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1 09, 2023

A screening of films from the “Discovering Russia” series took place at the Russian House in Brussels,

2023-10-26T20:02:53+02:00September 1st, 2023|Categories: Cinema Club, Meet Russia, Russian House News|

The Russian House in Brussels hosted a screening of documentary films from the "Russia Today" channel, all collectively titled "Discovering Russia." Viewers had the opportunity to acquaint themselves with various regions of vast Russia, including the Republic of Adygea, the Yamal Peninsula, Yakutia, and the world's largest freshwater lake, Lake Baikal. The "Discovering Russia" project is carried out by the Russian English-language channel "Russia Today," which produces a whole series of programs about Russian regions. The Russian House in Brussels plans to continue screening documentaries from this series so that Belgian viewers can see as many corners of the beautiful [...]

25 08, 2023

Screening of the Multimedia Film “Alexander III: The Bronze Wanderer”

2023-10-26T20:04:15+02:00August 25th, 2023|Categories: Cinema Club, History & Memory, Meet Russia, Russian House News|

As part of the All-Russian event "Night of Cinema – 2023," in the virtual branch of the Russian Museum operating within the premises of the V.G. Belinsky Central District Library, a screening of the multimedia film "Alexander III: The Bronze Wanderer" will take place. Created in 1909 by the sculptor Paolo Troubetzkoy, the monument to Alexander III was installed near the Nicholas Railway Station in St. Petersburg. After the 1917 revolution, a complex and dramatically intertwined "journey" of the monument began, closely linked to the events of national history. In 1939, the monument became part of the collection of the [...]

15 06, 2023

Online tour “Collection of the Russian Museum. Art from the 12th to mid-19th centuries”

2023-10-26T20:06:06+02:00June 15th, 2023|Categories: Exhibitions, Meet Russia, Our Compatriots, Russian House News|Tags: , |

On 15 June 2023, the Russian Museum held a virtual tour round the permanent exposition of the museum in the Mikhailovsky Palace. Valentina Gorlova, Head of the Excursion and Lecture Department, told the viewers from Belgium, France, Russia and other countries about the masterpieces of Russian Art of the 12th to the mid -19 th centuries. During the virtual tour the audience explored the rooms of the Grand Duke's Mikhailovsky Palace that had been rebuilt in the late 19th century for the purposes of the art museum. The viewers started exploring Russian art from the rooms of Old Russian Art [...]

1 06, 2023

Tula Region – a territory of opportunities for compatriots.

2023-06-01T12:44:09+02:00June 1st, 2023|Categories: Meet Russia|

Tula Region is attractive to foreign citizens, and their numbers are growing each year. Migration processes have a significant impact on the demographic situation, allowing for partial compensation of the labor force shortage. According to the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the region, Andrey Filippov, the implementation of the state migration policy program influences both the demographic situation and the socio-economic position of the Tula Region as a whole, by increasing the human resource potential. The main goal of the program is to stimulate, create conditions, and facilitate the voluntary resettlement of compatriots residing abroad to the Tula [...]

25 05, 2023

Concert “Song and dance in Golden Russia” by the Russian ensemble ” Otrada ” (Antwerp)

2023-10-26T20:09:36+02:00May 25th, 2023|Categories: Meet Russia, Our Compatriots, Russian House News, Russian language|Tags: |

On May 25, 2023, the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture was celebrated at the Russian House in Brussels with the Russian Song Ensemble " Otrada " from Antwerp. The Day of Slavic Literature and Culture is a wonderful occasion to join the origins of Slavic traditions, to Russian folk holidays and rituals, folk art and original folk art, to get acquainted with the culture of the Russian people. The program of the evening included round dances, folk games, as well as songs with centuries-old history - from antiquity to the present day. Amazing outfits in Russian style and colorful [...]

22 03, 2023

Online tour «The Russian Museum is the first state museum of national art in Russia»

2023-03-24T12:11:22+01:00March 22nd, 2023|Categories: Exhibitions, Meet Russia, Russian House News|Tags: , |

The State Russian Museum, together with the Russian House in Brussels, continues a series of online meetings dedicated to introducing foreign audiences to the history, collection and expositions of the State Russian Museum. The meetings in 2023 are dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the opening of the Russian Museum for visitors. On March 22 the first online tour dedicated to the history of the creation of the Russian Museum of Emperor Alexander III took place, which was conducted by the leading specialist of the «Virtual Russian Museum» department, Maria Rudenskaya. Video recordings of the online tour in French: [...]

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