SCRSS

The Society for Co-operation in Russian and Soviet Studies (SCRSS) is a library and cultural centre, based in London, that promotes knowledge of the culture, language and history of Russia and the former Soviet Union. The Society is a Registered Educational Charity No 1104012 .

The SCRSS Soviet Collections are a library and archive of the arts, humanities and social sciences of the Soviet Union (1917-91). See website for details.

The Society organises events such as seminars, exhibitions, lectures and films, and promotes Russian language learning.

Upcoming (1)

Oedipal and Incendiary: Pudovkin's Adaptation of Gorky's 'Mother' (1926) primary image

Oedipal and Incendiary: Pudovkin's Adaptation of Gorky's 'Mother' (1926)

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Oedipal and Incendiary: Pudovkin's Adaptation of Gorky's 'Mother' (1926)

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Past (39)

‘Moscow Literature’ in Modern Russian Culture (SCRSS members only) primary image

‘Moscow Literature’ in Modern Russian Culture (SCRSS members only)

Tue, Apr 16, 6:30 PM GMT+1

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Andrei Platonov's 'Chevengur' as a Marxist Novel primary image

Andrei Platonov's 'Chevengur' as a Marxist Novel

Wed, Mar 20, 7:00 PM GMT

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Nostalgia in Modern Russ Lit/Ностальгия в совр русс лит (SCRSS members) primary image

Nostalgia in Modern Russ Lit/Ностальгия в совр русс лит (SCRSS members)

Sat, Mar 2, 9:30 AM GMT

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Lenin, Self-Determination of Nations and the 1924 Constitution of the USSR primary image

Lenin, Self-Determination of Nations and the 1924 Constitution of the USSR

Tue, Feb 6, 7:00 PM GMT

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James Aldridge - A Real Literary Idol of Soviet Readers primary image

James Aldridge - A Real Literary Idol of Soviet Readers

Wed, Nov 29, 7:00 PM GMT

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Twilight of the Soviet Union: Memoirs of a Moscow Correspondent primary image

Twilight of the Soviet Union: Memoirs of a Moscow Correspondent

Sat, Nov 18, 2:00 PM

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A People's History of the Cold War - Stories from East and West primary image

A People's History of the Cold War - Stories from East and West

Wed, Nov 8, 7:00 PM GMT

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Indigenous N Russia Peoples / Коренные народы России (SCRSS members only) primary image

Indigenous N Russia Peoples / Коренные народы России (SCRSS members only)

Wed, Oct 18, 6:00 PM GMT+1

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Soviet Memories of Rus': Why the USSR Needed the Golden Ring Cities primary image

Soviet Memories of Rus': Why the USSR Needed the Golden Ring Cities

Wed, Oct 11, 7:00 PM GMT+1

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Civil Society in Central Asia at a Time of Conflict primary image

Civil Society in Central Asia at a Time of Conflict

Wed, Oct 4, 6:00 PM GMT+1

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Digital Russia / Цифровая Россия – Talk in Russian to SCRSS Members Only primary image

Digital Russia / Цифровая Россия – Talk in Russian to SCRSS Members Only

Wed, Sep 27, 6:00 PM GMT+1

Free

The Co-operators, the Peacemakers and the Enigmas: Women in the SCR primary image

The Co-operators, the Peacemakers and the Enigmas: Women in the SCR

Sat, May 13, 2:00 PM

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‘Moscow Literature’ in Modern Russian Culture (SCRSS members only) primary image

‘Moscow Literature’ in Modern Russian Culture (SCRSS members only)

Tue, Apr 16, 6:30 PM GMT+1

Free

Andrei Platonov's 'Chevengur' as a Marxist Novel primary image

Andrei Platonov's 'Chevengur' as a Marxist Novel

Wed, Mar 20, 7:00 PM GMT

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Nostalgia in Modern Russ Lit/Ностальгия в совр русс лит (SCRSS members) primary image

Nostalgia in Modern Russ Lit/Ностальгия в совр русс лит (SCRSS members)

