The BISC Russian Evening, run in conjunction with the University of Bristol’s Slavsoc, was a night to remember with music, food, dancing and much laughter!Between 40 and 50 people arrived and crammed themselves into the BISC centre, and we kicked off the evening watching a beautiful slow Russian dance from Ilona and Sasha. We then sampled some traditional Russian food including salads, black bread, cabbage & mushroom filled rolls (pirozhki) and meatballs. The Slavsoc girls and Katya’s grandmother had done a fantastic job, and also managed to keep the kitchen very calm and clean!
After this, a choir, which Dorinda from the Russian Department had been practicing with, accompanied by Luke on the accordion, sang us some lovely folk songs, and got us all joining in on a chorus. A rather impromptu rendition of the famous “Kalinka” followed, and some of us got up and danced to this – it just goes to show that you don’t need any vodka to have Russian fun!
More drinks, pancakes, biscuits and gingerbread were then the order of the evening, and the jokes and chat continued until people drifted off home to rest their voices.
Don’t miss the Hispanic Fiesta next Wednesday night – book in advance on the BISC website!
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