RCS Haven E-Bulletin - October 2012

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.

 

 

 

The new self-defence class for children has started in Glasgow
Classes take place on Saturday 13.00-14.00 in the Adelphi Centre (min age 3). The teacher, Timur Hizmatullin, is a multiple winner of Russian and regional championships, and European Champion 2007 more..

If you have any further questions or would like to enroll your child for the classes, please see Timur during lessons in Russian school :  Adelphi Centre, 12 Commercial Road, Glasgow, G5 0PQ or send your email to [email protected] 

 

We invite you to join our Russian language classes on Monday evenings.

Our classes are taught by experienced and qualified teachers, who are all native speakers of Russian. Language classes for beginners start at 5:30 pm and for advanced students at 6:30 pm.

Each hourly lesson costs £6, or is free for members. Annual membership lasts from January to December is £25. The first lesson is free for all.

11 Duke Street, Glasgow, G4 0UL. t: 0141 5522144, e-mail [email protected]

 

BBC Radio Scotland is making a new series on migration and is looking for potential contributors. We are looking for stories of people who have moved to Scotland.  We want to explore who is living in Scotland today and why people chose to move here.  

Were you made to feel welcome when you moved to Scotland?  Why did you choose to settle in Scotland?  How have you overcome language and cultural differences?  Do you feel part of your local community?  Do you embrace Scottish traditions?  Is it important to you to keep strong cultural links with Russia?  Have you decided to raise a family here? 

The areas/stories of particular interest to BBC Radio Scotland are those of people who have moved to Scotland for business, for love, or maybe even to pursue sporting endeavours. more..

 

This is 3rd time we are running this event in Scotland. This year we will have events like - Stick fighting, knife fighting, bayonet fighting and Army Hand 2 Hand Combat. Also there will be kettlebell challenge - “Snatch" lift.

Saturday, 3 November 2012.  09:00 until 18:00. more..

 

CONTENTS
 
Vacancies
October Events Calendar
    Regular events in Scotland
    Events in Glasgow
    Events in Edinburgh
    Events in the rest of Scotland
    Events in the rest of the UK
Contact us 
 
VACANCIES

 

 

The job search facility on the RCS Haven website collects vacancies from 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:

 

 

1. Procurement Specialist - Russian speaking
Role: Procurement Process and Support Specialist Based: Reading area Remuneration: to £55k base, excellent package 1st-Executive are currently recruiting on behalf of one of the worlds most prestigious oil and gas organisations for the more...

2. PHP Developer - Russian Speaking
Junior PHP Developer - Russian speaking £23,000 to £30,000 per annum * Knowledge of Unix FreeBSD and Apache (optimisation and integration) * Experience with PHP 5, MySQL 5, JavaScript, CSS, HTML sand AJAX; * Understanding of modular more...

3. Russian Speaking Conference Sales
Who will you be working for? A global conference and events company What will you be doing? Selling Delegate places to my clients next Russian conference Developing new areas of business Utilising your skills to maximise potential for more...

4. Fluent Russian Speaking EA
Fluent Russian Speaking EA Up to £40k London Our Client, a Global Investment Bank is seeking a Fluent Russian speaking EA to support their Group Head and Team. Candidates will have regular interaction with CEOs and CFOs of large corporate clients more...

5. Immigration Solicitor with Russian language skills
A fantastic opportunity for a qualified solicitor with Russian language skills has just arisen to join this highly regarded company. Working within the UK Immigration Team, you will be responsible for managing and assisting a variety of UK points more...

 

 

OCTOBER EVENTS CALENDAR
 
Regular events in Scotland
 
Orthodox Church Services:
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 studio for Children
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
 
Live Music on Sunday nights at Russian Café-Gallery Cossachok
Live folk, jazz and world music played by outstanding musicians.
Restaurant opens: 6pm. All concerts from 9pm - Tickets £6.00
Café-Gallery Cossachok, 10 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QP. t: 0141 553 0733
 
Russian and English language courses for adults 
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 Kinetic Theatre
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.
Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre, 103 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HD, Bookings: 0141 552 7080
 
Cinema Club 
Films in Russian with English subtitles. No booking required.
Scotland-Russia Institute, 9 South College St, Edinburgh EH8 9AA
T. 0131 668 3635

 

 

Sat 6 Oct 7:30pm

Time to celebrate! Glinka’s Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla has been called a musical firecracker – so what better way to launch Peter Oundjian’s very first concert as RSNO Music Director? That is just the start of this thrilling all-Russian program, which sweeps from the heart-melting song of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto – played by the superb Vadim Gluzman – to the revolutionary fervor of Shostakovich’s mighty Eleventh Symphony. Be there, as we raise a glass to a very special night for Scottish music.

