Friends House Moscow – Supporting Quaker work in Russia

This is the English language website for Friends House Moscow. It’s about who we are, what we do, and the people and projects we support. More info here.

We also have a Russian language website with different content, which gives information about Quakers. You can find it here: www.quakers.ru/

Это веб-сайт английского языка для Дома друзей Москвы. Ре чь идет о том, кто мы, что мы делаем, о людях и проектах, которые мы поддерживаем. У нас также есть сайт на русском языке с различным содержанием, в котором содержится информация о квакерах. Вы можете найти это здесь: www.quakers.ru/

Sliding on the ice

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“Nastya and Nikita” publish entertaining and educational books for children, books that tell stories about Russian people and places. One book features the town of Kaluga, where our new project to give school books to migrant children is running. It tells the story of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, who is a local hero… “Who was Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky? […]

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A book for migrant kids

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Our project “Equally Diverse” provides schools, in the Kaluga region, with books that help children of migrants to learn Russian, understand the “codes” for living in Russian society, and thrive in their new environment. The project leader is especially enthusiastic about one special book… Migration: Incredible Animal Journeys is written by Mike Unwin, a UK […]

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“To what end do we translate?”

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At Friends House Moscow we often talk about our published books, but usually not much is said about what goes on behind the scenes. What is the thinking behind this outreach work? Who are the intended audience? How is it decided what to choose to translate? And what are the particular challenges of translating “Quaker-speak”, […]

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Racism – An Urgent Concern for Peace Churches

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Church and Peace is a European ecumenical peace church network of communities, training centres, peace organisations and peace service agencies. On 1 September the Britain and Ireland region of Church and Peace hosted an online event to discuss the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, and why racism must become a priority for peace churches and […]

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How Quakers Saved Russia…

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This is the title of a new book by Sergei Nikitin (a former director of Amnesty Russia, and longtime associate of FHM). It tells the story of the famine relief operation in southern Russia in the early 1920s. The writing of “Как квакеры спасали Россию” (How Quakers Saved Russia) has been part of a long […]

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Build Back Better

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Friends House Moscow in the UK (registered charity 1055965) has joined with more than 300 civil society organisations and leaders to co-sign a statement from the #BuildBackBetter campaign. We “are calling for a new settlement that protects vital public services, repairs inequalities, creates secure and rewarding jobs, and prepares us for the climate and environmental […]

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Coronavirus Special

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This is a collection of articles about FHM and our projects during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia and Ukraine. A shorter version is in our print-format newsletter . Click on the “+” signs below to see each article. Last updated: May 2020 (Photo: Moscow Times, 30 March 2020) On Red Square, even the pigeons are […]

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A COVID-19 timeline in Russia

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31 Dec 2019 – WHO is informed of an outbreak of “pneumonia of unknown cause” (later dubbed COVID-19) in Wuhan, China. 31 Jan 2020 – Two cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Russia, in Tyumen and Chita. They are both Chinese visitors to Russia. Both patients have recovered by 12 February and are discharged from hospital; […]

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