Sat, Mar 2, 9:30 AM GMT

Free

Lenin, Self-Determination of Nations and the 1924 Constitution of the USSR primary image

Lenin, Self-Determination of Nations and the 1924 Constitution of the USSR

Tue, Feb 6, 7:00 PM GMT

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James Aldridge - A Real Literary Idol of Soviet Readers primary image

James Aldridge - A Real Literary Idol of Soviet Readers

Wed, Nov 29, 7:00 PM GMT

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Twilight of the Soviet Union: Memoirs of a Moscow Correspondent primary image

Twilight of the Soviet Union: Memoirs of a Moscow Correspondent

Sat, Nov 18, 2:00 PM

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A People's History of the Cold War - Stories from East and West primary image

A People's History of the Cold War - Stories from East and West

Wed, Nov 8, 7:00 PM GMT

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Indigenous N Russia Peoples / Коренные народы России (SCRSS members only) primary image

Indigenous N Russia Peoples / Коренные народы России (SCRSS members only)

Wed, Oct 18, 6:00 PM GMT+1

Free

Soviet Memories of Rus': Why the USSR Needed the Golden Ring Cities primary image

Soviet Memories of Rus': Why the USSR Needed the Golden Ring Cities

Wed, Oct 11, 7:00 PM GMT+1

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Civil Society in Central Asia at a Time of Conflict primary image

Civil Society in Central Asia at a Time of Conflict

Wed, Oct 4, 6:00 PM GMT+1

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Digital Russia / Цифровая Россия – Talk in Russian to SCRSS Members Only primary image

Digital Russia / Цифровая Россия – Talk in Russian to SCRSS Members Only

Wed, Sep 27, 6:00 PM GMT+1

Free

The Co-operators, the Peacemakers and the Enigmas: Women in the SCR primary image

The Co-operators, the Peacemakers and the Enigmas: Women in the SCR

Sat, May 13, 2:00 PM

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The Society for Co-operation in Russian and Soviet Studies (SCRSS) is a library and cultural centre, based in London, that promotes knowledge of the culture, language and history of Russia and the former Soviet Union. The Society is a Registered Educational Charity No 1104012 .

The SCRSS Soviet Collections are a library and archive of the arts, humanities and social sciences of the Soviet Union (1917-91). See website for details.

The Society organises events such as seminars, exhibitions, lectures and films, and promotes Russian language learning.

Events

Oedipal and Incendiary: Pudovkin's Adaptation of Gorky's 'Mother' (1926) primary image

Oedipal and Incendiary: Pudovkin's Adaptation of Gorky's 'Mother' (1926)

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Oedipal and Incendiary: Pudovkin's Adaptation of Gorky's 'Mother' (1926) primary image

Oedipal and Incendiary: Pudovkin's Adaptation of Gorky's 'Mother' (1926)

Tomorrow at 19:00 GMT+1

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‘Moscow Literature’ in Modern Russian Culture (SCRSS members only) primary image

‘Moscow Literature’ in Modern Russian Culture (SCRSS members only)

Tue, Apr 16, 6:30 PM GMT+1

Free

Andrei Platonov's 'Chevengur' as a Marxist Novel primary image

Andrei Platonov's 'Chevengur' as a Marxist Novel

Wed, Mar 20, 7:00 PM GMT

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Nostalgia in Modern Russ Lit/Ностальгия в совр русс лит (SCRSS members) primary image

Nostalgia in Modern Russ Lit/Ностальгия в совр русс лит (SCRSS members)

Sat, Mar 2, 9:30 AM GMT

Free

Lenin, Self-Determination of Nations and the 1924 Constitution of the USSR primary image

Lenin, Self-Determination of Nations and the 1924 Constitution of the USSR

Tue, Feb 6, 7:00 PM GMT

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James Aldridge - A Real Literary Idol of Soviet Readers primary image

James Aldridge - A Real Literary Idol of Soviet Readers

Wed, Nov 29, 7:00 PM GMT

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Twilight of the Soviet Union: Memoirs of a Moscow Correspondent primary image

