The 3rd Annual Vsesvit Readings in celebration of literary translation and the genius of Sergei Paradzhanovwill be held on 9 May in Robinson College, Cambridge.

Musical performances by:

• Myroslav Skoryk (heralded composer, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors; Hero of Ukraine)
• Bohdana Pivnenko (international prize-winning violinist; Honoured Artist of Ukraine)

Film premiere by:

• Zinaida Likhacheva (leading Ukrainian artist and designer)
  

Recitations of poetry in Georgian, Armenian, Ukrainian and English by

• The students and friends of Cambridge Ukrainian Studies and the journal Vsesvit (The Universe)
  

Venue:
Robinson College,
Cambridge
Thursday 9th May, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

www.CambridgeUkrainianStudies.org

Venue:
Embassy of Ukraine
60 Holland Park,
London W11 3SJ

The 12th International Children Festival  is held on 19 July-1 August, 2013,  at the  International Children Centre “Artek”, Crimea , Ukraine.

The Festival aim is to promote international friendship and understanding between children. Last year more than 800 kids from nearly 60 countries participated in the Festival.

The group up to 10 active kids 12-16 years old is invited to represent UK culture and traditions.  The kids will participate in various cultural and sports events in the fun-packed programmes of the Festival, and International Children League of Nations.

It all happens in the unique setting of a beautiful seaside resort at the  Black Sea coast in Crimea.

The children and one adult leader would be provided with free accommodation, full board, but they travel at their own expenses. The kids should have the health certificates, the valid British passport is essential. No visa needed to travel to Ukraine.
 

Secrets of Power - An evening with award-winning author Anna Shevchenko, signing her new, much awaited thriller, ‘The Game’.

Join us for an evening of intrigue and adventure, where the characters of The Game will be telling their story and Anna will share her research into
the secret meetings of the world leaders at the Yalta Conference 1945. She will also talk about her trips of discovery to Odessa and Crimea, which
provided material and inspiration for her latest novel ‘The Game’.

5 FREE tickets available for BUS members on a first come/first served basis! (Contact Megan at the BUS Secretariat)

Anna Shevchenko is the author of two bestselling cultural guides to Russia and Ukraine. Her first novel, ‘Bequest’, was shortlisted for the Readers’
Prize and ‘Bouchon de Cultures’ prize at the European Literature Salon 2012. She also won a Hosking Houses Trust residency to write ‘The Game’.

Venue:
Waterstones Piccadilly,
203-206 Piccadilly, London
Thursday 9th May ay 6:30 pm

Tickets £5 (£3 for Waterstones Cardholders)
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