Pushkin House Events in November and early December 2007

Dear friend of Pushkin House,

It is our pleasure to bring you a full programme in November and early December 2007. Concerts include a recital by soprano Ksenia Jones and a performance by the Barbican Piano Trio. We are starting a new kind of free Community Events at Pushkin House with the Russian Citizenship workshop on 14 Nov 2007. Four great exhibitions feature the works of Mikhail Lattry, grandson of Aivazovsky; a joint exhibition of paintings by Natasha Arendt and Oleg Prokofiev; an exhibition by British watercolourist Janet Treloar (information coming soon) and a photographic-video exposй by Duncan Higgins of the Solovki Islands and their history (information coming soon). Our series of lectures on the short stories of Anton Chekhov continue and include readings by actors Ralph Fiennes and Michael Pennington. A new series of lectures on Russian architecture, organised by expert Clementine Cecil, opens on 19 December (information coming soon). Kino Kino! continue to present a wide range of Russian cinema.

Please subscribe or renew your subscription as a Friend of Pushkin House; your support is, quite simply, crucial in maintaining the rhythm of our cultural programme. We are also offering a special gift voucher one year's subscription; that is a marvellous Christmas present and could save you hours of stress on the high street! Remember that Pushkin House can be hired for your Christmas gatherings, lunchtimes or evenings; the House is now fully licensed for public performances and for retail of alcohol.

Pushkin House will close at 6pm on Friday 21 December and reopen at 9.30am on Monday 7 January, but you are welcome to email and telephone us over the holiday period.

For full details of our events and other areas of Pushkin House activities you can visit www.pushkinhouse.org.uk

<http://www.pushkinhouse.org.uk/> or call us on 020 7269 9770. You

will be very welcome at Pushkin House!

LECTURES

<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/how-chekhov-learned-his-craft>

EXPLORING CHEKHOV'S SHORT STORIES LECTURE SERIES

A series of lectures, reading and discussions by Rosamund Bartlett and invited guests.

All lectures are in English.

Tickets per lecture: Ј7.00, conc. Ј5.00. (A minimum two lectures if booking in advance)

November 7, 7.30pm

Lecture 3 of 6. Chekhov and the Human Condition

The philosophy of life offered by Chekhov's stories. Reading of Grief by Elizabeth Zeschin.

November 21, 7.30pm

Lecture 4 of 6. How Modern Writers Learned from Chekhov

The impact of Chekhov's stories on world literature, preceded by a reading of Fish Love by actress Faith Brook.

November 28, 7.30pm

Lecture 5 of 6. Threshold Moments in Chekhov's Stories

William Fiennes introduces a close-up view of the story Verochka, preceded by a reading of an extract from Verochka by actor Ralph Fiennes. - SOLD OUT

December 5, 7.30pm

Lecture 6 of 6. The Stories Meet the Plays: Joining the Two Worlds of Chekhov's Art

Actor Michael Pennington and director Mike Alfreds in conversation with Rosamund Bartlett, plus a reading of The Requiem.

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<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/the-golden-age-of-russian-music>

A JOURNEY THROUGH RUSSIAN CULTURE LECTURE SERIES

A series of 12 lectures introducing aspects of Russian Culture.

Tickets: Ј10.00 (Ј100 for series of 12 lectures), conc. Ј8.50 (Ј85 for series of 12 lectures)

Monday November 12, 17:30: Russian Philosophy from the Middle Ages to the present day: traits, teachings, thinkers. By Dr Juliana Dresvina

Monday November 19, 17:30: Religious Russia: Almighty Orthodoxy or thriving diversity? By Dr Juliana Dresvina

Monday November 26, 17:30: Pushkin and the development of Russian poetry by Dr Anat Vernitski

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<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/icons>

Tue 6 November 2007 - 7.30pm Icons, by Richard Temple, the founder of

the Temple Gallery, In collaboration with Pushkin Club. Language: English

Tickets: Ј5.00, conc. Ј3.50

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<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/sergei-lemeshev-1902-1977>

Mon 12 November 2007 - 7.00pm Sergei Lemeshev (1902-1977), by

Mrs Natasha Dissanayake, in association with GB Russia Society <http://gbrussia.org> . Language: Russian

Tickets: Ј5.00

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<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/the-gothic-and-sadomasochistic-aspects-of-the-soviet-childhood-and-their-reflection-in-russian-literature>

Tue 20 November 2007 - 7.30pm The Gothic and Sadomasochistic Aspects of the Soviet Childhood and their Reflection in Russian Literature by Zinovy Zinik, in association with Pushkin Club. Language: Russian

Tickets: Ј5.00, conc. Ј3.50

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<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/how-russian-was-communism>

Thu 22 November 2007 - 7.00pm How Russian Was Communism? by professor Robert Service F.B.A., in association with GB-Russia Society <http://gbrussia.org> . Language: English

Tickets: Ј5.00

SEMINARS

<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/russian-citizenship-workshop>

Wed 14 November 2007 - 7.00pm Russian Citizenship Workshop by

Vadim Thkor

Language: In Russian. COMMUNITY EVENT: Workshop on various aspects of Russian citizenship, such as: acquisition and abandonment, children's and dual citizenship...

