Archive for March, 2007
CamRuSS Bridget Kendall’s Presentation, 26 March
Bridget Kendall has a particular interest in Russia and its relations with the West, and was the BBC Moscow correspondent in 1989-1994, reporting on the break-up of the Soviet Union.
- WHEN: Monday, 26 March, 7.30pm
- WHERE: Pippard Lecture Theatre, Cavendish Laboratory, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE
Bridget Kendal has interviewed many renowned world leaders, and has made several documentaries for BBC television, including profiles of Vladimir Putin, Boris Yeltsin and Mikhail Gorbachev.
Most recently, in 2006, she conducted debates with Russian audiences in St.Petersburg, Moscow and Siberia, on Russia’s future, which were broadcast worldwide. In the same year, Bridget Kendall travelled to Chernobyl to work on a programme devoted to the 20th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear disaster.
She has strong Cambridge connections, and graduated from the Perse School for Girls, where, in particular, she learnt Russian; Bridget’s first Russian teacher was Vera Petrovna Gysin.
CURS Film Night, Парк Советского периода, 22 March
- WHEN: Thursday, 22 March, 8 pm
- WHERE: Video Room, Darwin College
Park of the Soviet period – is the small communist Isle in the middle of the tumult everyday life; it is the luxurious resort for those who miss the golden Soviet Times. The Soviet Period Park is a perfect virtual copy of Soviet reality, in which, however, entirely real passions flare up. The park is inhabited by Soviet monsters (as in Jurassic Park, the viewer is told that the Soviet wonders were created by the same Hollywood cinematographers used for Steven Spielberg’s film.) Live personalities from the Soviet era have gathered in the park, playing themselves; from the singers Joseph Kabzon and Palad Biul’-Biul’-Ogly, to well-known actors from the Soviet cinema like Clara Luchko and Vladimir Etush. It is an authentic museum of wax figures from the Soviet past.
- Director: Iulii Gusman
- Actors: Lazarev Aleksandr, Efremov Mikhail
- Year: 2006
- Language: Russian (no English subtitles)
Baltic Sea Vodka Party, 10 March
- Мы на Пепси ставим крест
- Водка - Поколение NEXT!
Everybody Learn our Russian Pray! (Sent to us by our Apostle Viktor Pelevin)
| Vodka, The Choice Of A New Generation! |
The legendary Vodka Party is back due to a huge demand! It’s so famous that it hardly needs any recommendation and absolutely not to be missed!
- WHEN: Saturday, 10 March, 7.00-11.30pm
- WHERE: St. Paul’s Culture Centre (St. Paul’s Church), Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 1JP
- TICKETS: Tickets will be available at the door at £6, including 8 vouchers worth 50p each (CURS members get the first shot free!)
CU Russian Society, in collaboration with Belorusian, Central European, Scandinavian, and other societies, proudly presents an unforgettable evening of delicious vodka tasting! The guests will be offered a variety of different brands of vodka (including the renowned Russkiy Standart) and national “zakuski” (vodka snacks). Soft drinks and mixers (considered non-alcoholic commensurate with the stature of the party:)) will also be available.
The cultural program will include:
- Introductions of available vodka by each society
- Competition for the best vodka
- Vodka songs (la-la-la!)
- Master-course on proper vodka drinking to save you from the hangover!
Our exclusive sponsor – Russkiy Standart – will provide its highly acclaimed luxury vodka from cold and snowy Russia.
We look forward to seeing you at the Vodka Party! But please… don’t drink too much!;)