Greetings, and welcome to our bulletin full of information on exciting Russian events, news and job vacancies.
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 proud to announce the launch of our latest conference brochure
RCS Haven is pleased to announce that, thanks to a generous donation from the GB-Russia Society, our latest conference brochure “Problems of, and perspectives on, the preservation of Russian language and cultural traditions in Scotland” will be available to interested members of the public.The initial run will be handled by Hodgson Press and will be available at Amazon as well as the British Library. GB-Russia has also kindly agreed to review the journal in their society publication “the East-West Review”
Russian Club in the 2012 -2013 academic year
The first-in-Scotland Russian Club continues its work in the 2012 -2013 academic year. We meet every Wednesdays at 3pm in Shawlands Academy. The purpose of the Club is to promote Russian culture and language. Russian Club Supported by the Scotland-Russia Forum, Glasgow City Council and Russian Centre in Scotland “Haven”
What is the biggest country in the world that spans one third of the globe?
What is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world?
Where are 2014 Olympic Winter Games taking place?
Russian Club will explode the myth that Russia is a mysterious country with a complicated language!
We take our students on a fun and adventurous journey, learning about all the different Russia’s: the music, the sport, its heroes, its villains, the whole culture – and we’ll use the Russian language on this voyage of discovery!
How we do that? – Through interactive projects, theatrical performances, artwork and perhaps even travel.
Everyone is welcome to join our Club!
Please drop us a line to [email protected] to join the club.
Russian language classes for adults in RCS Haven and Adelphi Centre
We are pleased to inform you that the Russian language classes for beginners as well as for advanced students continue its work in the 2012 -2013 academic year. We will be happy to see you every Monday at 5:30 pm in Russian Centre in Scotland Haven at 11 Duke Street.
Also note the class for English speaking parents who want to learn Russian will be taking place every Saturday at 12pm in Russian School in Adelphi Centre, 12 Commercial Road, Glasgow, G5 0PQ. (Map)
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Vacancies
September 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
RCS Haven is looking for qualified IT staff
Salary is negotiable based on experience held
If interested, please email your CV to [email protected]
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Also, we are looking for volunteers: librarian and content manager for our websites.
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:
Russian-speaking jobs
Russian Speaking Graduate wanted to work in 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...
Tax Manager (Fluent Russia Speaker Required)
My Client is a Global Professional Services Firm They are currently looking for a Russian speaking Tax Manager to head up one of their Private Client team The team is in one of the fastest growing in the business and therefore offers room for more...
Russian Inside Sales Executive - £25k + Comission
FLUENT RUSSIAN SPEAKER REQUIRED My client, a global online advertising technology firm, specialising in display, video, and emerging channels is currently looking to recruit for a Russian speaking Inside Sales Executive role. The successful more...
Russian speaking PHP Web Developer
Russian speaking PHP Web Developer - West London - £25-£33,000 based on experience Alexander Black Recruitment is now looking for a Junior PHP web to join this well regarded and growing luxury retail company on a 6 month pro-rata contract. This more...
Business Development Manager, Russian Speaking
Business Development Manager, Russian Speaking The Company Norbar Torque Tools Ltd., 2009 winner of the Queens Award for Sustained Export Development and the Coutts/Daily Telegraph Family business of the Year; the World leading torque tool more...
SEPTEMBER 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
Events in Glasgow
‘BACK TO THE USSR’. Exhibition
September 2012
An exhibition of Soviet and Eastern European paintings and prints from the extensive Cossachok collection.
Russian gifts and souvenir shop is open daily.
Russian Café-Gallery Cossachok, 10 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QP. t: 0141 553 0733
A Taste of Multilingual Europe. A SALT Conference
Sat 15 Sep 9:30am
Modern Language teachers in Secondary Schools are invited to get to know some of the cultures and languages of their European neighbours, to learn about some of the resources and services available as well as to exchange ideas and best practice for the Modern Languages classroom and international education.
Four European cultural institutes in Scotland, in co-operation with the Scottish Association for Language Teaching, have put together a programme of information and workshops for Modern Languages practitioners to bring multiculturalism to life.
The programme includes information on programmes and services offered by the cultural organisations as well as French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Polish language tasters.
A SALT conference supported by the Goethe Institute, Institut Francais, the Spanish embassy's Consejeria de Educacion, the Italian Ufficio Scolastico and the Scotland-Russia Forum.
