The Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society is a charity which is run by volunteers and has been operating in the UK since 1999. We have over 2000 regular subscribers to our newsletter and support over 200 families in Cambridgeshire who share an interest in the Russian language, culture, history and traditions.
Every year we organise a range of cultural events to address the interests of various groups of our members – talks, social outings, film festivals, art exhibitions, and music concerts, amongst others. In our diverse range of activities, we explore Russian art, culture, history, traditions and intercultural connections.
Our efforts are aimed at promoting common values of mutual support and understanding; we seek to strengthen integration, peace and education in our community via the medium of art and culture. We have a strong group of professional volunteers who can offer skills and experience in organising and managing cultural events.
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👤 Ksenia Golubovich
📅 Thursday 11 December 2025, 18:30-20:00
📍 Online via zoom
👤 Speaker to be confirmed
📅 Monday 13 October 2025, 18:00-20:00
📍 Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College, Cambridge CB2 1TQ (Entrance via St John’s Street, opposite Trinity College’s main gate)
👤 Dr Natalia Budanova
📅 Monday 28 April 2025, 18:30-20:00
📍 The Old Library, Pembroke College, Cambridge, CB2 1RG
👤 Vitaly Pisarenko
📅 Saturday 29 March 2025, 19:00-21:00
📍 Old Divinity School, St John’s College, Cambridge, CB2 1TP
👤 Jessica Lawrence-Hares (mezzo-soprano) and Olga Elbourn (piano)
📅 Saturday 08 March 2025, 19:00-21:00
📍 The Chapel at Churchill College, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, Storey’s Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DE, UK
👤 Julia Nemirovskaya, Anna Krushelnitskaya, Maria Bloshteyn, and others
📅 Tuesday 25 February 2025, 19:00-21:00
📍 Zoom
👤 Julia Nemirovskaya, University of Oregon
📅 Friday 21 February 2025, 19:00-21:00
📍 Main Lecture Theatre, Trinity Hall, Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB2 1TJ
👤 Speaker to be confirmed
📅 Tuesday 04 February 2025, 19:00-21:00
📍 Main Lecture Theatre, Trinity Hall, Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB2 1TJ
👤 Dr Merrilyn Thomas
📅 Tuesday 04 February 2025, 18:30-20:30
📍 The Gordon Cameron Lecture Theatre, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, CB3 0DG
⚠️ Format: in person and online. Tickets: £8 standard / £5 CamRuSS members & concessions; access via Zoom and video recording: £5 standard, free for CamRuSS members & students.
👤 Simon Franklin is a professor of Slavonic Studies at the University of Cambridge, and fellow of Clare College.
📅 Thursday 14 November 2024, 18:30-20:30
📍 Latimer Room, Old Court Clare College, Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB2 1TL
👤 Dr Louise Hardiman
📅 Thursday 22 June 2023, 18:30-20:00
📍 Christ College, Cambridge and via Zoom
👤 Dr Louise Hardiman
📅 Thursday 22 June 2023, 18:30-20:00
📍 Yusuf Hamied Theatre, Christ College and via Zoom
👤 Speaker to be confirmed
📅 Friday 24 March 2023, 18:00-20:00
📍 Via Zoom
👤 Julia Nemirovskaya, Maria Bloshteyn, Andrei Burago, Richard Coombes, Anna Krushelnitskaya, Dmitri Manin
📅 Friday 24 February 2023, 19:00-21:00
📍 Online, please register at https://tinyurl.com/24FebPoetry
👤 Jennifer Antill
📅 Thursday 16 February 2023, 18:30-21:00
📍 Buckingham House Lecture Theatre, New Hall, University of Cambridge, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge
👤 Professor Dame Caroline Humphrey, University of Cambridge
📅 Friday 25 November 2022, 18:00-20:00
📍 Lecture Theatre, Trinity Hall, Cambridge CB2 1TJ
👤 Speaker to be confirmed
📅 Saturday 08 October 2022, 18:00-20:30
📍 The Chapel Churchill College, Storey’s Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DS
👤 Dr Megan Swift, University of Victoria in Canada and Olga Bukhina, independent scholar
📅 Friday 23 September 2022, 19:00-20:30
📍 Online, Zoom. Please register at https://tinyurl.com/22y5m2st
👤 Boris Akunin
📅 Friday 29 April 2022, 18:00-20:00
📍 Paula Browne House Lecture Theatre, Murray Edwards College, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0SH
👤 Professor Igor Ruzhitsky, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Moscow Region State University
📅 Friday 18 February 2022, 19:00-20:30
📍 Online
👤 Marina Sonkina, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
📅 Friday 04 February 2022, 19:30-21:00
📍 Online
👤 Professor Anthony Cross
📅 Friday 03 December 2021, 19:00-20:30
📍 The Auditorium, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge CB3 0DG
👤 Sir Tony Brenton
📅 Monday 29 November 2021, 19:00-20:30
📍 Lecture Theatre, Trinity Hall, Cambridge CB2 1TJ
👤 Dr Victor Dimitriev, Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkin House), Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg; Higher School of Economics (HSE) University, St Petersburg
📅 Thursday 04 November 2021, 19:00-21:00
📍 Online
👤 Robert Stephenson
📅 Thursday 07 October 2021, 19:00-20:30
📍 Online
👤 Mark Hollingsworth
📅 Friday 01 October 2021, 19:00-20:30
📍 Online
👤 Alexander Florensky
📅 Thursday 23 September 2021, 19:00-20:30
📍 Online
⚠️ Please register in advance for a Zoom link
👤 Pamela Smith
📅 Thursday 24 June 2021, 19:00-20:30
📍 Online
⚠️ Please register in advance for a Zoom link
👤 Evgeny Vodolazkin
📅 Friday 04 June 2021, 19:00-20:30
📍 Online
⚠️ Please register in advance for a Zoom link
👤 Panel discussion
📅 Friday 21 May 2021, 19:00-20:30
📍 Online
👤 Neil Kent, Cambridge University
📅 Thursday 15 April 2021, 19:00-20:30
📍 Zoom
👤 Doug Millard, the Science Museum
📅 Thursday 08 April 2021, 19:00-20:30
📍 Zoom
👤 Speaker to be confirmed
📅 Friday 26 March 2021, 00:00-00:00
📍 Online
👤 Speaker to be confirmed
📅 Friday 26 March 2021, 00:00-23:59
📍 Online
👤 Dr Natalia Murray
📅 Friday 27 November 2020, 19:00-20:30
📍 Zoom
👤 Sir Tony Brenton
📅 Friday 06 November 2020, 19:00-20:30
📍 Zoom
👤 Dr Maria Bloshteyn
📅 Thursday 22 October 2020, 19:00-20:30
📍 Zoom
Please see above for contact details for this list.