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“Bulgaria: the Country and People. A Brief History”, Plamen Pavlov

29.05.2022

“Bulgaria: the Country and People. A Brief History”, Plamen Pavlov

After this thematic week of Bulgarian culture, we suggest everyone to polish off this experience you by reading an equally thematic book. It was written by a Bulgarian historian, poet, writer and public figure Plamen Pavlov and adapted specifically for the Russian audience. Despite the more than impressive amount of material inside, the author made his book as accessible and interesting as possible.

Czech-Russian Society in Ostrava

17.05.2022

Czech-Russian Society in Ostrava

If the Ostrava Russian House has been continuously chaired by our compatriots living abroad, the Ostrava branch of the Czech-Russian Society is led by Dr. Karel Sestak, and it is under his leadership this public organization has managed to accomplish so much.

Ostrava Russian House

16.05.2022

Ostrava Russian House

The "Ostrava Russian House" public association works in many various fields simultaneously, continuously helping their compatriots to get used to the new life, feel themselves a part of a friendly community and remember their historical homeland.

Operation “Mincemeat" (2022)

13.05.2022

Operation “Mincemeat" (2022)

This is a movie about our technical allies (and ideological opponents) during the Second World War: the British intelligence and counterintelligence services working in tandem to stage a most brilliant mystification against the Nazi Germany.

The Spring and Labor Day

01.05.2022

The Spring and Labor Day

On May 1, many countries in the world are celebrating the international Spring and Labor Day, which was initially known as the International Day of Solidarity among Workers. Therefore, in our today's recommendations you will find 5 movies dedicated to those who love their jobs and are proud of them!

"Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach" (1992)

24.04.2022

"Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach" (1992)

Once again, today's suggested watching is a criminal action comedy (which is incidentally the last movie filmed by a cult Russian director Leinid Gaidai). This time, however, the majority of its action scenes will take place in the USA.

"Déjà vu" (1989)

17.04.2022

"Déjà vu" (1989)

This weekend, we really felt like reminiscing of the days when the biggest problem was an undercover American gangster, and the most efficient weapon against this gangster's was the time-managing enthusiasm of the Soviet pioneers.

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World (2021), Peter Frankopan

10.04.2022

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World (2021), Peter Frankopan

"The West and West shall never meet," wrote Rudyard Kipling... Whereas the fates of these two giants have been inextricably interlinked for thousands of years, with their roads constantly crossing.

"US Public Diplomacy", a study course by Prof. Natalia Tsvetkova

03.04.2022

"US Public Diplomacy", a study course by Prof. Natalia Tsvetkova

Sometimes, students of linguistic departments come to our office for practice. And one of the first terms they usually learn is how to refer to citizen-to-citizen diplomacy in English. Because "people's diplomacy" (the correct option) and "public diplomacy" (our suggested reading and listening for today) are two completely different things.

Hiroshima and its six sister-cities (2022), Madeleine Holmes

19.03.2022

Hiroshima and its six sister-cities (2022), Madeleine Holmes

By the happiest of coincidences, it is in the year of the 50^th anniversary of the cooperation between Volgograd and Hiroshima that this book by a Canadian publicist and researcher Madelyne Holmes was published – the book dedicated to the cooperation between the Japanese city and its twins from all over the world. To make matters even better, our international relations directorate and the Volgograd branch of the Peace Foundation were among those who assisted the author in gathering the relevant information and materials for this oeuvre!

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