| The Society for Co-operation in Russian and Soviet
Studies (SCRSS) is a library and cultural centre in London that
promotes knowledge of the culture, language and history of Russia
and the former Soviet Union (FSU). The Society is a Registered
Charity No 1104012 and celebrated its centenary in 2024. Find
out about the benefits of SCRSS membership.
The SCRSS Soviet Collections are a library and archive of the
arts, humanities and social sciences of the Soviet Union (1917-91).
See Library & Archive and Photo
Library for more information on the individual collections
and research, and search our online
catalogue. We also have a loan library for members' use. We
organise events and promote Russian
language learning. We are a founder member of the Soviet
War Memorial in London. We facilitate cultural contacts between
the UK, Russia and the FSU. And we publish a journal, the SCRSS
Digest.
Next Events 2025
Saturday 3 May 2025, 11.00-16.00
Event: SCRSS Library
Opening For SCRSS members - all other visitors, please make an
appointment by email.
Saturday 17 May 2025, 11.00-13.00
In-person / Online (Hybrid) Event: SCRSS
Annual General Meeting For SCRSS members only.
Saturday 17 May 2025, 14.00-15.15
In-person Talk and Film Screening: 'Song
of the Giant' ('Pesn' o velikane', dir. Roshal and Stroyeva, USSR,
1942) A rare screening and discussion with film scholar Assiya
Issemberdiyeva of this 35-minute Soviet wartime film, never previously
released in the UK and featuring newly created English subtitles
for this event. Part of the anthology Brave Warriors of the
Steppe (Batyry stepei), the film was produced during the
evacuation of Mosfilm and Lenfilm studios to Almaty, amid harsh
wartime conditions and growing tensions between Soviet European
filmmakers and local Kazakh creatives. Set on the frontline, the
film follows a Red Army soldier, Koregen, as he recounts to his
comrades the legend of Tolagai, a mythical Kazakh warrior who
gave his life for his people. The film-within-a-film structure
successfully intertwines folk legend with Soviet wartime narrative,
mobilising Kazakh cultural heritage in the service of Soviet patriotism
and heroism. Booking: Tickets available on
the door from 13.45. £5.00 (£3.00 SCRSS members -
or free to members who attend the preceding AGM).
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