Goethe-Institut Glasgow, 3 Park Circus, Glasgow G3 6AX, t: 0141 3322555
Events in Edinburgh
Berglind. The smile of an oligarch. Exhibition
Sat 1 – Sun 16 Sep
The third part of the annual exhibition “WHO IS AFRAID OF A RUSSIAN ДOLL?” by Berglind, the Edinburgh based artist, is dealing, as it did before, with the subject of supply and demand.
“The smile of an oligarch” is devoted to the supply of “Russian” oligarchs such as Boris Berezovsky, in Britain. Is Britain short of “Russian” oligarchs? Does it need some more? Where do they come from? All political correctness aside, just how Russian are the “Russian” oligarchs? Should Her Majesty the Queen grant a title of a baronet to anyone who looted Russia in the 90-s and came to settle down in the UK with stolen billions? Would people, such as Berezovsky be ever granted political asylum in the UK were they free from their billions? And the most important question: where is the dignity gone?
Art's Complex St Margaret's House, 151 London Road, Edinburgh, EH7 6AE. t: 0131 661 1924
Чай н Чат
Thu 6 Sep 11am
“All welcome to join «Ð§Ð°Ð¹ н 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
Events in the rest of Scotland
Russia: Lessons and legacy – the Alexander Men Conference 2012
Fri 14 – Mon 17 Sep
Towards the end of the Soviet era, Russia needed to find a new idea of itself. The inspirational figure who emerged was Alexander Men, equal in moral authority to the Dalai Lama, Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Nazi Germany or Jerzy Popielusko in Communist- era Poland. Like the last two, his life was cut short by totalitarian authorities because of the idea of freedom which he embodied. It is therefore apt that the title chosen by our Russian partners to use in Russian for Russian delegates is: Russia In Search of Itself
St Andrew's Church, Church Place, Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway, DG10 9ES. t: 0146 120 2215
Events in the rest of the UK
The Russian Art Show: Highlights From The Innovatsia Prize
25 July – 16 September 2012
Photography, videos, performances, paintings, drawings, sculpture and installations by artists including Viktor Alimpiev, Sergey Bratkov, Alexander Brodsky, Rena Effendi, Aleksandra Galkina and Andrey Kuzkin.
The exhibition, organised to coincide with the London 2012 Summer Olympics, serves as an important and timely survey conveying a sense of Russia’s current artistic practice.
Calvert 22, 22 Calvert Avenue, London, E2 7JP. t: 020 7613 2141
Mumiy Troll. Concert
Fri 7 Sep, Sat 8 Sep
Ilya Lagutenko brings his band Mumiy Troll to London on 7 September and Manchester on 8 September!
The Russian band plays rock in support of the album Vladivostok.
On 3 September Mumiy Troll launch their new English album “Vladivostok” with their single “Hey Tovarish” coming out in the UK the same day.
O2 Academy Islington, London N1
The Roadhouse, Manchester
Russian seasons at the Stonehill House. Stravinsky & Diaghilev
Sat 8 Sep 10am
Exploring the Arts in Russia.
A series of informal talks on Russian literature, music and film.
The story of Dyaghilev’s company Les Ballets Russes and his famous collaboration with Stravinsky will uncover.
Stonehill house, Abingdon OX14. t: 07793 240 867
Banking in Russia Breakfast Seminar
Wed 12 Sep 12 8:30am
This seminar will cover some of the issues faced by companies when banking in Russia. The presentation, given by Maria Maevskaya, Head of International Department at Raiffeisen Bank, will cover such topics as:
Russian Macro-Economic Situation
Financing Opportunities in Russia (Overdrafts, Working Capital, Bonds)
Currency Control
Hedging
The event will begin with networking tea and coffee and a seated breakfast, after which the presentation will take place.
The Capital Club. 15 Abchurch Lane, London, EC4N 7BW, t: 0207 931 6455
Instead of Prophecies. Lecture/Talk
Tue 18 Sep 7.30pm
Pushkin Club. Poel Karp
Language: In Russian
The situation in Russia during the last 25 years has been the subject of contradictory predictions and prophecies. Since last December the contradictions have become sharper. To assess both the protests and the countermeasures, as well as what they might lead to, one should analyse their roots. This is what Poel Karp will try to do in his talk.
PUSHKIN HOUSE, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TA. t. 020 7269 9770
Elisabeth Leonskaja piano
Tue 18 Sep 7:30pm
Doyenne of Russian pianists, Elisabeth Leonskaja was a one-time duet partner and protegee of the inimitable Sviatoslav Richter. Inheriting something of his instinctive insight into the pianistic genius of Schubert, she here combines the mercurial late D major Sonata with one of the stormiest of his ground-breaking impromptus.
