“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...
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...
Sergei Grushko, who works at the Moscow office of Friends House Moscow, spends much of his time translating Quaker books into Russian and publishing them – both on our website and in print editions. This year he surprised us...
A reflection by Julie Harlow in the run-up to the FHM Board meeting in November 2020 I look forward to the meetings of the International Board of Friends House Moscow. They are once-a-year reunions of old friends mixed with...
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...
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...
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...
The British charity Friends House Moscow is seeking an Honorary Company Secretary, to oversee the financial and administrative arrangements of the charity, in collaboration with the Chair of Trustees and the Treasurer. Elements of the role are negotiable and...
This interesting article is from Meduza, an international publication released in Russian and English. It tells the stories of twelve refugees who are seeking official refugee status in Russia. They talk about how and why they arrived in Russia, and...
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...
