Blok in Pictures: A lecture marking the 145th anniversary of the poet by Kseniia Gondyreva

Sat Nov 29 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC+00:00

Audit Room, King's College, Cambridge | Cambridge

The Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society (CamRuSS)
Publisher/HostThe Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society (CamRuSS)
Blok in Pictures: A lecture marking the 145th anniversary of the poet by Kseniia Gondyreva

On 28 November we celebrate the 145th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Blok one of the most prominent poets of Russia’s Silver Age. We invite you to mark this occasion with an unusual lecture “Blok in Pictures” — a story about the poet told not only through words but also through images paintings and drawings.


You will see pages from his childhood handwritten magazines illustrations for his works portraits of Blok created by his contemporaries as well as postcards from his travels and his own drawings and caricatures.


This will be a vivid and engaging journey through the visual world of the poet.


After the lecture everyone will be welcome to read their favourite poems by Blok or other poets of the Silver Age (Serebryanogo Veka).


When: Saturday 29 November 18:00-20:00 (GMT)

Where: Audit Room King’s College King's Parade Cambridge CB2 1ST

Language: Russian

Format: In-person

Tickets: Free, registration required. Donations at the event are welcome.


Kseniia Gondyreva is a teacher of art and literature at the Cambridge Russian Academy. She previously worked as an educational programme curator at the A. A. Blok Memorial Apartment Museum (St Petersburg). She is the author of museum publications and guidebooks as well as tours of Petersburg’s Kolomna district and the museums of Cambridge and London.


Блок в картинках: Лекция Ксении Гондыревой к 145-летию поэта (на русском языке)

 

28 ноября исполняется 145 лет со дня рождения Александра Блока - одного из самых ярких поэтов Серебряного века. Приглашаем отметить эту дату на необычной лекции «Блок в картинках» - рассказе о поэте не только словами но и через образы картины и рисунки.

Вы увидите страницы его детских рукописных журналов иллюстрации к произведениям портреты Блока созданные современниками а также открытки из его путешествий и его собственные рисунки и шаржи.


Это будет живое и увлекательное путешествие по визуальному миру поэта. 


После лекции все желающие смогут прочитать свои любимые стихи Блока или других поэтов Серебряного века. 


О лекторе: Ксения Гондырева - преподаватель искусства и литературы в Кембриджской Русской Академии. Ранее работала куратором образовательных программ в Музее-квартире А. А. Блока (Санкт-Петербург).


Автор музейных изданий и путеводителей а также экскурсий по Петербургской Коломне и музеям Кембриджа и Лондона.


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