This Saturday, the annual showcase concert of the “Sadko” theatre studio branch (Ghent) at the Russian House took place. Every Sunday from September to May, the enfilade hall of the Russian House was filled with footsteps, clapping, laughter, and lively conversations. That was the theatre studio at work. The children rushed there as if to a celebration. And no wonder — only on stage can you become a prince or turn into a beggar… This year, the young actors prepared a performance based on the little-known play by Evgeny Schwartz, “The Tale of the Old Balalaika.” As we wrote earlier, [...]

Dear readers and admirers, members of the Literary Salon and subscribers of the Russian House. On January 24, within the walls of the Russian House, the first candlelit evening took place — a камерный (as we thought) event — dedicated to the work of the remarkable Russian poet, writer, and translator Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov. We had already discussed the works of this great master of words at one of the Literary Salon meetings. And in the autumn of this year, we held literary readings devoted to the work of Sergei Yesenin. It was then that the idea was born to [...]