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Forthcoming events involving ABS (save the dates)
• UCL Conference on Belarusian Studies, 22-23 Feb 2020 • Kupalle (Midsummer celebration) – Saturday, 27 June 2020 • Uladzimir Karatkevich avviversary celebration –Saturday 7 November, 2020 • Batleika – second half of December 2020 • “Jewish Belarus” event – … Continue reading
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Annual Report of the Chairman of the Anglo-Belarusian Society for 2019
In 2019 the Society held an Annual General Meeting, celebrated our traditional annual events such as Mother Language Day, Kupallie, Kaliady and Batliejka. The Society also took part in the Fourth Annual London Conference on Belarusian Studies, commemorated 10th anniversary … Continue reading
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2020 Annual Conference Belarusian Studies in the 21st Century
UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, the Ostrogorski Centre and the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum invites to the Annual London conference on Belarusian Studies. The conference will take place on 21–22 February 2020 at the School … Continue reading
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AGM and Mother Language Day Celebration – 8 February 2020
On Saturday, 8 February 2020 an Annual General Meeting of the Anglo-Belarusian Society will be held at 2pm at Marian House, London N12. Following that, the Anglo-Belarusian Society cordially invites its members and friends to the Mother Language Day celebration, with poetry readings and a … Continue reading
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2019 Kalady and Batlejka in London (Christmas celebration)
All members and friends of the Belarusian community in Britain are cordially invited to the traditional Kaliady (Christmas) celebration organised by Anglo-Belarusian Society on Saturday 14 December 2019, 2pm at St Cyril’s Belarusian Religious and Cultural Centre (Marian House, Holden Avenue, … Continue reading
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Kupalle (Midsummer) celebration 2019
The Anglo-Belarusian Society invites its members and friends to the traditional Kupalle (Midsummer) celebration in the garden of the Belarusian House, 52 Penn Road, London N7 9RE Programme: Making flower crowns, the Witch and decorating the Kupalle wheel (donations of … Continue reading
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Shirin Akiner (1942-2019) – in Memoriam
Shirin Akiner (1942-2019) came to the School of Slavonic and East European Studies of London University in 1965 as one of several ‘mature’ students as they were quaintly known at that time. As I was only in my second year … Continue reading
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