Publications

Sergey Vinogradov Dozens of poems, stories and essays have participated in the Russian-Speaking Oceania contest, organized by Unification Russian weekly from Sydney. There were such contests in Australia and New Zealand, but for the first time such a big territory was covered. There are not so much Russian compatriots “from the islands” yet but they are being noticed. Russian-Speaking Oceania contest advertisement /Photo: unification.com.au Creative writing is really important for the Russian community in Australia and New Zealand. Many have...

Sergey Vinogradov Photo credit: www.city-news.ru The World Chess Day is celebrated annually on July 20. Today it brings together amateurs and professionals of the ancient game, even if over a virtual board only. This day has been marked by series of international online-tournaments opened in Russia and abroad. Russian compatriots are going to launch the Chess Friendship Cup today. Such a name could not have come at a better time - during the self-isolation, chess turned into a bridge that made distances vanished. Live excitement online In June, Jordan became the heart and soul of...

Anna Genova Holding a contest in the midst of the pandemic is rather challenging, but it is the kind of thing you do for children who have bilingual schooling and live in bilingual environment. Tatiana Henderson-Stewart, the principal of Cherry Orchard Russian School in London, told us about Once I Dreamt contest. They even had to make additional categories of prizes because children wrote very interesting works about their dreams and imaginings, and all the writings were so unique. Graduation celebration in Vishenka (Little Cherry) Nursery – Tatiana, in the midst of the lockdown you organized an...

Julia Goryacheva Olga Zatsepina is a teacher of English language and American culture, the head of the Russian-American Cultural Heritage Center (RACH-C), and a board member of the International Council of Russian Compatriots. She shared about her life after leaving Russia, as well as the RACH-C’s involvement in strengthening Russian-American relations and in preserving Russian cultural heritage. – For about 20 years you have been heading the Russian American Cultural Heritage Center (RACH-C) known to many people in the USA. You are a member of the International Council of Russian Compatriots (ICRC)...

Online lecture by Vyacheslav Nikonov, Chairman of the state Duma Committee on education and science, Dean of the faculty of public administration of Moscow State University, Chairman of the Board of the Russkiy Mir Foundation, delivered on may 14, 2020 at the expert platform of Moscow state University During the pandemic, many, if not all, had more time to think. Everyone, without exception, follows the news, thinks about what is happening, what will happen. I am doing it, too. Indeed, it is time to think about yourself, about the human community, about the future. Why be interested...

Julia Goryacheva  The Russkiy Mir has already written how Russian-speaking residents of Seattle joined the fight against coronavirus. Now we will tell how the Russian community of Seattle is preparing to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory. Igor Nozdrin, the coordinator of the Immortal Regiment movement and executive director of the Russian-American Cooperation Initiative, told us about preparation, as well as his vision of development of civil diplomacy. – Igor, you are the coordinator of the Immortal Regiment movement, which was successfully established in Seattle in 2016. And in 2019, Seattle...