shown a wide variety of contemporary Russian films to great success.

Download the flyer (PDF): http://bit.ly/IDUJ7Z

Edinburgh Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Rd, Edinburgh EH3 9BZ. T. 0131 228 2688 More>>

 

Fri 25 May, Sat 26 May 8pm

Part of a double bill with Sarah Kane's Crave (7pm).

The company behind Ivan and the Dogs, Actors Touring Company, presents the UK and English-language debut of Russian playwright Ivan Vyrypaev's work. Illusions are an ironic comedy about love and death, truth and fiction.

Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, Edinburgh, EH1 2ED. T. 0131 228 1404. More>>

 

Sun 27 May 6pm

Russkaya Cappella - the choir that sings Russian music - is the only Russian choir in Scotland and one of a very few choirs in Britain specialising in Russian choral music.

St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh. T. 0141 638 1610. More>>

 

Thurs 31 May 7.30pm

by Russian artist Maria Rud

“Art AniMotion” is a new form of creative collaboration which brings together music and visual art through video art.
Capella Nova 30th Anniversary Concerts of medieval, Renaissance and modern classics will include “Art AniMotion” live Art. An example can be viewed on CN’s media page: http://www.cappella-nova.com/listen/
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh. Box office 011 668 2019 More>>

 

Thu 31 May 11am

“All welcome to join «Ð§Ð°Ð¹ и Чат» 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>>

 

 

Sat 12 May 7.30pm

Chants of the Russian Orthodox Church and folks songs from Russia.

Lyra is a community of professional musicians. Most of the members are students or postgraduates of Saint-Petersburg Conservatoire, working in different choirs of Saint-Petersburg. Some are also soloists at musical theatres of the city.

You can hear some mp3 samples of Lyra here.

St. Peter’s Free Church, 4 St. Peter’s Street, Dundee, DD1 4JJ.   T. 01382 807 004. More>>

 

 

 

Fri 4 May Sat 9 Jun

The latest series of large-scale paintings from the Russian-born artist.

Ilya Gaponov’s paintings can be found in public and private collections throughout Russia. His work has also been collected by many high profile international collectors.

Erarta Galleries, 8 Berkeley Street, London, W1J 8DN. T. 020 7499 7861. More>>  

Varlam Shalamov’s Kolyma Tales: the Poet and the Gulag’. Talk
Mon 7 May 7pm
Dr Sarah J. Young. GB Russia Society. Language: In English.

Varlam Shalamov (1907- 82) is most renowned for Kolyma Tales, six collections of brutal and beautiful short stories depicting life in the labour camps. Sarah J. Young’s talk discusses the extraordinary power and variety of these stories, and their place within the traditions of dissidence and labour camp writing. She explores the reasons why their author never gained the prominence of other survivors, such as Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Evgenia Ginzburg.
To book for this talk please email [email protected]
Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA   +44 (0)20 7269 9770.  More>>

 

Tue 8 May 1.05pm

A concert of Russian song repertoire and Russian opera arias and scenes, prepared and presented by Lada Valesova, performed by postgraduate singers.

Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT. T. 020 7628 2571.  More>>

St Petersburg Blagovest Ensemble. Performance
Tue 8 May 7.30pm

Language: In Russian

Blagovest contributes to a renewal of a tradition of Russian unaccompanied singing going back a thousand years. Its distinctive melodic patterns are unique in the musical culture of the world.

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

 

Thu 10 May 7.30pm

This piano quartet with saxes, drums and bass interpret the music of Mussorgsky and Satie, and play original compositions by Vlad Miller, whose writing is flavoured by his Russian heritage and time spent as MD of the Moscow Composers' Orchestra. Titles like 'Lives of Insects', 'Diaghilev', ‘Cold War’ and 'Yuri Gagarin', refer back to the depths of historical Russian culture.

The Redroaster Coffee House, 1d St James's Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1RE. T. 01273 917272. More>>

Thu 10 May 6pm
Ten centuries of Russian art: in search of identity lecture series. Language: In English

Over the last decade, a number of artists have succeeded in both realising and finding the theoretical grounding for a variety of works, which allows us to speak of a new situation in art. THIS EVENT WILL TAKE Place at central saint martins college art and design.

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

 

10 May 6.30pm

On Thursday 10 May RBCC London will hold an exclusive barbecue for PAs only, in conjunction with the Radisson Blu Portman Hotel.

Around forty invited guests will enjoy a spring barbecue with drinks in the hotel's restaurant and, weather permitting, on the Radisson's wonderful outside terrace in the very heart of London, adjacent to Portman Square.

This event is restricted to PAs only.

The barbecue is free to attend, though places are strictly limited and by invitation only.

Radisson Blu Portman Hotel, 22 Portman Square, W1H 7BG, London

For More>> information and to register your interest in attending please contact Anthony Love, RBCC London Events Manager, on 0207 931 6455 or [email protected]

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Thu 10 May - Thu 17 May

The Actors Touring Company presents a double bill of dramas by Sarah Kane and Ivan Vyrypaev respectively. The first explores the inner workings of a mind in torment and the second is an ironical comedy drama by an award-winning Russian writer.