Wigmore Hall. 36 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 2BF, t: 020 7935 2141
Birmingham Royal Ballet: Swan Lake
Wed 19 – Sat 22 Sep
Birmingham Royal Ballet presents Tchaikovsky's romantic tragedy.
A timeless story of good, evil and the all conquering power of love, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake is without doubt the most famous of all classical ballets.
The Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays, Salford, M50 3AZ. t: 0843 208 6007
Aleksandr Deineka and Soviet Socialist Realism. Lecture/Talk
Wed 19 Sep 7pm
Professor Christina Kiaer
Language: In English
Aleksandr Denieka (1899-1969) was a Soviet Russian painter, graphic artist and sculptor, and he was regarded as one of the most important modernist figurative painters of the first half of the 20th century. Professor Kiaer will give a new assessment of Denieka in the light of her current research and forthcoming book.
PUSHKIN HOUSE, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TA. t. 020 7269 9770
Two Russian Poets. Larissa Miller & Slava Zaitsev
Thu 20 Sep 7pm - 9pm
Join The European Bookshop for a lovely evening, with readings from Larissa Miller and Slava Zaitsev's new poems. We will be joined by Slava himself and David Anderson, his English translator, who will be there to read the poems and for a question and answer discussion. Please keep watch our blog for more information coming soon.
Refreshments, of course, will be provided, perhaps Russian style!
The European Bookshop. 5 Warwick Street, London, W1B 5LU. t: 020 77345259
Meetings. Remarkable Russian people in Russia and emigration
Thu 20 Sep 7.30pm
Book Launch. Irina Kirillova
Language: In English
“Meetings” are the memoirs of Cambridge Professor Irina Kirillova. She tells of loved ones forced to emigrate after the revolution, their love for Russian culture and history, and the extraordinary legacy they bequeathed to their children.
PUSHKIN HOUSE, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TA. t. 020 7269 9770
Grange Park Opera: Eugene Onegin
Thu 20 Sep 7:30pm
A costumed, staged performance of Eugene Onegin, Tchaikovsky's lyric scenes based on Pushkin's verse novel.
James McOran-Campbell and Ilona Domnich star in Tchaikovsky's turbulent love story. Conducted by Toby Purser and directed by Stephen Medcalf. Sung in Russian with English surtitles.
Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London, SW1X 9DQ. t: 020 7730 4500
Russia Consulting Business Focus
20 Sep 8:30am
These seminars aim to offer an update on the Russian economic situation as well as advice on specific issues faced by British companies entering the Russian market. More details of the topics and speakers for this event will be added in due course.
RBCC London Office. 11 Belgrave Road , London. t: 0207 931 6455
Decadence or Renaissance: Russian Literature since 1991. Conference
Mon 24 – Wed 26 Sep
Decadence or Renaissance? brings together scholars from across the world to assess and explore the last twenty years of Russian literature. They will be joined by two celebrated writers of this period, Mikhail Shishkin and Vladimir Sharov, both shortly to be published in English for the first time. The keynote lectures will be given by Mark Lipovetsky, the acknowledged authority on Russian postmodernism, and Irina Prokhorova, the scholar and editor whose publishing ventures have definitively shaped the post-Soviet cultural landscape.
The conference is generously supported by the Russkiy Mir Foundation, the John Fell Fund and St Antony’s College, Oxford.
St. Antony's College, Oxford University, 62 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6JF t:0186 528 4700
Concert in support of St Gregory's Foundation
Tue 25 Sep 7.30pm
Derek S. Henderson and Julian Gallant
St Gregory's Foundation
Language: In Russian with English translation
Derek S. Henderson and Julian Gallant perform music by Beethoven, Wolf and Shostakovich in support of the work of St Gregory’s Foundation.
PUSHKIN HOUSE, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TA. t. 020 7269 9770
Bulgaria and Russia Since 1989: From Total Integration to Chance Encounters. Seminar
Thu 27 Sep 7pm
Kyril Drezov
Language: In English
Relations between Russia and Bulgaria are marked by their closeness in alphabet, language, culture and religion. However, in 2012 Bulgaria’s young generations are more likely to speak English than Russian, and to look for role models in the West.Yet the legacy of decades of past integration is still there, casting a long shadow over every attempt to base Bulgarian-Russian relations on pragmatism and mutual interest.
PUSHKIN HOUSE, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TA. t. 020 7269 9770
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