Links - organisations in Scotland

• Consulates
• Voluntary & Cultural Organisations
• Educational Organisations
• Church Communities
• (a few) non-Scottish organisations
• Russian language resources
• Businesses : see Professional Services
  

Consulates

Voluntary & Cultural Organisations

ARLC Russian Conversation Club :: meets in Edinburgh for tuition in conversational Russian
Assn of Ukrainians in GB (Edinburgh) :: Summer 2010 Newsletter here.
Chernobyl Children Lifeline :: Branches all over Scotland.
Dniprokids :: Charity set up by Hibs supporters to help children in Dnepropetrovsk. August bulletin here.  5th anniversary fundraising dinner 13 Nov 2010 - poster.
Ecologia Youth Trust :: Scottish charity working with Kitezh Children's Community.
Edinburgh Russian Conversation Group :: Meets 12 - 2 pm on Saturdays in the Meadows Bar, 42 - 44 Buccleuch Street, Edinburgh. Cost: £5.00 per session, but no on-going commitment required - feel free to just turn up! Contact fiona[at]fionapaterson.co.uk
Edinburgh University Russian Society :: student Russian society
Friends of Chernobyl’s Children :: Edinburgh branch link
Friends of Gomel :: A partnership between the twin cities of Aberdeen and Gomel. Leaflet
Friends of Pskov :: Perth/Pskov twin city link. Tel. 01738 564135(Secretary)
Friends of Ukraine (Scotland Foundation):  2010 report here; brochure here
Georgian choir: Torola :: Edinburgh-based choir welcomes new members
Glasgow Russian Choir ::
Lithuanian Community Forum: www.skotija.co.uk - internet forum for Lithuanians in Scotland; mostly in Lithuanian
National Library of Scotland :: Extensive collections on the history and culture of Russia.
Perth Russian/English Conversation Group :: Meets 11am Saturdays. Email geminination[at]googlemail.com
Positive Action in Housing: Advice, information and support to people from new migrant, refugee and minority ethnic communities.  Russian spoken.  98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ. Tel. 0141 353 2220. Downloadable leaflets in Russian available from SRF Notices page.
Russian Cultural Centre :: See also Café Cossachok under “Businesses” below
Russkaya Cappella :: Glasgow-based Russian choir, founded in 2009 under the leadership of musical directors Svetlana Zvereva and Stuart Campbell.  Rehearsals at Unitarian Centre, 72 Berkley Street, Glasgow G3 7DS and new members welcomed.  Contact Elsie Rountree, tel. 0141 638 1610, email marion.rountree@hotmail.com.
St Petersburg Forum :: Promotes links with N Russia + charitable activities in St Petersburg.  Details of 2010 Art Competition here.
Yakety yak Language Cafe :: Drop in for Russian conversation on Thursdays 7.30-8.30pm at Valvona & Crolla (11 Multrees Walk, Edinburgh EH1 3DQ).

Educational organisations

Glasgow Russian School :: c/o St Kentigern's church (see Church Communities above) Lomonosov Russian School in Aberdeen :: Russian language and culture for children
RCS Haven :: Russian and English classes for children and adults, IT and other training, lending library. 11 Duke Street, Glasgow, G4 0UL. Tel. 07551378314 or e-mail info[at]rcshaven.org.uk
Russian Edinburgh :: Russian school for children and adult learners, Russian library, cultural activities and events, support for bilingual Russian families.Glasgow Russian School :: c/o St Kentigern's church (see Church Communities above)
Russian Teachers Group :: Forum for UK teachers of Russian in all sectors
SLOVO - Russian Education & Support :: Aberdeen. Russian language classes for all ages; social network of Russian speakers
University of Edinburgh :: Russian Section and Princess Dashkova Centre
University of Glasgow :: Slavonic Studies, Central and East European Studies, and CRCEES. Excellent library.
University of St. Andrews :: Russian Dept and Centre for Russian, Soviet and Central and Eastern European Studies

Church Communities

See also http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/directory_2007.pdf

Church of St Nicholas and St Blane :: Contact Fr Alexander Williams, Arranmhor, Laighill Loan, Dunblane FK15 0BJ, tel. 01786 822750, email secretarydunblane@gmail.com.
Services Dec 2011-Jan 2012

Church of St Nicholas & St Finnan :: Shielfoot, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan, Argyll, Scotland. PH36 4JZ.  Weekly services: Vespers 6pm (Wednesdays), Panikhida - memorial service for the departed 11am (most Saturdays), Typica - 11am (most Sundays).  You are adviced to phone 01967 431 579 to confirm.

