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As part of the Russian House history club, we are continuing our series of lectures on the connections between Russia and Belgium. This new lecture, prepared by Vladimir Ronin, is devoted to Antwerp.One of Europe’s largest ports, the city of Rubens and of the World Fairs, Antwerp inevitably drew people from the Russian Empire. In the 18th century, artists and architects were sent here to study at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Nikita Demidov came to buy paintings. 200 to 300 Russian industrialists brought samples of their products to the exhibitions. The city on the Scheldt was celebrated in verse by Alexander Blok.
The composer Borodin was applauded here for his music, while the composer Cui wrote… a book about the fortifications of Antwerp. In 1814, the Russian emperor reassured the city’s inhabitants after the departure of the French, and a century later the leader of the Bolsheviks addressed his compatriots here.
Vladimir Ronin will tell the story of these and other pages of Antwerp’s Russian history.
We warmly invite you to join us and discover Antwerp from an unexpected angle!
Language of the lecture: Russian, with translation into French
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Rue du Méridien, 21, 1210 Brussels, Belgium, Middaglijnstraat 21, 1210 Sint-Joost-ten-Node, België, Brussels, Belgium
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