PLEASE RT: Can you spare a few minutes pre-match at the Hibernian Football Club v Aberdeen FC game to help us collect donations? Any and all help would be very much appreciated, with funds raised going towards helping care for orphans in #Ukraine.

Maybe your class (and you) would be interested in our children's website findoutaboutrussia.co.uk?

ONE WEEK TO GO! Time is almost UP if you're interested in applying for our IMCEERES 2019-21 scholarship. We offer 20+ 2-year fully funded studentships [inclusive of generous monthly stipend] to study #EasternEurope #Russia #Eurasia. Details at the ink below.

Latest SRF news bulletin just out: mailchi.mp/1b07f26d40fa/s…

Thanks! More info on scotlandrussiaforum.org/social.html

We'll be holding a HUGE Russian Book Sale on Sat 16 Feb, 10am-4pm Summerhall Cafe. Everything must go! Summerhall scotlandrussiaforum.org/social.html

We'll be holding a HUGE Russian Book Sale on Sat 16 Feb, 10am-4pm Summerhall Cafe. Everything must go! Ridiculous prices Edin City of Lit City of Literature Edinburgh Libraries Edinburgh International Book Festival scotlandrussiaforum.org/social.html

Happy 2019! We have a packed programme of events this year with a special focus on #publichumanities and #Donbas. Kicking off with our very own Darya Tsymbalyuk's art installation and talk "Donbas Odyssey: Sharing Stories of Displacement through Art" Byre Theatre 30 Jan, 7pm.

New issue of the SRF magazine just out bit.ly/2RfrmRi. Articles on Pussy Riot ("The Youth who Knew", Tatyana Jakovskaya), changes in the life of the Nenets people (Bryan Alexander), memories of visiting the Borodino battlefield in 1965 (Dairmid Gunn). And more.

Great article on the wisdom of Pussy Riot by Tatyana Jakovskaya in the SRF's latest magazine - "The Youth that Knew". Download it here bit.ly/2RfrmRi . Maria Alyokhina 𝖕𝖚𝖘𝖘𝖞 𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖙💦 Pushkin House

How has life changed for the Nenets of northern Siberia? Read Bryan Alexander in the current issue of the SRF magazine - bit.ly/2RfrmRi. Pushkin House

Battlefield museums in Russia - a visit to #Borodino in 1965 described by Dairmid Gunn in our latest mag (bit.ly/2RfrmRi) , and to #Kulikovo Field more recently by Sheila Sim in the Summer 2018 issue (bit.ly/2MnJZBA).

Looks amazing indeed — and perhaps will spark the interest of a new generation of Russophiles? Let’s hope so #RussianBallet #learnRussian

SRF Hon President supports campaign to name road after Boris Nemtsov.

Are you interested in Russia? Do you like books? Behold Meduza's 2019 reading list, which features ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR forthcoming volumes sorted neatly into bite-sized categories and complete with punchy summaries. meduza.io/en/slides/2019…

Talking to teenagers in Aberdeen about Russian Seçil Temuçin Business Brunch. #BB_SCILT scotlandrussiaforum.org/learn.html

Very random. Anyone who hasn't come across Baba Yaga before might like to look at findoutaboutrussia.co.uk/folk-tales.html

We are delighted to welcome Marci Shore (Yale University) in St Andrews. This Wednesday, Byre Theatre , 6 pm, in conversation with Emily Finer Here is a review of her most recent book, 'The Ukrainian Night: An Intimate History of Revolution' econ.st/2RV45EO

We're running a free TRKI Information evening on 6th March for anyone interested in taking a Russian language exam this year - put your name down here: russianlanguagecentre.typeform.com/to/erJzjI