About Us
Welcome to the CU Russian Society website!
… So Who We Are …
Cambridge University Russian Society (CURS) was founded in 2001 to bring together the people from the Russian Federation, the former Soviet republics and anyone else interested in the Russian culture and language. The list of our honourary members includes the famous journalist Leonid Parfyonov, the Russian rock legend Boris Grebenschikov and rock musicians Leva and Shura B2, and the Russian Ambassador to the UK His Excellency Yuri Fedotov.
Our society aims to provide an informal social network for those with connections to or interest in Russia. We organise a variety of events throughout the year including conversational evenings, film nights, concerts, talks, lectures and discussions, and, of course, parties and friendly get-togethers!
We have a nice forum which has proven to be very popular amongst the Russian and English speaking people in Cambridge, the UK and Russia. Please register your e-mail to receive regular updates about various events related to Russian and Slavonic culture and traditions.
We look forward to meeting you at our events throughout the year!
… And What Press Writes About Us …
Here you read various press reviews and publication in different media about our past activities:
Publications about CU Russian Society
1. Vladimir Orlov, Russian Cambridge: On a way to mutual understanding, The Gates Scholar, Vol. 4, Issue 3 (Winter 2007).
2. Владимир Орлов, Между Россией и Кембриджем, Russians in the UK magazine. [in Russian]
3. Владимир Орлов, Как бороться с учёбой, или Annual Baltic Sea Vodka Party в Кембридже, London Courier. [in Russian]
CURS Concert reviews and announces
4. David Grundy, Piano by Polubelov, The Cambridge Student, Issue 3, 27 (Michaelmas 2008). [in English].
5. Elena Chishkovskaya, Russian-British musical relations (Jubilee Cambridge Concerts), Kommersant Vol. 224, 4041 (9 September 2008). [in Russian]
6. Ekaterina Belyayeva, English vacations, Culture Vol. 48, 7661 (11-17 December 2008). [in Russian]; New Christmas Tale, Vremya Novostey, No. 223 (2 December 2008). [in Russian]
7. Olga Dementieva, The Russian gift to Cambridge, Russkaya Mysl’ Vol. 44, 4723 (21-27 November 2008). [in Russian]
8. Vladimir Orlov, Credo Quartet: Debut in England, London Courier Vol. 308 (20 November 2008). [In Russian]
… And Some Live Videos As Well …
1. Vera Nazarova, Cambridge is celebrating its 800′th anniversary, Vesti.Ru, (8 January 2009). [in Russian]
2. Дневник наблюдений: «Русский Кембридж» (Канал 5)
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Subscription to the CU Russian Society news updates
We invite you to register your e-mail to receive regular news updates from CU Russian Society. Our newsletters usually include:
- full information about our events and our future plans;
- announcements of events related to the Russian and Slavonic culture like lectures, talks, discussions, etc., especially organised by our friends from Cambridge Russian Speaking Society, Slavonic Department, CU Ukrainian Society, CU Belarusian Society and others;
- timely reminders to make sure you will not miss the above;
- career development information;
- and so much more!
Please visit this page to manage your subscription.
Sincerely yours,
CURS Committee