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British Council Russia
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Press releases 2005

Social Poster contest award ceremony to take place on 22 November 2005
18 November 2005
The British Council's contest for the best social poster for Yaroslavl is officially over. On 22 November the winners of the contest will be awarded their prizes at the official ceremony in Yaroslavl. Download the press-release (MS WORD)

Pam Skelton exhibition in Akhmatova Museum
5 November 2005
Pam Skelton lives and works in London and is an artist and Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. Pam worked at the Fountain House in St Petersburg for a week in October 2004 and again in April 2005. She will present 3 installations in the museum devoted to Anna Akhmatova's work.

ZeroCarbonCity
7 September 2005
In October 2005 the British Council in St. Petersburg is launching ZeroCarbonCity programme looking at the impact of climate change around the world

Chevening scholarship
6 September 2005
Are you under 35 with ambitious career plans who wants to contribute to Russia's development by using new skills and knowledge? Chevening scholars are members of a dynamic international community of high achievers.

Trend Russia competition for students of journalism
5 September 2005
Read Trend UK on-line journal www.britishcouncil.ru/trenduk and write an essay about contemporary Russian lifestyle. The winner will go to BBC Moscow office and spend one day in the UK leading broadcasting corporation.

New British Film Festival
5 September 2005
The annual festival of British films will open in St.Petersburg on the 30th of September and in Moscow on the 4th of October. It will then travel to 9 Russian cities: Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Niznii Novgorod, Ekaterinburg, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk.

Concert by British pianist Joanna McGregor
5 September 2005
The pianist Joanna McGregor known for her innovative interpretations of classical and modern music as well as jazz will perform in St.Petersburg on the 21st of october.

New issue of UK@SPB journal
20 June 2005
Read in the new issue of UKSPB journal: new films and books from UK, Franz Ferdinand concert, climate change programme and much more.

 British Fashion Week in St Petersburg
08 June 2005
Together with Elle magazine we invite you to plunge into the glamorous world of UK design and fashion during the British Fashion Week. The week will consist of catwalks of famous British designers as well as Russian designers who studied in the UK.

Remote access to Virtual Library electronic resources (MS Word)
13 January 2005
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