Community of St Andrew :: services in the Chapel of St. Andrew, 2 Meadow Lane, Edinburgh EH8 9NR.  Saturday: Vespers @ 6:30pm, Sunday: Matins @ 9:00am, Holy Liturgy @ 10:30am. There are also Daily Matins @ 7:30am and a Daily Vespers @ 6:30pm. Contact the Secretary - tel. 0131 336 4492 or email mpe@srvo.med.ed.ac.uk. Services Christmas - Easter 2011-12 here.
Russian Orthodox Church of St Kentigern :: Glasgow.  Services Dec 2011 - Jan 2012
Ukrainian Catholic Church (Edinburgh) :: Dalmeny St, Edinburgh 

Aberdeen :: The Orthodox Community of St Matthew the Apostle, worshipping in St Ninian's Episcopal Church, 696 King Street, Seaton, Aberdeen AB24 1SJ. Contact 01224-315658. Divine Liturgy, usually first Saturday of month.
Alness ::The Chapel of St John the Baptist, Ardross Castle, Alness, Ross-Shire IV17 0YE. Contact 01349-883395 / 01349-882550 [9.00am-5.00pm]. Divine Liturgy 11.00am, Saturdays six times a year.
Dundee ::The Orthodox Community of Dundee, worshipping in the University of Dundee Chaplaincy, Cross Row, Dundee DD1 4HN. Contact 01382-344157. Divine Liturgy 11.00am, usually third Saturday of month.

Fort Augustus :: The Highland Orthodox Community, The Oratory of the Mother of God and St Cumein, Bunoch Brae, Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire. Contact: 01320-366457.
Inverness :: The Highland Orthodox Community, worshipping in Royal Northern Infirmary Chapel, Ness Walk, Inverness. Contact 01320-366457. Divine Liturgy 11.00am occasionally.
Perth :: The Orthodox Community of Perth, worshipping in St John's Kirk (near the City Hall), Perth. Contact 01738-632011. Divine Liturgy 10.30am Saturday monthly.
St Andrews :: The Orthodox Community of St Andrews, worshipping in St Leonard's Chapel (near St Leonard's School), off The Pends, St Andrews KY16 9RF.  Contact 01334-479121. Divine Liturgy 10.30am Saturday monthly.
Stirling :: The Orthodox Community of Stirling, in St Saviour's Episcopal Church, corner of Keir Street & Fountain Road, Bridge of Allan FK9 4AT.  Contact 01786-479875. Divine Liturgy 11.00am Saturday monthly.

(a few) non-Scottish organisations

In other parts of the UK

Academia Rossica
Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society
Cumbria Friends of Russia & the Republics :: Tel. 01229 834738 or 01539 821209; email cfrrsecretary[at]hotmail.com
GB-Russia Society
Farnham Castle :: Intercultural training programmes
Made in USSR :: non-profit organisation based in Newcastle. Photos of their 2009 Victory Day event at the Varyag memorial in Ayrshire here
Pushkin House :: London's Russian Cultural Centre
RBCC :: Russo-British Chamber of Commerce
Russian Community Council UK :: Координационный Совет Российских Соотечественников Великобритании
Russian Lancashire :: Russian society based in Manchester. Russian language site здесь.
SCRSS :: Society for Cooperation in Russian and Soviet Studies
Societas Celto-Slavica :: scholarly organisation based at the University of Ulster

In Russia and Belarus

Comann Gaidhlig Mhosgo (Gaelic Soc of Moscow) :: promote the learning of Gaelic and interest in all aspects of Scotland.  Russian TV item on the 2010 “Moscow International Festival of Languages” includes a clip of their members singing a Gaelic song - http://www.1tv.ru/news/other/164223
Convent of St Elizabeth, Minsk
Enjoy Russian :: Russian Language School in Petrozavodsk. Wide range of residential courses.
Glas New Russian Writing :: Contemporary Russian literature in English translation
St Andrew Society of Russia :: a social organisation for Scots and people with an interest or love of Scotland, living in Russia.
Ural-Scottish Society :: Based in Ekaterinburg.  Mission is to "Save and multiply those things that are dear to our nations".  Article in Russia Today 30.11.2010 here.

Russian language resources

BBC Russian language resources
Ruslan Russian learning materials
SSAT Russian Network :: Russian teaching information from the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust

Media

Russia Now :: news of Russia.  An international project from Russian daily “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” (www.rg.ru)
Русская Мысль / LondonInfo:: relaunched in 2010.  LondonInfo is now bilingual.  Both publications available in the SRF Library.
RussianUK / Лондонский Курер :: Britain's first and only independent Russian magazine and newspaper.  Available in the SRF Library.