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At SRF we note with sadness the passing of Mikhail Gorbachev and in due course a talk will be organized to mark aspects of his life and to highlight some of his contributions to world history. Warmest congratulations to SRF Trustee Tom Hubbard on the publication of his new book Invitation to the Voyage - Scotland, Europe and Literature!!! We hope to celebrate this event with SRF soon.
2. TWO NEW SRF TRUSTEES AND OFFICE BEARERS! We are delighted to welcome Ewan Paterson who takes up the post as SRF Secretary and Mikhail Vodopyanov who is now the SRF Publicity Officer and Reviews Editor for "the Forum". Thanks to them both and they will be a huge asset to SRF. 3. If you would like to take part in a Russian language project please see: https://edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/ Thanks to Trustee Dr Alexandra Smith for this information. 4. If you missed Trustee Tom Hubbard's fascinating lecture on Chekhov which he gave to members last year you can now read it at: inspired spaces. 5. The next meeting of "Chai n Chat" will be announced here soon. All welcome! 6. Our SRF series "Cultural Conversations" recommences in October. SRF Trustee, Publicity Officer and "The Forum" Reviews Editor Mikhail Vodopyanov will be our first speaker. Further details will appear here and be sent to members. 7. SRF "Chekhov Project"...A "brainstorming" session will be held on 28th September at 7pm to discuss the future of our search for the "Scottish Chekhov".... This will be a joint event with "Starling", the translation group. The zoom link will be sent out to members with the September mailing. 8. Scottish Poetry Library. We hope to run an event there in the new session... |