Culture against fascist ideology: a talk held in the Russian House
On 17 May 2022, Indian People's Cultural Association and Progressive Writers Association held a discussion at the Russian House in Kolkata, dedicated to the 77th anniversary of the Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) and 161st birth anniversary of an Indian poet, writer and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941).
Members of the associations visited the exhibition "Victory over fascism" at the Russian House in Kolkata and shared their views on the topic "Tagore, struggle against fascism and progressive people's literary and cultural movement".
A minute of silence was observed in commemoration of victims of the fascism during the World War II.
#RussianHouse #Rossotrudnichestvo #Russianhousekolkata #TagoreJayanti #Tagore #RabindranathTagore #Fascism #Antifascism #WWII #EasternFront #VictoryDay
On 17 May 2022, Indian People's Cultural Association and Progressive Writers Association held a discussion at the Russian House in Kolkata, dedicated to the 77th anniversary of the Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) and 161st birth anniversary of an Indian poet, writer and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941).
Members of the associations visited the exhibition "Victory over fascism" at the Russian House in Kolkata and shared their views on the topic "Tagore, struggle against fascism and progressive people's literary and cultural movement".
A minute of silence was observed in commemoration of victims of the fascism during the World War II.
#RussianHouse #Rossotrudnichestvo #Russianhousekolkata #TagoreJayanti #Tagore #RabindranathTagore #Fascism #Antifascism #WWII #EasternFront #VictoryDay
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Saptadeepa Banerjee, assistant professor at Gurudas College, Kolkata, and a graduate of the Russian language courses at the Russian House in Kolkata, performed the song at the inauguration of the exhibition of artworks, archival photographs and postage stamps, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and India.
The song's lyrics are fragments of a poem by Rabindranath Tagore from his novel 'Sesher Kobita, The Last Poem" (1928). The song gained popularity in USSR, after being featured in a movie 'Love and Lies' ("Вам и не снилось", 1981).
#RussianHouse #Rossotrudnichestvo #RussianHouseKolkata #RabindranathTagore #RussiaIndia #RussiaIndia75
The song's lyrics are fragments of a poem by Rabindranath Tagore from his novel 'Sesher Kobita, The Last Poem" (1928). The song gained popularity in USSR, after being featured in a movie 'Love and Lies' ("Вам и не снилось", 1981).
#RussianHouse #Rossotrudnichestvo #RussianHouseKolkata #RabindranathTagore #RussiaIndia #RussiaIndia75