At the following places:

Hull Truck Theatre, Hull 

The Point, Eastleigh. More>>

Fri 11 May 6.30pm

Eleonora Bekhova is a master pianist and musician who considers teaching a vital part of the making of music. She comes with her class of pupils to Pushkin House. There will be performances of Bach, Schubert, Chopin and Beethoven and other great repertoire. You can witness the great Russian school of piano-playing in its element.

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

 

Sat 12 May 7.30pm

Storytellers Michael Loader and Rebecca Smart and musician Martin Solomon present Russian tales of shapeshifting and transformations.

Openhouse, 8A Gloucester Street, Stroud, GL5 1QG. T. 01453 840021. More>>

 

Mon 14 May 6pm

The Academy’s Russian Song class, coached by Ludmilla Andrew and Richard Shaw, present a varied programme of Russian songs and arias.

Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5HT. T. 020 7873 7300. More>>

Tue 15 May 7.30pm
Pushkin club programme. Language: In English

Teffi’s admirers included not only such writers as Bunin, Bulgakov and Zoshchenko but also both Tsar Nicholas II and Lenin; she had a wide readership throughout her life.

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

 

Tue 15 May - Sat 19 May

Following their widely admired productions of Three Sisters and Uncle Vanya, the highly acclaimed Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory make their debut visit to the Rose with Chekhov’s final tragic-comic masterpiece, The Cherry Orchard.

Read The Cherry Orchard's five star review from The Guardian

Rose Theatre Kingston. 24-26 High Street, Kingston, KT1 1HL. T. 08444 821 556. More>>

Three Capitals: Kiev - Moscow - St.Petersburg. Lecture/Talk

Wed 16 May 7pm
In association with Go Russia. Language: In English

Discover the three most amazing cities of Russia and the Ukraine. From the lavishness of Moscow to the aristocratic beauty of St. Petersburg, and to the authentic beauty of Kiev with its golden-domed churches.

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London. T. 020 7269 9770. More>>

 

Wed 16 May 7.30pm
Russia's other culture: science and technology in the 20th century.

In association with RBCC. Language: In English

The way we teach and care for our children owes much to a handful of largely forgotten Russian pioneers. Years after their deaths, the psychoanalyst Sabina Spielrein, the psychologist Lev Vygotsky and the pioneering neuroscientist Alexander Luria have an unseen influence over our everyday thinking.

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London. T. 020 7269 9770. More>>

Thu 17 May 7.30pm
Peter Westin and Andrew Jack. Language: In English

Russia’s transformation from central planning to a market-based economy over the past 20 years must rank as one of the biggest economic stories of our time. Nobody has been as close to this development as Peter Westin. Peter presents this compendium of cutting edge thinking and joins with Pushkin House Chairman Andrew Jack in a lively debate about Russia’s past, present and future as a capitalist economy.

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London. T. 020 7269 9770. More>>

 

18 May – 24 June

Stonehill House, near Oxford, will be hosting regular Cultural Weekends in the company of leading literary experts. These first four events in May and June 2012 focus on Russian film, poetry and literature. We welcome everyone with a passion for the arts.

Stonehill House, Abingdon, OX14. T. 07793 240 867. More>>

 

An Artist In The Shadows. Lecture-Screening
Tue 22 May 7.30pm

Vladimir Miller. Language: In English

Shot in The Crimea, Paris and England, this one hour film traces the multi-faceted life of the painter, designer and ceramic artist – Mikhail Lattry. Grandson of Russia’s most famous marine artist Ivan Aivazovsky, Lattry became one of the influential founders of the Russian Silver period, alongside Bogaevsky, Voloshin and Tolstoy.

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London. T. 020 7269 9770. More>>

 

28 May - 29 May

Russo-British Relations: Strengthened by Business

The ninth-annual RBCC Business Forum.

The Forum is the Chamber's main event for the discussion of issues affecting the Russo-British business relationship. It is the RBCC's highest-profile event and attracts over 200 Russian and British business people each year, who gather to network and hear from an impressive array of speakers.

This year the event will have a new format. It will begin with a Gala Dinner for 200 people on the evening of Monday 28th May at the Royal Automobile Club. The main conference will take place on the morning of Tuesday 29th May at BMA House. Please note - delegates are able to register for either the entire event or each separate part (the dinner or conference).

For More>> information and to register to attend please contact Anthony Love, RBCC Events Manager on 0207 931 6455 or [email protected]

Vulcanus: An Exhibition of Works by Maxim Kantor. Exhibition
Tue 29 May 6.30pm

Maxim Kantor. Opendemocracy Russia. Language: In English

Maxim Kantor’s pictures, novels and plays continue the great tradition of Russia’s intelligentsia. Through them he interrogates power from the perspective of the powerless. Once a precocious critic of the Soviet establishment, since the fall of communism he has turned his critique of the Western dream of democracy and freedom.

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London. T. 020 7269 9770. More>>

 

 ‘Konstantin Tsiolkovsky’ Tom Bullough. Talk
Thu 31 May 7pm
Tom Bullough. GB Russia Society. Language: In English

Moving from wolfinfested forests to the brothels of Moscow, from the confines of village life to the wonders of the Age of Steam, from appalling tragedy to the discovery of a great love, Konstantin, Tom Bullough’s brilliant, inspirational novel, tells the extraordinary story, based on a real-life character, of the first man to reveal how travel into space is possible.

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London. T. 020 7269 9770. More>>

 

 

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.

T. +44 (0)141 552 2144     - [email protected]