Tickets: ADMISSION FREE

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<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/three-capitals-kiev-moscow-stpetersburg>

Tue 20 November 2007 - 7.00pm Three Capitals: Kiev - Moscow - St.Petersburg In association with Go Russia <http://justgorussia.co.uk> .. Language: In English

Tickets: admission free

CONCERTS

<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/poetry-of-alexander-pushkin-in-song>

Thu 8 November 2007 - 7.30pm Poetry of Alexander Pushkin in Song

Ksenia Jones (soprano), Olga Balakleets (piano). Ksenia Jones is a young British soprano with considerable experience on both the operatic stage as well as the concert platform.

Tickets: Ј10.00, conc. Ј8.00

<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/sviata-ensemble-concert>

Mon 12 November 2007 - 7.30pm Sviata Ensemble Concert

Supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the UK

Tickets: Ј10.00, conc. Ј8.00

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<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/the-barbican-piano-trio>

Fri 30 November 2007 - 7.30pm The Barbican Piano Trio

Gabrielle Lester (violin), Robert Max (cello) and James Kirby (piano) with Mia Cooper (violin) and James Boyd (Viola). Programme includes:

Haydn Piano Trio in E-flat minor, Hob XV:31 (1795), Taneyev Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.30 (1911)

Tickets: Ј10.00, conc. Ј8.00

EXHIBITIONS

<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/michael-lattry-exhibition>

Fri 9 November 2007 - 6.00pm (opening) Mikhail Lattry Exhibition

Exposition of works by Michael Lattry (1875 - 1942) - artist and ceramic designer, grandson and pupil of I.K.Aivasovsky. Open for viewing 10:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday.

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<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/russian-charity-gala>

Fri 23 November 2007 - 6.00pm Russian Charity Gala

An evening of Russian art and music from the 1930s-1960s in aid of the Russian charitable foundation Humanitarian Programmes Support.

Tickets: Ј25.00

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<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/two-russian-painters-in-london>

Tue 27 November 2007 - 6.00pm Two Russian Painters in London

Exhibition of works by Natalia Arendt and Oleg Prokofiev. Open for viewing 10:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday until 12:00pm on Friday 14 Dec 2007.

Tickets: admission free

PRESENTATIONS

<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/novgorod-as-res-publica-an-underwater-search-for-liberty>

Mon 19 November 2007 - 7.30pm Novgorod as Res Publica: An

Underwater Search for Liberty by Oleg Kharkhordin and Sergei Troianovksy. Language: English. Oleg Kharkhordin and Sergei Troianovsky present findings of unique archeological underwater excavations searching for remains of the Novgorod the Great republic.

Tickets: Ј7, conc. Ј5

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<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/the-intertwining-of-two-voices-arseny-tarkovsky>

Wed 5 December 2007 - 7.00pm Tarkovsky Festival: "The Intertwining of

Two Voices" - Arseny Tarkovsky with Marina Tarkovskaya. In association with the Tarkovsky Festival <http://www.tarkovsky-festival.co.uk> .

Language: In Russian with English translation

Tickets: Ј10.00, conc. Ј7.00

<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/tarkovsky-festival-the-intertwining-of-two-voices-andrei-tarkovsky>

Thu 6 December 2007 - 7.00pm Tarkovsky Festival: "The Intertwining of

Two Voices" - Andrei Tarkovsky with Marina Tarkovskaya and others. In association with the Tarkovsky Festival <http://www.tarkovsky-festival.co.uk> . Language: In Russian with English translation

Tickets: Ј10.00, conc. Ј7.00

FILM in association with Kino Kino!

All films are in Russian with English subtitles; all films are introduced by Lyudmila Gromova and Vitaly Yerenkov of Kino Kino!

Tickets for all films: Ј7.00, conc. Ј5.00

<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/hello-im-your-aunt-charleys-aunt>

PLEASE NOTE LATER START TIME!

Fri 9 November 2007 - 9.00pm Hello, I'm Your Aunt! (Charley's Aunt)

Comedy | Russia | 1975 | col | 1hr38mins | Dir. V.Titov, with A.Kalyagin, A.Djigarkhanian, M.Kozakov.

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<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/dreaming-of-space>

Fri 16 November 2007 - 7.30pm Dreaming of Space

Drama | Russia | 2005 | col | 1hr27min | dir. A.Uchitel, with E.Mironov, E.Tsyganov, I.Pegova, E.Lyadova.

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<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/zhenya-zhenechka-and-katyusha>

Fri 30 November 2007 - 7.30pm Zhenya, Zhenechka and Katyusha

War-time Drama | Russia | 1967 | 1h21m | dir. V.Motyl, with O.Dal, G.Figlovskaya, M. Kokshenov, M.Bernes.

TOURS

<http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en/events/tour-of-the-freemasons-hall>

Thu 22 November 2007 - 12.00pm Tour of the Freemasons' Hall

Organised and lead by Nadezhda Kidd, in association with Anglophiles'

Club. Language: English

Freemasons' Hall is the headquarters of the United Grand Lodge of England, the oldest Grand Lodge in the world.

Tickets: admission free

COMPETITIONS

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