With Russian Roots

21 01, 2025

A creative evening meeting with a member of the French Academy, writer of Russian origin Andrei Makine

2025-01-21T16:06:35+01:00January 21st, 2025|Categories: , |Tags: |

ANDREI MAKINE. Member of the French Academy Languages: Russian/French Free Registration Andrei Makine's new novel, “In the Captivity of Crimson Dreams”, traces half a century of history between the Soviet Union and France through the intense life story of Lucien Baer, a young French communist. Arriving in Moscow in 1939 to discover a paradise on earth, he encounters a starkly different reality from his "crimson dreams"—the brutality of Stalin's regime and the horrors of war. Yet, he also finds kindred spirits and the love of a woman, Darya, with whom he could rebuild [...]

20 12, 2024

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

2025-01-21T11:59:51+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 Russian literature left [...]

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. [...]

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. [...]

1 11, 2024

“With Russian Roots: Vernissage of the Exhibition “Landscapes of Yasnaya Polyana in the World of Leo Tolstoy,” and Concert of Young Talents Held at the Russian House in Brussels

2024-11-02T17:05:49+01:00November 1st, 2024|Categories: Exhibitions, History & Memory, Russian House News, With Russian Roots|Tags: , , , , |

On October 31 in Brussels, as part of the With Russian Roots project by the Russian House, an evening was dedicated to one of Russia’s most renowned families—the Tolstoy family. Attendees included members of various branches of the Tolstoy lineage living in Europe, including descendants of the writer himself: his great-grandson Dimitry Tolstoï , president of the Friends of Leo Tolstoy Society, and great-granddaughter Sonia Tolstoï, artist (France), as well as Marina Tolstoy, former president of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Russian Heritage in the European Union, and journalist Gregory Tolstoï (Belgium). According to Russian House director V. Bunina, [...]

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 [...]

25 10, 2024

Commemorative Events of the First World War

2024-11-14T14:29:06+01:00October 25th, 2024|Categories: , , , , |Tags: , , , , , |

110 years ago the First World War began. Only after four long years, in November 1918, it ended with the long-awaited ‘Armistice’. The largest war in human history for its time, it was literally a global catastrophe - both for its contemporaries and for generations to come. Belgium was one of the hardest hit - and one of the most heroic - of the Great War. Novels and studies, poems and music have been written about her role. It became for many, including Russia at that time, a model of fortitude and courage, a symbol of freedom. [...]

9 10, 2024

Soirée Chingiz Aitmatov – Writer and Diplomat: “The Early Cranes”

2024-11-29T17:06:54+01:00October 9th, 2024|Categories: , , , , , , |Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Free Registration In collaboration with the Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Kingdom of Belgium On the eve of the 96th anniversaryof the outstanding writer and diplomat Chingiz Aitmatov,we invite you to an evening dedicated to his life and work,with a screening of a film-screening of one of his novelsand tasting of Russian and Kyrgyz cuisine Chingiz Aitmatov - a Soviet and Kyrgyz writer whose works hold significance for his people comparable to the national epic "Manas." He was born on December 12, 1928, in the village of Sheker in the Talas region of [...]

26 09, 2024

Autumn mosaic: piano, texts, voice. Evening of music and poetry

2024-09-30T12:18:12+02:00September 26th, 2024|Categories: , , , , |Tags: , , , , |

An October evening, a bright autumn mosaic... From Alexander Borodin and Charles Baudelaire to Béla Bartok and Alexander Pushkin - with a synergy of piano, lyrics and singing! We invite you to join us for a varied programme prepared by wonderful Belgian artists. And yes, there will be famous Russian romances too ;))) Free Registration Roger Hindrick, pianiste Also a composer and accompanist, he specialises in poetry-music recitals and likes to describe himself as a 'musical decorator'. He composes for the Flemish Ballet and the Béjart Studio, as well as for the theatre. One of his [...]

26 09, 2024

“… With Russian Roots.” The Tchaikovskys and the von Mecks: The Legacy of Dynasties

2024-09-26T12:35:37+02:00September 26th, 2024|Categories: History & Memory, History Club, Russian House News, With Russian Roots|Tags: , , |

On September 17, the virtual platform of the Russian House in Brussels hosted an event of the project “With Russian Roots,” organized by the Russian House in Brussels and the Institute of Heritage’s project “Living Memory Heritage,” dedicated to the Tchaikovsky and von Meck dynasties. A representative of the Tchaikovsky and von Meck dynasties, collector, and founder of the von Meck Foundation, Denis Andreevich von Meck, addressed the participants. Welcome speeches were delivered by the Deputy Director for Research at the Institute of Heritage, Alexander Vasilyevich Okorokov, the Head of the Russian House in Brussels, Vera Georgievna Bunina, the Advisor [...]

