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Did you know that Tuesday (March 8th) was International Women’s Day? It seems to be recognised more in Eastern Europe than over here, and in...

I had started to wonder whether or not Maslenitsa was going to officially happen here in the UK this year. After checking and rechecking the...

There is still no official content listing of the Maslenitsa event here in the UK (London to be specific), although the dates released for this...

Whilst we wait around for the details of this year’s UK Maslenitsa Festival (touched on last week), it’s a good opportunity to look at more of...

After glancing at the somewhat one sided spectacle (it’s great if you are in Russia) that is The Year of Language and Literature, it seems only...

This will be the last part of our Russia-UK 2016 cultural overview, although we may well be back at a later date to examine one (or more) of the...

Last week we looked ahead to the UK/Russia Year of Language and Literature 2016. There’s so much laid out before us; a veritable smorgasbord in...

First of all, we hope that you have had (or are still having) a good seasonal break. Here in the UK the party is nearly over, with only the...

We’re entering that curious transitionary phase that sticky-tapes the calendars together. Here in the UK, the pre-Xmas rush will have peaked by...

With all the posts about turkey sandwiches and New Year’s celebrations in recent weeks, this will surely be the last post of the 2014/15...