This Saturday, the capital of Belgium once again joined the large-scale international campaign “Total Dictation.” For the second consecutive year after a long break, the main venue for everyone wishing to test their knowledge was the Russian House in Brussels. The dictation was read by Irina Panteleeva, just as last year. A special atmosphere this year was created by the presence of young participants. While adults worried about difficult rules, the younger generation boldly accepted the challenge! The youngest participant was 11 years old, and another brave contestant was 13. The fact that these children decided to write a difficult [...]

The recent literary salon was rich and emotionally vivid. Its participants discussed Blok’s biography, shared interesting facts from his life, talked about his relationship with St. Petersburg and about the symbolism of the epoch. Poems were recited — from early “mystical” works to anxious, historically dramatic pieces. Alexander Alexandrovich Blok (1880–1921) is one of the central figures of the Silver Age of Russian literature, a poet whose name became a symbol of the era and of the spiritual quests of the early twentieth century. His life, works and worldview are closely connected with St. Petersburg — the city where he [...]