RCS Haven E-Bulletin - October 2014

Greetings, and welcome to our bulletin full of information on exciting Russian events.
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.
NEWS
 
RCS Haven is organising a workshop in Adelphi Centre and it is called’ 'Welfare and Income Support'”, which will be held with the support of Families Fund.
The following topics will be discussed:
  • Welfare support for families,
  • Part-time work and welfare,
  • Tax credits
The workshop will be carried out by professional adviser.
Join us on 25 of October at 1pm at the Adelphi Centre, 12 Commercial Road, Gorbals, Glasgow, G5 0PQ‏
 
Three years ago RCS Haven and the Scotland-Russia Forum started to run Russian clubs in two Glasgow schools, thanks to a generous grant from Glasgow City Council.
The grant has grown and RCS Haven, which now runs the programme, now include 3 teach in three schools.
It is exciting to announce that, following the introduction of SQA Russian Language for Life and Russian Language for Work qualifications this year, we are now teaching those courses in one of the newest schools to work with us, Jordanhill Secondary School.
RCS met with the school to highlight the work we have done in the past and the school decided to go ahead with this. We were delighted to start the first class in August 2014 with a group of S6 pupils who have enthusiastically embraced this subject and have been working well with our teacher, Tatiana Orlova.
We hope these first steps will not only lead to a good understanding of the Russian language, which is spoken in so many countries throughout the world, but also give an interest and curiosity about learning more about Russian literature and art.
The students will have the opportunity to sit exams for SQA Russian Language for Life and Russian Language for Work. 
CONTENTS
  • Vacancies
  • October Events Calendar
  • Regular events in Scotland
  • Events in Glasgow
  • Events in Edinburgh
  • Events in the rest of the UK
  • Contact us
VACANCIES
RCS Haven is looking for Art, Mathematics and Russian teachers.
 
Also, we are looking for volunteers.
 
The job search facility on the RCS Haven website collects vacancies from British and Russian employers. It can be accessed by clicking here, 
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 Thursdays from 5:30pm till 7:30pm. 
RCS Haven, 11 Duke Street, Glasgow, G4 0UL, Т. 0141 5522144
Russian and English language courses for adults 
Classes for those who want to study Russian and English language.
Russian lessons on Mondays and Tuesdays at 5:30pm. English lessons on Wednesdays at 6:30pm.
Russian Centre Haven, 11 Duke Street, Glasgow, G4 0UL, [email protected]
Events in Glasgow
  
2 – 30 October, 8.00pm – 9.30pm 
For this first Thursday event in the gallery we present an evening full of rhymes and rhythms from around the world: a unique poetic happening amidst Eduard Bersudsky's marvellous mechanical sculptures. 
103 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD . T.: +44 (0)141 5527080
 
Sun, 5 October, 6.30 pm
Concert and dinner dedicated to Mikhail Lermontov’s bicentenary
Organiser: Vitaly Artamonovs and Russian Society Scotland
Café Cossachok
Events in Edinburgh
 
Thu, 2 October
Presentation of official Lermontov 200 tartan
200th anniversary of the great Russian poet Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (1814-1841)
descendant of the Scottish Learmonth clan.
Organiser: Scotland-Russia Forum
The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh
 
2 – 30 October, 11am - 1pm
Sparkling Russian/English conversation over tea and cakes.
Summerhall Cafe, 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh EH9 1PL
 
2 – 30 October, 6 – 7pm
Improve your Russian conversation in a small group with an experienced tutor.
Henderson's Vegetarian Restaurant
94 Hanover Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1DR
T.: 07826 555 134
 
Fri, 3 October, 7.30 - 9pm
Through compositions from the late eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth
century (by Bortnyansky, Turchaninov and Lvov), listeners are drawn into the Russian
spiritual world
2 Roxburgh Pl, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh EH8 9SU
 
Sat, 4 October, 11am
Concert  dedicated to Mikhail Lermontov’s bicentenary
Drummond Community High School 
41 Bellevue Place, EH7 4BS Edinburgh
Events in the rest of the UK
 
1 – 19 October, 11am - 7pm
Contemporary works by Russian artists exploring the socio-political context of their
homeland, including videos by Evgeny Granilshchikov, Mikhail Maximov, and Dimitri Venkov.
Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX
T.: 0844 875 0073
 
1 - 26 October, 10am - 6pm
A major retrospective of paintings by the radical and influential 20th-century artist.
Bankside, Holland Street, London, SE1 9TG
 
Fri, 3 October, 1pm
Russian violinist Dmitri Sitkovetsky's transcription of Bach's Goldberg Variations is
performed by thee string players.
Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BB
T.: 01865 305305
 
1 October – 31 December, 10am - 6pm
A display of street posters from the Soviet era, when they played a significant role in
Bolshevik communication with the masses, portraying positive images of the regime. Curated  by Matthew Gale.
Bankside, Holland Street, London, SE1 9TG
 
3 October - 20 December, 10am - 6pm
St Petersburg Gallery is proud to present the new exhibition "Russian Portraits of the
18th- 20th Centuries". This exciting new show will depict the history of Russian portraiture through the display of more than a hundred works of art.
5A Cork Street, London, W1S 3NY
T.: 020 7734 8871
 
Fri, 3 October, 3pm
The first Mikhail Lermontov monument in Scotland will unveiled at Earlston town square 
Ceremony to be accompanied by pipe-band and invited acts
Earlston
 
3 - 5 October
The Lermontov 200 Conference will celebrate the bi-centenary of Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov and discuss how to make his work more accessible to a wider audience.
High St, Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway DG10 9HL
 
Sat, 4 October, 2pm
This brand new interpretation of the masterpiece is performed alongside two other marvellously musical tales from Russia.
Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1UW
 
4 October - 1 March, 10am - 5pm
The first of its kind in the UK, this exhibition brings together natural history and
cultural objects from British and Russian museums, including a preserved baby mammoth, to tell the story of this vast land and dispel many of its myths.
The University Of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, Lancashire, M13 9PL
T.: 0161 275 2634
 
Thu, 16 October, 7.30 - 9pm
Beyond the headlines - a discussion introducing a bottom-up, citizens' eye view of recent
Russian history, based on rigorous social research carried out on the ground, right at the
epicentre of civil activism.
5A Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA
T.:020 7269 9770
 
17 October - 14 November, 10am - 18pm
A photographic exhibition featuring the elaborately tattooed bodies of Soviet-era gangsters. The photographs were taken by criminologist Arkady Bronnikov from the mid-1960s to mid-1980s to assist with the identification of suspects and corpses.
25 Old Burlington Street, 4th Floor, London, W1S 3AN
T.: 020 7493 5721
 
18 October - 25 January, 10am - 5.45pm
More than 100 set and costume designs highlighting the creative, visionary designs of
artists including Kazimir Malevich, Alexander Rodchenko, Vladimir Tatlin, Alexandra Exter,
El Lissitsky, Liubov Popova and Varvara Stepanova.
Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL
T.: 020 7942 2000
 
Mon, 20 October, 7.30pm
An opportunity to hear Voskresenije, Russian Choir.
Millbank, Holyhead, Gwynedd, LL65 1TE
T.: 01407 763361
 
Tue, 21 October, 6pm
The Russian pop singer performs for one night only.
Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AP
T.: 020 7589 8212
 
27 - 31 October, 1.10 - 1.50pm
Tatjana Gorina leads Russian conversation sessions. Interact and improve pronunciation,
vocabulary and grammar. Participants should bring a pen and paper. Suitable for those over
the age of 18.
Phillips Street, Jersey, JE2 4SW 
CONTACT US
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