History Club

5 06, 2025

‘Un choix impossible’ par Dominique Fernandez. Soiree & Book Signature

2025-06-05T11:58:42+02:00June 5th, 2025|Categories: , , , , , , , |Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

You are warmly invited to a special literary and musical evening dedicated to the release of the new novel Un choix impossible (“An Impossible Choice”) by renowned French author Dominique Fernandez, member of the French Academy. At the heart of the novel lies the tragic and brilliant fate of composer Sergei Prokofiev, whose 135th anniversary we will be celebrating next year. The book raises powerful questions about creativity, compromise, and inner freedom — the very dilemmas that Prokofiev, one of the greatest composers of the 20th century, had to face. This reimagining of a Prokofiev torn between his art and [...]

23 05, 2025

Сommemorative evening “The Liberation of Belorussia”

2025-06-10T10:02:48+02:00May 23rd, 2025|Categories: , , , , , , |Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

We are pleased to invite you to a commemorative evening in partnership with the Embassies of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation in the Kingdom of Belgium. This event is to mark the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War and the 80st  anniversary of the Great Victory. We will be screening the documentary film 'The Liberation of Belarus' from the series 'The Unknown War' (USA, USSR, 1978). The Soviet-American documentary series 'The Unknown War' (The Unknown War) consists of 20 episodes. The screenplay was written by Burt Lancaster (USA), [...]

16 05, 2025

Russian Compatriots in Brussels Commemorated the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War in Genk

2025-05-16T10:36:20+02:00May 16th, 2025|Categories: History & Memory, History Club, Our Compatriots, Victory80, With Russian Roots|Tags: , , , , , |

On May 10th, at the cemetery in Genk, Limburg Province, Belgium, Russian compatriots organized a memorial event dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The ceremony included the laying of flowers at the graves of Soviet soldiers who died during World War II and the “Immortal Regiment” march. The event was supported by the Russian House in Brussels. The ceremony was attended by the Director of the Russian House, V.G. Bunina, diplomats from the Russian Embassy in Belgium, as well as members of the Russian community and local residents of Genk. During the ceremony, participants [...]

14 05, 2025

A Literary and Musical Performance in Brussels Dedicated to the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War

2025-05-23T10:49:30+02:00May 14th, 2025|Categories: History & Memory, History Club, Russian House News, Victory80|Tags: , , , , , |

A Literary and Musical Performance in Brussels Dedicated to the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War On May 8, on the eve of the celebration of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Russian House in Brussels hosted the literary and musical evening “Wait for Me, and I Will Return...”, dedicated to the heroes who fought for freedom and peace. The main performer of the event was Russian theater and film actor Ivan Kokorin, renowned for his poetic interpretations of works about war and [...]

13 05, 2025

Director of the Russian House in Brussels Took Part in the Victory Day Commemoration Ceremony

2025-05-13T14:31:42+02:00May 13th, 2025|Categories: History & Memory, History Club, Our Compatriots, Victory80, With Russian Roots|Tags: , , , , , , , |

On May 9, 2025, the Director of the Russian House in Brussels took part in a solemn ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. On this day, the Ambassador of Russia to Belgium, A.A. Tokovinin, together with the Acting Permanent Representative of Russia to the European Union, K.K. Malayan, and heads of diplomatic missions from CIS countries, laid flowers at the memorials to Soviet citizens who died in the liberation of Belgium, as well as to members of the Belgian Resistance. The ceremony was held at the cemetery in the Brussels commune of Evere. It [...]

12 05, 2025

Russian House in Brussels Commemorates Fallen Soldiers at Ixelles Cemetery

2025-05-12T14:56:26+02:00May 12th, 2025|Categories: History & Memory, History Club, Our Compatriots, Russian House News, Victory80, With Russian Roots|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Brussels, May 8, 2025 — On Victory Day, representatives of the Russian House in Brussels laid flowers at Ixelles Cemetery, where Soviet soldiers who died in Belgium during the First and Second World Wars are buried. The annual ceremony symbolizes gratitude and remembrance for those who gave their lives in the fight for freedom and peace in Europe. A special guest at the ceremony was Liliane Maroutaeff, daughter of Yury Maroutaev, a member of the Belgian Resistance. His first wife was Marina Shafroff-Maroutaeva, a heroic figure of the Russian émigré community in Belgium. Marina Shafroff-Maroutaeva, daughter of a naval engineer [...]

9 05, 2025

Round Table Brought Together Researchers and Descendants of Resistance Members

2025-05-29T22:44:14+02:00May 9th, 2025|Categories: Exhibitions, History & Memory, History Club, Our Compatriots, Russian House News, Victory80, With Russian Roots|Tags: , , , , , , , |

On 6 May, the Russian House in Brussels hosted an international round table dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The event focused on the heroic and united struggle of the peoples of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and the Soviet Union against Nazism, as well as on the challenges of preserving historical memory in the 21st century. The event brought together prominent historians, researchers, local historians, representatives of academic institutions, and descendants of members of the anti-fascist movement. The discussion centred on both well-known and lesser-studied chapters of the Resistance in Western Europe, in which [...]

25 04, 2025

ONLINE exhibition: The Resistance Movement in Belgium During World War II: Heroes, Memory, History (RU)

2025-05-11T20:32:02+02:00April 25th, 2025|Categories: , , , , , , |Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Welcome to the online exhibition "Russian heroes of the European Resistance during the Second World War". This exhibition is prepared by The Solzhenitsyn House of Russia Abroad (Moscow) and tells the stories of those who risked their lives to resist the Nazi occupation in Belgium and Europe. These individuals, whose names often remain in the shadows, played a decisive role in preserving freedom and humanity in the face of tyranny. Through archival materials and personal stories, we journey back to the years of World War II, remembering the value of freedom and the importance of unity in the fight against [...]

