Cambridge University Russian Society http://www.russiancambridge.org Russian Society at the University of Cambridge. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:38:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Soviet animation http://www.russiancambridge.org/2012/03/soviet-animation/ http://www.russiancambridge.org/2012/03/soviet-animation/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:03:06 +0000 councillor http://www.russiancambridge.org/?p=2582 A great article on the Soyuzmultfilm studio. Part of a highly commendable journalist project on the countries of former USSR.

]]> http://www.russiancambridge.org/2012/03/soviet-animation/feed/ 0 VODKA PARTY 2012 – THE BALTIC SEA MEETS THE DANUBE http://www.russiancambridge.org/2012/02/vodka-party-2012-the-baltic-sea-meets-the-danube/ http://www.russiancambridge.org/2012/02/vodka-party-2012-the-baltic-sea-meets-the-danube/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:11:19 +0000 secretary http://www.russiancambridge.org/?p=2569

Get ready for the biggest VODKA PARTY Cambridge has ever seen!!! It’s the perfect way to celebrate the end of Lent term and say: ”Cheers!” to what is yet to come!!! It’s the perfect way to greet the long weekend and spring awakening! Expect finest vodkas and traditional drinks from more than 10 countries, with authentic food, dancing, lottery and many fun games. Join us for the entire night OR drop by on your next pubcrawl station. As real Cambridge pirates, we will travel ’round the world with club tunes and especially explore from the Baltic Sea to the Danube. 

In following the Vodka Party tradition, we planned the event details since November and were asked about it since the last March party! :) Guests from London and around the UK have already saved the date! Follow the event on this Facebook page and http://www.russiancambridge.org/

WHEN: Friday, 16 March 2012; 19:00 until 23:00
WHERE: Centre at St Paul’s, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 1JP
See you there and bring your friends! 

Entry fees: £5 for members of CURS and other participating societies. £6 for everyone else (you get around ~4 shots of vodka included and you can buy extra when you feel you need more.

Participating societies to welcome you: CU Russian, Ukrainian, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Romanian, Polish and Scandinavian

Your CURS

 

]]> http://www.russiancambridge.org/2012/02/vodka-party-2012-the-baltic-sea-meets-the-danube/feed/ 0 Падал прошлогодний снег (New Year cartoon) http://www.russiancambridge.org/2012/01/%d0%bf%d0%b0%d0%b4%d0%b0%d0%bb-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d1%88%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b3%d0%be%d0%b4%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b9-%d1%81%d0%bd%d0%b5%d0%b3-new-year-cartoon/ http://www.russiancambridge.org/2012/01/%d0%bf%d0%b0%d0%b4%d0%b0%d0%bb-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d1%88%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b3%d0%be%d0%b4%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b9-%d1%81%d0%bd%d0%b5%d0%b3-new-year-cartoon/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:44:58 +0000 councillor http://www.russiancambridge.org/?p=2558 Happy Old New Year! “Padal proshlogodnii sneg” (“Falling snow of yesteryear”) is one of the most famous late Soviet New Year animation films by Soyuzmultfilm studio. This is the original version, while English-subbed ones are available here: part 1 and part 2.

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]]> http://www.russiancambridge.org/2012/01/russian-literature-quiz-from-the-guardian/feed/ 0 10th Anniversary of the Cambridge University Russian Society http://www.russiancambridge.org/2011/11/10th-anniversary-of-the-cambridge-university-russian-society/ http://www.russiancambridge.org/2011/11/10th-anniversary-of-the-cambridge-university-russian-society/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:15:31 +0000 secretary http://www.russiancambridge.org/?p=2485 Info: organised by us

When: 26 Nov 2011 from 3:00 PM until 11:00 PM

Where: St John’s College, Cambridge,

What makes CURS who we are? Our members, of course!

That’s why our brand new executive committee would love to see many of you on 26th November in Old Music Room, St. John’s College. As always, it’s a great opportunity for you to meet old friends and make new ones. You think you know everyone in the Cambridge bubble? Guess what – we will be joined by the founding members and members of the past committees who have made it out in the big world!

3-6pm, Old Music Room, St. John’s College. Delight your palate with cakes and sweets (sladkoe chaepitie) and meet previous committees’ members.

6-9pm, Old Combination Room, Trinity College. Immerse in the atmosphere of captivating live jazz with AJ Projekt. Their unique new programme specially devised for CURS consists of witty jazz versions of popular soviet film and animation tunes along with some easy-listening jazz standards and unusual arrangements of famous rock and pop songs.

 

Refreshments will be served from 6pm and the music will start at 7pm.

Places are limited so please come early to avoid disappointment!  The entrance fee for the concert is ?5 for CURS members/?6 otherwise.  The dress code is smart.

As the evening unravels, we will present you the marvel of instrumental jazz!

Intrigued? Then read on.

AJ Projekt is a London-born guitar and piano duo of Russian-born

musicians, Andrey and Jake, who blend the art of captivating
instrumental jazz to perfection with their sophisticated jazz
standards renditions and elegant jazzy arrangements of popular songs.
A versatile pianist and creative guitar player, Andrey and Jake blend
jazz and rock, pop and disco- all done with outstanding musicianship
and impeccable taste! They have widely performed in their native
Russia and have already established themselves on the London scene,
both as solo performers and as part of the jazz-funk outfit, “Green
Tea”, having played in such venues around the city as LSE, Elixir Bar,
Bull’s Head in Barnes, Con Cellar Bar and others to great critical
acclaim.

On Saturday, 26th of November, AJ Projekt will present a unique new
programme specially devised for the Cambridge University Russian
Society consisting of witty jazz versions of popular soviet film and
animation tunes including “Bu-ra-ti-no!” and “Prekrasnoe daleko” along
with some easy-listening jazz standards and unusual arrangements of
famous rock and pop songs – a night not to miss!

For updates go to https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=123796311064092

Yours, CURS

 

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