Dmitry Bykov in Cambridge – 12 and 13 October!
Cambridge University Russian Society together with the Department of Slavonic Studies of Cambridge University are delighted to invite you to two events with renowned Russian intellectual, writer, poet and journalist Dmitry Bykov:
The talk will be followed by a reception with wine and nibbles.
Language: English and Russian
Being one of the most prolific modern Russian writers, in recent years Dmitry Bykov has gained some recognition for his biography of Boris Pasternak, published in 2005. The biography broke with prior works in its account of Doctor Zhivago, and it earned Bykov the 2006 National Bestseller (NatsBest) and Great Book (Большая Книга) awards. He later wrote biographies of Maksim Gorky and Bulat Okudzhava. In 2011, National Bestseller Award was again given to Dmitry Bykov for his novel “Ostromov, or the Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” set in the 1920s Leningrad.
As a journalist and critic, Bykov has been writing for the magazine Ogoniok since 1993. He has also periodically run a show on the radio station Echo of Moscow, running at least until early 2008. Earlier, he was one of the hosts of an influential TV show Vremechko.
In 2011, online video project “Poet i grazhdanin” (“A poet and a citizen”), later renamed as “Grazhdanin poet”, created by Dmitry Bykov and actor Mikhail Efremov, has become increasingly popular among the Internet users, further expanding into radio and press.
See you on 12 and 13 October!
With best wishes,
CURS team
McKinsey & Company Presentation & cocktail evening
Dear Sir or Madam,
McKinsey & Company is a global partnership with over 8,000 consultants in more than 90 offices and over 50 countries. At McKinsey, we help world-leading clients in the public, private and third sector to meet their biggest strategic, operational and organisational challenges.
As a consultant in our firm, you have the opportunity to work with colleagues and clients from all around the world. You come into contact with CEOs, government leaders and the foremost charitable organisations, and work together with them on their most exciting and challenging issues. And you will build core skills that will serve you well throughout your professional career, whether that be in the business sphere, the non-profit sphere, the public sphere – or a combination of all three.
If you would like to find out more about opportunities in Moscow and are fluent in Russian, we would encourage you to attend our McKinsey Moscow office presentation & cocktail evening.
Date & time: Friday 30 September, 7pm
Venue: One Great George Street, London SW1P 3AA (http://www.onegreatgeorgestreet.com/)
Dress code: Business casual
During the presentation you will have the opportunity to meet our senior consultants and ask them about their McKinsey experience, the types of client studies we do in the Moscow office, our approach to work, and anything else you would like to know about McKinsey or management consulting in general. We will also outline career opportunities at McKinsey and the recruitment process. Please be informed that the presentation will be delivered in the Russian language.
Please register your attendance by 26 September 2011: www.mckinsey.com/gapd-events
We hope you can join us and look forward to meeting you!
Kind regards,
McKinsey Moscow/Kiev office Recruiting Team
20 years since the USSR August Putsch
An interesting and well-navigable resource on one of the 20th century historic events. In Russian.
Spectacular panoramic views of St. Petersburg
Helicopter (or bird-eye) view over Russia’s cultural capital.
Avantgarde-XX
The CU Russian Society (CURS) proudly supported the XX Russian national conference in science and technology for gifted school-students Avantgarde-2011. Alexei Mastov from Novosibirsk won a special prize sponsored by CURS and ARM — a trip to Cambridge. Congratulations, Alexei!
You can view the report from the conference here.
Garden Party June 26th (reserve places)
Cambridge University Russian Society would like to invite you to our marvelous Garden Party.
When: 26 Jun 2011 from 2:00 PM until 7:00 PM
Where: Wolfson College, Barton Road, CB3 9BB
The cost of the ticket is £10.
This is going to be our best garden party so don’t miss out and be quick to reserve your spaces!
Menu:
• Salmon and Dill Bouchees
• Rye Bread with Smoked Salmon
• Little Quiches
• Dim Sum
• Mini Tartlets with Various Savoury Fillings
• Nuts and Crisps
Drinks:
• Russian Standard Vodka
• Champagne
More:
• Live jazz music
• Authentic vintage Russian game “Gorodki”
• Beautiful garden
• Inside facilities if it rains
Keep your Russian alive watching Mosfilm online!
Please help yourselves to the official Youtube channel of Mosfilm – main Soviet/Russian film studio. You can dig into a HUGE base of subtitled films, including Tarkovsky and other great cinematographists or animators. CURS желает вам приятного просмотра!