1 07, 2024

“… with Russian roots”. Tchaikovsky and von Meck: The Legacy of Dynasties

2024-07-01T11:25:46+02:00July 1st, 2024|Categories: , , , |Tags: , , , , |

Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Tchaikovsky and von Meck Dynasties On September 17th at 19:00 CET, the Russian House in Brussels and the Institute of Heritage invite you to an online meeting with Denis Andreevich von Meck, a representative of the Tchaikovsky and von Meck dynasties. Free Registration The welcome address will be delivered by Vera Georgievna Bunina, Head of the Russian Science and Culture Center in Brussels, and Darya Yakovlevna Romanova, Head of the Family and Ancestral Heritage Center at the Institute of Heritage, author and curator of the project "Living [...]

10 06, 2024

Laying flowers at the Pushkin monument located in Pushkin Square in the Laeken district.

2024-06-10T12:53:17+02:00June 10th, 2024|Categories: Meet Russia, Poushkin, Russian House News|Tags: , , , , |

In Brussels, the staff of the Russian House celebrated the 225th anniversary of the birth of the great Russian poet Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin. To mark this significant date, they laid flowers at the Pushkin monument located in Pushkin Square in the Laeken district. The event highlighted the poet's enduring significance and influence on world literature. After the flower-laying ceremony, the staff of the Russian House congratulated the direct descendants of Pushkin, who live in Brussels, on the anniversary. During this meeting, warm words were spoken about the poet's contribution to culture and his legacy, which continues to live in the hearts [...]

23 05, 2024

With Russian Roots: The Pushkin Family in Russia and Belgium

2024-05-23T15:15:35+02:00May 23rd, 2024|Categories: History & Memory, Poushkin, Russian House News, With Russian Roots|Tags: , , |

We continue to present the history of famous Russian families in Belgium - and this time one of the most famous families in Russia, the family of Alexander Pushkin, the greatest of Russian poets. His direct descendants - the poet's great-grandson and the last bearer of the Pushkin family name Alexander Alexandrovich Pushkin and his wife Maria Alexandrovna Pushkin-Durnovo, who is also a direct descendant of Nikolai Gogol, now live in the quiet metropolitan municipality of Uccle. Those gathered at the evening in the Russian House heard a unique story of Alexander Alexandrovich and Maria Alexandrovna about their great ancestor [...]

24 11, 2023

The history of the Tolstoy and Bezobrazov families was told at an evening in the Russian House

2024-01-15T21:53:50+01:00November 24th, 2023|Categories: History & Memory, Our Compatriots, Russian House News, With Russian Roots|Tags: , |

On November 21, at the Russian House in Brussels, as part of the “With Russian Roots” program, an evening was held dedicated to the famous compatriot in Belgium, a representative of the post-revolutionary emigration - the commander of the Cavalry Guard and the Russian Imperial Guard, General Vladimir Mikhailovich Bezobrazov and his family. The evening was hosted by his granddaughter Alexandra Vladimirovna Bezobrazova and the Belgian writer and journalist Gregoire Tolstoy. They talked about the history of the noble Bezobrazov family, dating back to the 14th century, about the life path of its most famous representative - the great patriot [...]

15 03, 2023

Literary Evening: Presentation of the book by Alexander Korsak “The Third Salvo”

2023-03-16T16:02:45+01:00March 15th, 2023|Categories: , , |Tags: , |

Talen: Frans/Russisch Moderator: Vladimir Ronin, has a PhD in History and a Master’s Degree in Slavistics, and is currently teaching at the University of Leuven, campus Antwerp. Synopsis du livre  ‘ La troisième salve’ Mon père, en pleine guerre civile russe, est capitaine de génie. Au cours de cette guerre il construit des ponts et des routes. Les armées blanches sont détruites une à une. II se trouve à Odessa en mai 1921, et avec quelques compagnons qui n'ont pas d'autre choix que d'être fusillés ou fuir Ieur pays. Un vaisseau de commerce américain mouille dans la rade d'Odessa, à [...]

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