September 27, 2023
On Saturday 7th October 2023 at 2pm, at the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library in North Finchley, Vanda Martins, a Belarusian poet from Lithuania, will talk about Dalia Grinkievičiūtė’s book “Lithuanians by Laptev Sea”, translated by Vanda into Belarusian. Vanda is also going to present poems from her upcoming trilingual book about Vilnia-Wilnia-Vilnius. This event will… Continue reading Meeting with Vanda Martins, Sat 7 Oct 14:00, London
December 7, 2018
All members and friends of the Belarusian community in Britain are cordially invited to the traditional Kaliady (Christmas) celebration organised by the Anglo-Belarusian Society on Saturday 20 December 2014, 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) led by Paval Šaǔcoǔ. This… Continue reading Kaliady and Batlejka in London – Saturday, 22 December 2018
June 9, 2014
The Anglo-Belarusian Society invites its members and friends to the traditional Kupalle (Midsummer)celebration on Saturday 21 June 2014 at 4pm – 10pm in the garden of 39 Holden Road, London N12 8HS. Programme: Making flower crowns, the witch and decorating the wheel (we shall expect helpers to arrive with flowers at 2pm Welcome by Chair of the Anglo-Belarusian… Continue reading Kupalle (Midsummer) Celebration in London
February 23, 2014
The Anglo-Belarusian Society is happy to invite its members and friends to the annual Mother Language Day celebration. The event will mark the UNESCO Mother Language Day – all languages are welcome and particularly Belarusian and English. The celebration will start on Saturday 8 March 2014 at 2 pm at the Belarusian House in Islington (Belarusian House, 52 Penn Road, N7 9RE).… Continue reading Mother Language Day Celebration – 8 March 2014
July 8, 2013
The Anglo-Belarusian Society and the Association of Belarusians in Great Britain welcome submissions for an academic conference entitled ‘Kastus Kalinouski and the Process of Nation-Building in Belarus’, to take place in London on 28-29 March, 2014. The primary goal of the conference is to examine the historical and political implications of the January 1863 uprising for nation-building in… Continue reading Academic Conference ‘Kastus Kalinouski and the Process of Nation-Building in Belarus’
June 20, 2013
On 9 June Belarusian state television reported the launch of the Journal of Belarusian Studies in London. It appears that even the Belarusian state TV channel, usually silent about such initiatives, appreciated the importance of the event – the oldest academic journal on Belarus making its return after a 25 year break. Published by the Centre for… Continue reading The Journal Of Belarusian Studies: Between Belarus And The West
November 15, 2012
In 1965 the Anglo-Belarusian Society began publishing a yearbook – The Journal of Byelorussian Studies. After over two decades of silence the Journal is back, has an online digital archive and welcomes new submissions. The Journal is published jointly by the Anglo-Belarusian Society and the Centre for Transition Studies in London. The deadline for new submissions is… Continue reading The Journal of Belarusian Studies Welcomes New Submissions