History Month 2021

Nikolai Gogol, The Overcoat | APRIL 29th, 2021

Nikolai Gogol, The Overcoat | APRIL 29th, 2021

After one year of closed curtains, Pushkin Hall will be reopening with the world premiere of Nikolai Gogol’s The Overcoat, adapted and directed by Aleksey Burago. A minimal cast of four actors plays multiple characters in this delirious masterpiece, featuring Roman Freud, Tom Schubert, Christopher Zach, and Di Zhu.

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Fabergé: From the Romanovs to Royalty

Fabergé: From the Romanovs to Royalty

The British Royal Collection contains the pre-eminent collection of works by the Russian master goldsmith and jeweler, Carl Fabergé. In scale, quality, and diversity of object the collection has few parallels. But it is in its unique formation – acquired by six successive generations of the royal family from Queen Victoria to HRH The Prince of Wales – the collection stands alone. This lecture will explore the history of The British Royal Collection, entwined with the dynastic links between the Romanovs and the British royal family, and will examine the stories behind some of the most important pieces in the collection.

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Elbe Day: A handshake that made history | April 25, 2021

Elbe Day: A handshake that made history | April 25, 2021

Elbe Day, April 25, 1945, is the day Soviet and American troops met at the Elbe River, near Torgau in Germany, marking an important step toward the end of World War II in Europe. This contact between the Soviets, advancing from the East, and the Americans, advancing from the West, meant that the two powers had effectively cut Germany in two.

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