UK Festival of Contemporary Russian Culture

Festival of Contemporary Russian Culture
Manchester, UK
7-9th February 2020
Contemporary Art, Music, Literature, and Film
#newrussias

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New Russias Festival 2020 will close on a screening of Sergei Kachkin's brilliant debut feature On the Way Home (2011), a beautiful film about love and longing! Come along to this at LEAF Portland Street at 5PM today. Audience Q&A with director also! #Manchester #art #culture

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REMINDER: Today at 12:30, Manchester Art Gallery, acclaimed filmmaker @sergkachkin tells us about DOKERfest and screens Rodion Ismailov's excellent film Third Class Travel (2017) about life on board the trans-Siberian railway as part of New Russias 2020! #Manchester #culture #art

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Contemporary #Russianliterature at @ManchesterArtGallery with Elena Chizhova: what does it mean to be an acclaimed female writer in contemporary Russia and how the past shapes literature today. An unmissable meeting in the heart of #Manchester. https://t.co/qhwg2fDCvJ

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What does it mean to write poetry in both Russian and English? Poet Anatoly Kudryavitsky will answer this and other questions on Sunday @ManchesterArtGallery. Book your free ticket: https://t.co/qhwg2fDCvJ

#RussianLiterature #Literature #Russianculture #manchester #Russianpoetry

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Book lovers unite! This Saturday #Manchester Central Library is bringing their rare #books collection as well as recent acquisitions of books on Russia to #newrussias at @ManchesterArtGallery. All you need is a ticket: https://t.co/qhwg2fDCvJ #Russianculture @manchesterlibraries

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Discover Vladimir Vysotsky with poet John Farndon and singer Anthony Cable who will perform for the first time in English songs by this cult singer and songwriter at @LEAFonPortlandSt as part of #newrussias. Book free tickets here: https://t.co/qhwg2fDCvJ
#music #manchester

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What do you need to do to learn about Russian culture? To come to the #newrussias festival in #Manchester! What do you need to do next? To go to Manchester Central Library to get #books on Russia! Do not miss a unique rare books exhibition at @ManchesterArtGallery this Saturday.

[UK Festival of Contemporary Russian Culture @NewRussias2020]

@sergkachkin will show Ismailov's fantastic documentary film Third-Class Travel (2017) as part of the DOKerfest showcase @newrussias 2020. Whet your appetite here https://t.co/t9QiCo2XOD and get your free tickets here https://t.co/CPq6woFXiK #Manchester #culture #Documentary

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https://t.co/JHrUJaUvXi Looking forward to the weekend already? Get ready to see the best of #indiemusic in #Manchester! Tickets start from £11.37 (Motorama: https://t.co/Qz4E8nbxH1) and £9.21 (Pompeya: https://t.co/3FYjhZ4Fes)!
In love with both? Combined tickets available!

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Saturday, February 2
Still do not know if you should go to #newrussias? No prior knowledge of the Russian language and Russian culture is required. Curiosity and a thirst for new experience is a must! Book your FREE ticket here: https://t.co/qhwg2fDCvJ
#russianart #manchester

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Another jewel in the crown of the festival is a book exhibition organised by #Manchester Central Library who will display their latest lending material and rare books from the 17th to the early 19th century at @ManchesterArtGallery. https://t.co/qhwg2fDCvJ
#manchesterlibraries

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- 7 days to Motorama's gig at Night & Day! Grab your ticket at https://t.co/qVR2qv44m5. Fancy seeing both Motorama and Pompeya at #newrussias? Buy our discounted bundle at https://t.co/dJfDoSnhKE

#indiemusic #Manchester #FridayFeeling #postpunk

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How can Shakespeare be of relevance for schoolchildren in Russia? Can you use English to teach students life's broader lessons? Join a talk by Elena Chizhova at @ManchesterArtGallery as part of #newrussias
Your free ticket https://t.co/qhwg2fDCvJ
#RussianLiterature #manchester

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NEWS! Poet John Farndon and singer Anthony Cable have joined #newrussias programme! Come to @LEAFonPortlandSt on 8 Feb to listen to songs by Vysotsky (for the first time in English!). Get your free ticket at https://t.co/qhwg2fDCvJ
#literature #music #culture #poetry #manchester

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Join us for a morning of prose and poetry readings with Anatoly Kudryavitsky as part of #newrussias at @ManchesterArtGallery! Get your free tickets at: https://t.co/qhwg2fDCvJ

#RussianLiterature #Literature #Russianculture #manchester #Russianpoetry

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"But in this moment we are close to each other again
It's like a merge of different colours
In a silver mountain lake
And I'm home again"
Don't forget to buy your ticket to Motorama's gig on 7 February: https://t.co/Z9FZWMOH0e

#music #TuesdayMotivation

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Start your week off right with some good #indiemusic! https://t.co/rEdekzstCo Pompeya are playing in #Manchester on 8 February as part of #newrussias! Get your tickets at https://t.co/4JMAt1K7P7 #MondayMotivation

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Think that Russian culture is all bears and vodka? Or Russian ballet, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov? Do not worry! We have none of this! Come along to the festival of contemporary #Russianculture in #Manchester to get a glimpse into it. Check https://t.co/CtbJ6PQ4j7

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@sergkachkin will showcase @DOKerProject at NewRussias2020 festival, Sunday 9 February, 12pm,Manchester Art Gallery! Fantastic documentary film & Q&A. Get tickets here! https://t.co/qBmwE79mWE #Manchester #cinema #festival #culture #Documentary #art

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Watch Russian best-selling writer Elena Chizhova’s greeting to Manchester, where she is to appear as part of #newrussias at @ManchesterArtGallery
Your free entrance ticket is here: https://t.co/qhwg2fDCvJ
#RussianLiterature #Literature #Russianculture #manchester