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3NY.  t:  0141 353 8000

 

Sun 7 Oct 2pm

Two young talented musicians (Pokatilov on accordion is just 12 years old, and Kucherova on viola is 18) from the Moscow Central Music School playing a programme of Russian music

Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 10 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QP, t: 0141 553 0733

 

Sun 7 Oct 9pm
A musical reunion of two masters: Lev Atlas (violin) and Stephen Adam (piano) in a program of classical, jazz and light musical masterpieces featuring young singer Maria Atlas.

Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 10 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QP, t: 0141 553 0733

 

Thu 11 Oct 7:30pm

As a former music director of Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre, Alexander Vedernikov’s credentials in Russian repertoire hardly need stating. So expect a special level of emotional commitment in Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony. And expect an unmistakably eastern-European angle on the two masterpieces that open Muzyka Polska, our celebration of the music of Poland. Chopin’s First Concerto is an established favorite, though surely no soloist could bring more freshness and poetry to it than Angela Hewitt. Szymanowski’s early Concert Overture, meanwhile, is a rarity in the concert hall – though you will wonder why, when you hear this sumptuous homage to Richard Strauss from a composer dizzy with his own youthful genius.

City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow, G1 1NQ , t: 0141 353 8000

 

Tue 23 - Fri 26 Oct 7:30pm

A comedy by Anton Chekov in a version by Scottish playwright Stuart Paterson, brought to you by award winning director Liz Carruthers.

The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekov The play concerns an aristocratic Russian woman and her family as they return to the family's estate (which includes a large and well-known cherry orchard) just before it is auctioned to pay the mortgage. While presented with options to save the estate, the family essentially does nothing and the play ends with the estate being sold to the son of a former serf, and the family leaving to the sound of the cherry orchard being cut down. The story presents themes of cultural futility — both the futility of the aristocracy to maintain its status and the futility of the bourgeoisie to find meaning in its newfound materialism. In reflecting the socio-economic forces at work in Russia at the turn of the 20th century, including the rise of the middle classafter the abolition of serfdom in the mid-19th century and the sinking of the aristocracy, the play reflects forces at work around the globe in that period. Rekindle Theatre are a collective of professional actors who believe in creating the highest quality work that pushes artistic boundaries.

Cottiers Theatre, 93-95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow, G11 5PU. t: 0141 357 4000

 

Thu 25 Oct 5pm
Explore the Great Russian folk tale tradition and its major collectors with storyteller Maria Koroleva. Maria combines folklore scholarship with her interest in the renaissance of storytelling in contemporary Russia.

Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 10 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QP, t: 0141 553 0733

 

Thu 25 Oct 7pm

Russian stories: old and new, with lots of music, food and Scottish connections. Russian guests combine with friends of Russia for a participative and sociable evening. Glasgow's Michael Kerins hosts Russian storyteller Maria Koroleva.

Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 10 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QP, t: 0141 553

 

 

 

Wed 26 Sep - Sat 3 Nov

The Battle of Borodino was the bloodiest of all the battles in the Napoleonic Wars, and in hindsight it can be seen as a turning point; Napoleon had the advantage of numbers, but he refused to commit all his troops and the result was a massive stalemate that ultimately gave the Russian army enough of a breathing space to force the French back. A detailed model diorama of the battle has been constructed by Gerry West, and is on show in the Scotland-Russia Institute into November.

Scotland-Russia Institute, 9 South College St, Edinburgh, EH8 9AA, t: 0131 668

 

Sat 29 Sep – Sat 3 Nov

Inspired by Bilibin’s photographs and sketches 100 years previously Richard Davies travelled to the Russian North in 2002 to find out which churches had survived. Further trips have followed every year. Many churches have been lost: some have been left to rot; some have been destroyed by lightning; countless others by ignorance, spite and neglect. Last year, one church was hit by a reversing tractor - it tumbled like a pack of cards.
His book Wooden Churches - Travelling in the Russian North (Richard Davies, Matilda Moreton, White Sea Publishing,December 2011) will be reviewed in the December 2012 issue of SRF Review

Scotland-Russia Institute, 9 South College St, Edinburgh, EH8 9AA, t: 0131 668

 

Fri 5 Oct 7:30pm

Glinka's Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla has been called a musical firecracker – so what better way to launch Peter Oundjian's very first concert as RSNO Music Director? That's just the start of this thrilling all-Russian programme, which sweeps from the heart-melting song of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto – played by the virtuoso Vadim Gluzman – to the revolutionary fervour of Shostakovich's mighty Eleventh Symphony.

Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EA, t: 0131 228 1155

 

Fri 5 Oct 9:00am - 5:00pm

This interdisciplinary conference will examine ideological production in Russian language and culture through the multiple tools of inclusion and exclusion. By bringing together scholars from diverse backgrounds within the broad field of Russian studies, we hope to take advantage of different disciplinary perspectives on practices of inclusion and exclusion.

Princess Dashkova Centre, University of Edinburgh, 14 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9L

 

Sun 7 Oct 3pm–3:45pm

This Glasgow-based Russian-singing choir provides some musical accompaniment for the major exhibition of Catherine the Great's art collections currently on show at the museum, with sacred and secular music composed during her reign.

Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF, t: 0300 123 6789

 

Mon 8 Oct 6pm

Irina Mashinski will read her recent poems, in both Russian and English.

Irina is talented bilingual poet and translator. She has authored seven books of poetry in Russian, and her most recent collections are Volk [Wolf] and Raznochinets pervyi sneg i drugie stikhotvoreniia [Raznochinets First Snow and Other Poems]. Her work has appeared in a variety of literary journals and anthologies. She is the co-editor (with Robert Chandler and Boris Dralyuk) of the forthcoming Anthology of Russian Poetry from Pushkin to Brodsky (Penguin, 2014), as well as co-founder (with late Oleg Woolf) and co-editor (with Robert Chandler and Boris Dralyuk) of the Cardinal Points literary journal, published in the U.S. in English and Russian.

A joint event with the University of Edinburgh Russian Section's Literary and Film Studies seminars.

We have limited seating capacity so booking essential.  No charge but donations requested to help with SRF costs.

Scotland-Russia Institute, 9 South College St, Edinburgh, EH8 9AA, t: 0131 668 3635

 

Thu 11 Oct 5:15pm - 6:15pm

In the paper, the author would like to investigate the scope of lexical markers of the

speech act of approval focusing on the Polish, Russian and English languages.

Princess Dashkova Russian Centre, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9LD

 

Thu 11 Oct 7:30pm–9:30pm

Reflecting the deep symbiosis between art and music in Russian culture, Scottish percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie and Russian visual artist Maria Rud, cellist Philip Sheppard and vocal consort Canty present a collaborative live work in the museum's Grand Gallery.

National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF, t: 0300 123 6789

 

Fri 19 Oct 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Translatlantic Seminar Series in cooperation with the Princess Dashkova Russian Centre

Seminar Room 1, Chrystal MacMillan Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh

 

Sun 21 Oct 5pm

Let us hear about the life and work of Russian storyteller Maria Koroleva, together with a sprinkling of contemporary Russian stories. Part of Scottish International Storytelling Festival.

Scottish  Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR, t: 0131 556 9579

 

Sun 21 Oct 6pm

An introduction to the ancient Russian folk tales with live performances of the traditional poetry and stories. Part of Scottish International Storytelling Festival

Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR, t: 0131 556 9579

 

Mon 22 October 5:15pm - 6:30pm

An ethnic name contains a whole set of very important meanings in the contemporary

political environment. Its role is by no means restricted to a mere marker of cultural

and linguistic relationships in contrast to what people usually believe.

Princess Dashkova Russian Centre, 14 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9L

 

Thu 25 Oct 11am

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

 

 

 

Thu 4 Oct 7:30pm

Peter Oundjian opens the RSNO's new season, his first as Music Director, with an all-Russian program. Glinka's Overture to 'Russlan and Ludmilla' is one of its composers best-loved works; Tchaikovksy's Violin Concerto features Vadim Gluzman; and Shostakovich's direct and accessible Symphony No 11 has been interpreted as an elegy for the victims of totalitarian oppression; it was composed just after the 1956 Hungarian Uprising

Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1QS, t: 01224 641122

 

Fri 12 Oct 7:30pm

As a former music director of Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre, Alexander Vedernikov’s credentials in Russian repertoire hardly need stating. So expect a special level of emotional commitment in Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony. And expect an unmistakably eastern-European angle on the two masterpieces that open Muzyka Polska, our celebration of the music of Poland. Chopin’s First Concerto is an established favorite  could bring more freshness and poetry to it than Angela Hewitt. Szymanowski’s early Concert Overture, meanwhile, is a rarity in the concert hall – though you’ll wonder why, when you hear this sumptuous homage to Richard Strauss from a composer dizzy with his own youthful genius.

Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1QS, t: 01224 641122

 

 

 

Tue 2 Oct - Sat 6 Oct 7:30pm

Birmingham Royal Ballet presents Tchaikovsky's romantic tragedy. The story is based on a Russian folk tale and German legend in which the beautiful princess Odette is turned into a swan due to being cursed by an evil sorcerer. Swan Lake has become one of the most popular and well known ballets of all time. Choreographed by Peter Wright, Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa. Set designer Philip Prowse sets the story against black and gold scenery. The setting captures the essence of the fairytale world in which the production is set, including the enchanted forest and the moonlit lake. The ballet tells the story of good and evil and the true power of love. Swan Lake premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg on January 27th 1885, with the Birmingham Royal Ballet's premiere of the piece at Palace Theatre, Manchester on November 27th 1981, the romantic ballet continues to attract audiences around the world with its enchanting score and exquisite dance. Birmingham Hippodrome, Hurst Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 4TB, t: 0844 338 5000

 

Tue 2 Oct 7:45pm

Performance. Language: In English

Marina Tsvetaeva’s last verse drama “Phaedra” (1927) is the most extraordinary of all literary treatments of the classical Greek legend from Euripides’ to Tony Harrison’s. Angela Livingstone’s new translation (published by Angel Classics on 30 August) is the first to recreate its daring poetry in English. We invite you to Pushkin House for a rehearsed reading by Ben Livingstone and Kristin Hutchinson of this amazing and thrilling masterpiece.

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA, t: 020 7269 9770

 

Thu 4 Oct 7.30pm

Discussion. Language: In English

Experts talk about the main problems facing St Petersburg’s historic buildings. Discussion coincides with the presentation of “St Petersburg: Heritage at Risk”, a new report from Save Europe’s Heritage, the Moscow Architecture Preservation Society and Living City.

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA, t: 020 7269 9770

 

Fri 5 Oct 7:30pm

Vladimir Jurowski conducts Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, Britten's Lachrymae and Shostakovich's Symphony No 7 In C 'Leningrad'.

Lawrence Power is on Southbank Centre. Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX,  t: 0844 875

 

Mon 8 Oct 7.30pm

Presentation. Language: In English

This fascinating exhibition at Pushkin House presents a broad overview of the rich artistic legacy preserved at the Polenovo Estate Museum, near Tula, by the Polenov family. A special feature will be the exhibition of fine prints, never before seen outside of Russia, of portraits drawn by Vasily´s mother, Maria Alekseevna.

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA, t: 020 7269 9770

 

Wed 10 Oct 7.30pm

Discussion

Dr. Ivan Gololobov and Tatyana Baskakova, chaired by Julian Gallant

Language: In English

In the last few months the whole world was focused on the trial of three members of the feminist punk-band Pussy Riot. This discussion at Pushkin House looks in depth into the cultural context of Pussy Riot’s activity.

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA, t: 020 7269 9770

 

Tue 10 Oct 7.00 pm

The Directors of the London School of Russian Language and Literature, the trustees of Eurolog-UK  Association with support of the Russian Federal Agency “ROSSOTRUDNICHESTVO”, request the pleasure of your company at an exclusive Evening with the legendary Russian singer Sergey Zakharov,St. Petersburg, who will perform a selection of his best songs (not previously performed in London), and talk about his life on stage (40 years), his friendship with Georg Ots, Muslim Magomayev, Leonid Utesov, and other famous Russian Artists. Accompaniment by Alexander Kagan, distinguished artist of Russia.

Evening in support of the Russian language and culture in the UK (in aid of Eurolog UK, Registered charity No 1127800)

ROSSOTRUDNICHESTVO, First Floor, 37 High Street Kensington, W8

 

Fri 12 Oct 7.30pm
Discussion. Language: In English

Recent changes in the Russian art world will be discussed in the context of London’s Frieze Art Fair, possibly the most prominent of all art fairs internationally. At a moment when political activity is intensifying in Russian the prosecution of activist groups as ‘Voina’ and ‘Pussy Riot’ and the closure of three top galleries in Moscow have reshaped the picture of the Russian art world dramatically.

Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA, t: 020 7269 9770

 

Tue 16 Oct 6pm

This fantastic Russian restaurant has recently opened in London following the success of the Mari Vanna franchise in Moscow, St Petersburg and New York. It offers traditional Russian fare in a setting designed to reflect the archetypal Russian home - an experience not to be missed.

Mari Vanna. Wellington Court, 116 Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7PJ,

To register email [email protected] t: 0207 931 6455

 

Wed 17 Oct 10:30am–11:30am

Lecturer Rosalind P Blakesley from the University Of Cambridge talks about the development of the art form in the country and its relationship with other European countries.

Dulwich Picture Gallery. Gallery Road, London, SE21 7AD,  t: 020 8693 5254

 

Thu 25, Fri 26 Oct 8pm

Living Pictures Productions presents Robert Bowman in an adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's darkly comic short story about a lowly Russian clerk who believes he is the King Of Spain. Directed by Sinead Rushe.

Sherman Cymru, Senghennydd Road, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF24 4YE, t: 029 2064 6900

 

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