With Russian Roots

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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