History Club
The Russian House in Brussels is happy to announce the opening of a History Club dedicated to the history of Russia and its relations with Belgium. The club will host exciting events where participants can learn more about the rich historical heritage of both countries. We will invite interesting guests, experts, as well as descendants of ‘white immigrants’ and famous historical figures from Russia and Belgium to share their knowledge and unique stories. Join us for an immersion into the fascinating world of history!
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Émile Verhaeren and Russian Literature: Vladimir Ronin’s Lecture at the Russian House in Brussels
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The “Garden of Memory” action
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The Victory Dictation
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The “Garden of Remembrance” action took place in the Belgian city of Genk
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For the centenary of Mosfilm and Victory Day, “White Tiger” was shown in Brussels
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Actions “Candle of Memory” and “All-Russian Minute of Silence”
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Action “St. George Ribbon”
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The music and poetry evening “Music of Our Memory,” dedicated to Victory Day, took place at the Russian House in Brussels
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Laying flowers at a cemetery in Evere, Belgium.
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“28 Panfilov’s Men” was shown in Brussels
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Medicine, Belgian Resistance, Russian Philology… The History of the Blankoffs in Belgium
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Virtual tour of the exhibition “Salute of Victory” (Victory Museum, Moscow)
To the 80th anniversary of the complete ending of the siege of Leningrad Video of the tour: [...]
Online excursion of the Russian Museum round the exhibition “Memory!”
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Online-concert by St.Petersburg Music House “Evenings in the English Hall”
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Conference in honor of the 80th anniversary of the Leningrad siege ending
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The history of the Tolstoy and Bezobrazov families was told at an evening in the Russian House
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«Russia, the coronation of the phoenix?» Paysage sonore by Dominique Kopp
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Screening of the Multimedia Film “Alexander III: The Bronze Wanderer”
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The multimedia project “Music of Heroes” was presented in Belgium
To the 82nd commemoretion of the start of the Great Patriotic War On June 29, 2023, the presentation of the multimedia project of the [...]
Musical and poetic evening “Living memory of the past”
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Excursion-finishing of the exhibition “Russia and the West. 500 years” with Doctor of History Vladimir Ronin
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The anniversary of the lifting of the blockade of Leningrad was celebrated in Belgium
The Russian House in Brussels and the People's Artist of Russia SVETLANA KRYUCHKOVA prepared for an important date the literary and musical composition "Leningraders, [...]
The evening of vernissages “Peter, Belgium, Peterhof” was held in Belgium
To the 350th anniversary of the birth of Peter the Great On November 17, an evening of vernissages was held, completing the program dedicated [...]
Both sailor and carpenter. Peter the Great in Russian Artistic Culture. Virtual tour
On October 12, 2022, as part of the cycle “Art talk with the Russian Museum”, a virtual tour of the exhibition “Both Navigator and [...]
Conference “In the circle of Sergei Diaghilev. Intertwined Destinies”
150th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Diaghilev, Russian artist and impresario Director of the State Museum of Theatrical and Musical Art in St. [...]
Marina Shafrova-Marutaeva – The Russian Heroine of the Belgian Resistance: A Memorial Evening in Brussels
At the Russian House in Brussels, an evening was held in memory of Marina Shafrova-Marutaeva, a Russian noblewoman who became a heroine of the [...]
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Commemorative ceremony
for Russian and Soviet soldiers and officers at Robermont Cemetery (Liege)
General Vladimir Mikhailovich Bezobrazov
An evening dedicated to General Vladimir Mikhailovich Bezobrazov, Commander of the Guards Knights and the Guards Army, and his family.
Piotr Cheremeteff
An evening with Count Pyotr Petrovich Cheremeteff, a French statesman and Russian public figure, a member of one of the most famous families of the Russian aristocracy.
