BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk// X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:"\;The Language and Literary Works of F.M. Dostoevsky"\;: A lecture by Professor Igor Ruzhitsky (in English) - Professor Igor Ruzhit sky\, Lomonosov Moscow State University\; Moscow Region State University DTSTART:20220218T190000Z DTEND:20220218T203000Z UID:TALK167246@talks.cam.ac.uk CONTACT:Ksenia Afonina DESCRIPTION:Professor Ruzhitsky will devote his lecture to a discussion of the distinctive lexical system of Dostoevsky's idiolect as well as a numb er of philosophical questions which run through his body of works. Through the prism of the great writer's use of language\, Professor Ruzhitsky wil l explore a series of key concepts in Dostoevsky's writings: life\, death\ , love\, suffering\, fear and laughter.\n\n"Man is a mystery. This mystery must be unravelled\, and if you spend your whole life trying to unravel i t\, don't say that your time has been wasted. I am at work on this mystery \, for I want to be a human being…"\n\n(F.M. Dostoevsky\, 1839)\n\n*WHEN :* Friday 18 February 2022\, 19:00-20:30 (GMT)\n\n*WHERE:* Zoom\n\n*LANGUA GE:* English\n\n*FEE:* Voluntary donation (see below)\n\nPlease "REGISTER in advance":https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rdOGvpzwoHNyXRAZ1c yx2MjvIfx_Z9Sb9 (with your name and email address). After registering\, yo u will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom joining link.\n\n*About th e speaker*\n\nIgor Vasilievich Ruzhitsky holds the post-doctoral degree of Doctor of Sciences in Philology. He is a Professor of the Department of R ussian as a Foreign Language in the Faculty of Philology at Lomonosov Mosc ow State University and a Professor of the Department of Russian as a Fore ign Language at Moscow Region State University (formerly Moscow Region Ped agogical Institute). He supervises the research project "A Dictionary of D ostoevsky’s Language" and is the author of numerous articles and books l inked to the study of Dostoevsky's literary works.\n\nSee this event "on t he CamRuSS website":http://www.camruss.com/en/events/the-language-and-lite rary-works-of-f-m-dostoevsky-a-lecture-by-professor-igor-ruzhitsky-in-engl ish/.\n\nWhile there is no charge for our online events\, CamRuSS would we lcome any donations towards the support of our volunteers' efforts during this time.\n\nSuggested donation £5-10.\n\nAll money raised by CamRuSS fr om membership fees & donations goes towards organising events\, supporting community projects\, and essential technical and administrative costs.\n\ nYou can send your donations via:\n\n* a direct bank transfer (BACS) to th e following account: The Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society\, NatWest Bank \, Sort Code: 60-11-30\, Account: 25395637\n\n* "PayPal to the following e mail address: camruss@camruss.com":https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business =camruss%40camruss.com\n\nTHANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR