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Events and visitors

Events and Visitors

The department has played host to many distinguished visitors over the past century. Early visiting lecturers to Nottingham included eminent historians Sir Bernard Pares and Prince D S Mirsky, while in more recent years the department has enjoyed visits by Croatian writer Dubravka Ugrešić and Slovene author Miha Mazzini. 

A diverse range of conferences has been held, with themes ranging from Miloš Crnjanski and Modern Serbian Literature to Russian Humour and Satire.

Many events have been organised with the aim of promoting and encouraging the study of Slavonic languages and cultures.

Actress Elina Bystritskaya

Soviet film star Elina Bystritskaya visited the department in the early 1960s.

Writer Vladimir Lidin

The department enjoyed a visit from writer Vladimir Lidin in May 1969.

The VI International Dostoyevsky Symposium (1986)

Dostoevsky specialists from all over the world attended the VI International Dostoyevsky Symposium in Nottingham in 1986.

Literaturnaya gazeta report on Dostoevsky Symposium

Professor Fridlender's report on the Symposium was published in Russian journal Literaturnaya gazeta.

Georgii M Fridlender receives honorary doctorate

The University of Nottingham awarded Professor Georgii M Fridlender an honorary doctorate in 1990.

Russian Days for Schools

The department has arranged many events for schools over the years to promote and encourage the study of Russian.

Visiting research fellow Marietta Tourian

St Petersburg scholar Marietta Tourian visited the department on a three month research fellowship in 1994.

Existing publications on the department

Our staff and students have contributed their memories to two recent books.

War and Culture Conference, March 2013

The conference on War and Culture in 2013 marked the launch of the online exhibition of Soviet War Posters, Windows on War.

Literary evening with Slovene writers Gabriela Babnik and Goran Vojnovic

Students translated excerpts from works of Gabriela Babnik and Goran Vojnović for a literary evening in March 2013.

Re-makes in Russian Culture Workshop, 2014

A workshop in 2014 explored representations of Russian culture in drama, music, literature and architecture.

Slovene Poetry with Katja Perat

As part of a literary evening in 2014, students studying Slovene translated a selection of poems by Katja Perat.

Celebrating 40 years of Slovene at Nottingham

The department celebrated 40 years of Slovene language teaching in March 2015.

Literary evening with Slovene author Miha Mazzini, March 2016

In March 2016, the department hosted a literary evening with Slovene author Miha Mazzini.