28 03, 2025

Russia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg: Sharing the Memory of the Fight Against Nazism

2025-05-23T15:52:28+02:00March 28th, 2025|Categories: , , , , , |Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, we are gathered around a round table to talk about important and dear pages of our common history - about the struggle that the Belgians, the Dutch and the Luxembourgers, together with the peoples of Russia and other republics of the Soviet Union, waged in solidarity against the brown plague of the twentieth century. In spite of thousands of researches on this terrible war and the many decades that separate us from it, new names and new information about long, seemingly forgotten events continue to emerge. [...]

20 12, 2024

Émile Verhaeren and Russian Literature: Vladimir Ronin’s Lecture at the Russian House in Brussels

2025-01-30T12:22:19+01:00December 20th, 2024|Categories: History & Memory, History Club, Library, Meet Russia, Our Compatriots, With Russian Roots|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

On December 15, 2024, the Russian House in Brussels hosted a lecture by Professor Vladimir Ronin titled "Émile Verhaeren and the Russians: Que reste-t-il de nos amours?" The event attracted a diverse audience, including literature enthusiasts, students, and members of the Russian-speaking community in Belgium. Professor Ronin, a renowned expert in Franco-Russian literary relations, explored the profound impact of Belgian poet Émile Verhaeren on Russian literature. He discussed how Verhaeren's symbolist works resonated with Russian poets such as Alexander Blok and Valery Bryusov, influencing their creative paths. The lecture also highlighted the reciprocal nature of this cultural exchange, noting how [...]

21 11, 2024

History Club: A Lecture by Professor Vladimir Ronin on World War I Held in Brussels

2024-12-02T10:47:48+01:00November 21st, 2024|Categories: History & Memory, History Club, Meet Russia, Russian House News|Tags: , , , , |

On November 15, the Russian House in Brussels hosted a lecture by Professor Vladimir Ronin titled “All Quiet on the Western Front, but What About the Eastern Front?”. The event, organized as part of the Historical Club, attracted an audience interested in World War I and its cultural and societal legacy. Vladimir Ronin spoke about what Russia was like during the Great War. He emphasized the importance of honoring the memory of thousands of Russian army soldiers and officers who fought across Europe and are buried in military memorials in Brussels, Liège, and Antwerp. He also detailed the ties and [...]

14 11, 2024

Émile Verhaeren and the Russians: ‘Que reste-t-il de nos amours?’ Lecture by prof. Vladimir Ronin

2024-12-02T13:10:47+01:00November 14th, 2024|Categories: , , , , |Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

The meeting will be held in French with simultaneous translation into Russian. Russia and Belgium have fascinating pages of history together. There have been several periods when our countries were closely connected, and when people from both countries interacted a lot. One of these was the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and the period of the First World War, which began exactly 110 years ago. We're so excited to announce that the famous historian professor Vladimir Ronin will be giving three lectures on this dramatic and fateful period! These lectures are a must-listen for anyone interested in history. [...]

12 11, 2024

Concerts of Russian Sacred Music by the Gnessin Academy Choir were held at the Russian House in Brussels, the Church of the Nativity of Christ in Antwerp, and the Church of St. Alexander Nevsky in Rotterdam

2025-01-21T11:33:23+01:00November 12th, 2024|Categories: History & Memory, History Club, Russian House News, Sergei Rachmaninoff|Tags: , , , , , , |

On November 9, a concert of Russian sacred music took place at the Russian House in Brussels as part of an evening celebration dedicated to Unity Day and the anniversary of the Russian House in Brussels. The youth ensemble of the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, "Altro Coro," conducted by the academy’s rector, Alexander Ryzhinsky, performed a program titled "Masterpieces of Russian Sacred Music: From Mikhail Glinka to Alfred Schnittke." The concert was also dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Elena Gnessina,  the Academy founder. The evening featured works by Mikhail Glinka, Pavel Chesnokov, Viktor Kalinnikov, Nikolai [...]

6 11, 2024

Film Premiere: «A Russian Youth». Cinema Club + History

2024-11-06T22:49:24+01:00November 6th, 2024|Categories: , , , |Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Free Registration To the 106th Anniversary of the End of World War I «A Russian Youth» Director: Alexander Zolotukhin (Alexander Sokurov’s film directing workshop) Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff Starring: Mikhail Buturlov, Philipp Dyachkov 2018 * 72 min.  English subtitles  A simple village boy goes to the front of the First World War with a naive youthful dream of fame and medals. However, in the first battle he participates, he loses his sight. He is left to serve as a listener - he must listen carefully through huge metal funnels and raise an alarm to warn of the approach of enemy airplanes. [...]

29 10, 2024

‘All Quiet on the Western Front’. And on the Eastern one? Lecture by prof. Vladimir Ronin

2024-10-29T20:33:49+01:00October 29th, 2024|Categories: , , , |Tags: , , , , , , |

Russia and Belgium have fascinating pages of history together. There have been several periods when our countries were closely connected, and when people from both countries interacted a lot. One of these was the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and the period of the First World War, which began exactly 110 years ago. We're so excited to announce that the famous historian professor Vladimir Ronin will be giving three lectures on this dramatic and fateful period! These lectures are a must-listen for anyone interested in history. We invite you to join us at the History Club, a new [...]

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