Mr. Nidoev is a visiting broadcast journalist from Russia. He is a producer for the first fully independent Russian television channel, Dozhd (TVRain) and has been covering political demonstrations against Vladimir Putin and the Russian legislative election process.

Join the UK Russian Club as they celebrate Maslenitsa (Russian Mardi Gras). We'll be making homemade bliny (Russian crepes/pancakes) and filling them with lots of great stuff. And of course there will be plenty of tea. As always Russian Tea is open to Russian speakers at all levels. Conversation will be in Russian & English. Make bliny, have a cup of tea, and enjoy!

Join Dr. Kenworthy as he explores Orthodox Christianity through the lens of Tikhon (Bellavin), who served as bishop of the Russian Church in North America at the turn of the century before returning to Russia and being elected Patriarch in the midst of the Bolshevik Revolution.

Reception to follow.

Join the UK Russian Club as they celebrate Maslenitsa (Russian Mardi Gras). We'll be making homemade bliny (Russian crepes/pancakes) and filling them with lots of great stuff. And of course there will be plenty of tea. As always Russian Tea is open to Russian speakers at all levels. Conversation will be in Russian & English. Make bliny, have a cup of tea, and enjoy!

Join us for the final screening of the UK International Film Series featuring the film "How I Ended This Summer" [Как я провёл этим летом] directed by Aleksei Popogrebsky. A film synopsis is available at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588875/. The film is in Russian with English subtitles. FREE & open to the public.

Victor Sheymov is an expert in cyber security and a former KGB major. During the 80s he was responsible for KGB cipher communications security for all foreign outposts. He has worked for the NSA, invented multiple technologies for combating cyber warfare and has written extensively on these topics. Free and open to the public.