Twilight of the Soviet Union: Memoirs of a Moscow Correspondent

Sat, Nov 18, 2:00 PM

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A People's History of the Cold War - Stories from East and West primary image

A People's History of the Cold War - Stories from East and West

Wed, Nov 8, 7:00 PM GMT

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Indigenous N Russia Peoples / Коренные народы России (SCRSS members only) primary image

Indigenous N Russia Peoples / Коренные народы России (SCRSS members only)

Wed, Oct 18, 6:00 PM GMT+1

Free

Soviet Memories of Rus': Why the USSR Needed the Golden Ring Cities primary image

Soviet Memories of Rus': Why the USSR Needed the Golden Ring Cities

Wed, Oct 11, 7:00 PM GMT+1

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Civil Society in Central Asia at a Time of Conflict primary image

Civil Society in Central Asia at a Time of Conflict

Wed, Oct 4, 6:00 PM GMT+1

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Digital Russia / Цифровая Россия – Talk in Russian to SCRSS Members Only primary image

Digital Russia / Цифровая Россия – Talk in Russian to SCRSS Members Only

Wed, Sep 27, 6:00 PM GMT+1

Free

The Co-operators, the Peacemakers and the Enigmas: Women in the SCR primary image

The Co-operators, the Peacemakers and the Enigmas: Women in the SCR

Sat, May 13, 2:00 PM

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‘Moscow Literature’ in Modern Russian Culture (SCRSS members only) primary image

‘Moscow Literature’ in Modern Russian Culture (SCRSS members only)

Tue, Apr 16, 6:30 PM GMT+1

Free

Andrei Platonov's 'Chevengur' as a Marxist Novel primary image

Andrei Platonov's 'Chevengur' as a Marxist Novel

Wed, Mar 20, 7:00 PM GMT

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Nostalgia in Modern Russ Lit/Ностальгия в совр русс лит (SCRSS members) primary image

Nostalgia in Modern Russ Lit/Ностальгия в совр русс лит (SCRSS members)

Sat, Mar 2, 9:30 AM GMT

Free

Lenin, Self-Determination of Nations and the 1924 Constitution of the USSR primary image

Lenin, Self-Determination of Nations and the 1924 Constitution of the USSR

Tue, Feb 6, 7:00 PM GMT

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James Aldridge - A Real Literary Idol of Soviet Readers primary image

James Aldridge - A Real Literary Idol of Soviet Readers

Wed, Nov 29, 7:00 PM GMT

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Twilight of the Soviet Union: Memoirs of a Moscow Correspondent primary image

Twilight of the Soviet Union: Memoirs of a Moscow Correspondent

Sat, Nov 18, 2:00 PM

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A People's History of the Cold War - Stories from East and West primary image

A People's History of the Cold War - Stories from East and West

Wed, Nov 8, 7:00 PM GMT

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Indigenous N Russia Peoples / Коренные народы России (SCRSS members only) primary image

Indigenous N Russia Peoples / Коренные народы России (SCRSS members only)

Wed, Oct 18, 6:00 PM GMT+1

Free

Soviet Memories of Rus': Why the USSR Needed the Golden Ring Cities primary image

Soviet Memories of Rus': Why the USSR Needed the Golden Ring Cities

Wed, Oct 11, 7:00 PM GMT+1

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Civil Society in Central Asia at a Time of Conflict primary image

Civil Society in Central Asia at a Time of Conflict

Wed, Oct 4, 6:00 PM GMT+1

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Digital Russia / Цифровая Россия – Talk in Russian to SCRSS Members Only primary image

Digital Russia / Цифровая Россия – Talk in Russian to SCRSS Members Only

Wed, Sep 27, 6:00 PM GMT+1

Free

The Co-operators, the Peacemakers and the Enigmas: Women in the SCR primary image

The Co-operators, the Peacemakers and the Enigmas: Women in the SCR

Sat, May 13, 2:00 PM

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