February 17, 2020
Round Table on Belarus Hosted by LSESU European Society, 26th November, 6pm ЗБВБ: Стагодзьдзе Слуцкага збройнага чыну, 28 лістапада а 14:00 Laying Flowers: Daily in London The Royal Scottish National Orchestra Digital Season concert (a tribute to the people of Belarus), 4 December. 2020 Kaliady and Batlejka in London 31.12 2020 12 noon Read more by following… Continue reading Forthcoming events involving ABS (save the dates)
February 17, 2020
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 of the death of Vera Rich and participated in a charity event to raise funds… Continue reading Annual Report of the Chairman of the Anglo-Belarusian Society for 2019
January 12, 2020
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 of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) and the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum… Continue reading 2020 Annual Conference Belarusian Studies in the 21st Century
January 11, 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 special guest appearance of a prominent Belarusian author/ poet TBC. Our annual Mother Language Day celebration will be… Continue reading AGM and Mother Language Day Celebration – 8 February 2020
November 9, 2019
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, London N12 8HY). There will be the traditional, well-loved Batlejka (Belarusian Christmas puppet show) given… Continue reading 2019 Kalady and Batlejka in London (Christmas celebration)
June 18, 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 flowers by 3pm will be greatly appreciated) Games and songs – Kupalinka – Jumping over… Continue reading Kupalle (Midsummer) celebration 2019
April 18, 2019
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 of teaching and more or less the same age as these students I became friendly… Continue reading Shirin Akiner (1942-2019) – in Memoriam