Academia Rossica is a cultural organisation set up in 2000 to promote and strengthen cultural and intellectual ties between Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 and the English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

-speaking world. Academia Rossica is a non-profit organization

Non-profit organization

Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...

, and a UK registered charity.

Events

Academia Rossica runs a programme of cultural events, including the London Russian Film Festival

London Russian Film Festival

The London Russian Film Festival is an annual film festival, launched by Academia Rossica in 2007. The festival is aimed to present cinema in Russian language to an English speaking audience. All films are shown in original language, with English subtitles. The film programme includes feature films...

 and aims to provide a platform for intellectual exchange between Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 and the UK through the Russian Publishers stand at the London Book Fair

London Book Fair

The London Book Fair is a large book-publishing trade fair held annually, usually in April, in London, England. The London Book Fair has grown in size and importance in recent years, and 23,000 publishers, booksellers, literary agents, librarians, media and industry suppliers from over 100...

. Academia Rossica invites contemporary Russian writers and critics for a programme of seminars and discussions during the SLOVO Festival. There are also two literary translation awards presented by Academia Rossica: The Rossica Prize

Rossica Translation Prize

The Rossica Translation Prize is a biennial award given to an exceptional published translation of a literary work from Russian into English. The prize was inaugurated in 2003 by Academia Rossica and has been presented since 2005. The distinction comes with a cash prize of £5,000, which is split...

, for the best literary translation from Russian

Russian language

Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...

 into English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

, and the Rossica Young Translators Prize

Rossica Young Translators Prize

The Rossica Young Translators Prize is an annual award given to an exceptional translation of a passage of contemporary Russian literature from Russian into English. It was inaugurated in 2009 by Academia Rossica. The distinction comes with a cash prize. The prize is awarded in London during the...

, for anyone under 25.

Journal

Academia Rossica publishes an arts journal, Rossica

Rossica (journal)

Rossica is an arts magazine published in London by Academia Rossica. The first issue of the journal appeared in 2001. Rossica covers diverse topics, such as contemporary Russian writing, the story and collection of the Moscow Tretyakov Gallery, and the disappearing architectural heritage of Moscow....

, which covers diverse topics as contemporary Russian writing

Russian literature

Russian literature refers to the literature of Russia or its émigrés, and to the Russian-language literature of several independent nations once a part of what was historically Russia or the Soviet Union...

, the story and collection of the Moscow Tretyakov Gallery

Tretyakov Gallery

The State Tretyakov Gallery is an art gallery in Moscow, Russia, the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world.The gallery's history starts in 1856 when the Moscow merchant Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov acquired works by Russian artists of his day with the aim of creating a collection,...

, and the disappearing architectural heritage of Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

.