English Language Evenings

English Language Evenings (ELE) is an independent, open, public lecture forum in Moscow. For ten years, ELE has hosted 100+ speakers from 12 countries: ambassadors and attaches, visiting professors, international journalists and heads of institutions. The founder of the ELE is Moscow based author, essayist and editor Stephen Lapeyrouse.

LOCATION: Lectures are held in Chekhov Library/Cultural Centre: Strastnoi Bulvar, 6, Moscow (Just north of the Metro Chekhovskaya street exit -- across from the large cinema at Pushkin Square -- look for the "6" on the building; go through the tunnel/arch to the back side of the building. Take the first gate/door immediately as you exit the tunnel).

TIME: Lectures usually start at 19:00, followed by questions and answers, discussion, comments, etc; and end about 21:00.

Coming soon :

May 15, 2009
Ian Mitchell
(Scottish Author )
"Scotland, Scotch and Scots Humour"

The top list of participants 2006-2007 :

Ruslan Udaev
Svetlana Sapukhova
Nikolai Yankovski
Max Baranov
Valery Korolyova
Paul Yakushenkov

The top list of participants 2007-2008 :

Svetlana Sapukhova
Valery Korolyova
Ekaterina Kirsanova
Natasha Belolipetskih
Ruslan Udaev
Paul Yakushenkov
Kate Pikhteeva
Olga Zlotina

The top list of participants 2008-2009 :

Julia Mityashova
Julia Karyagina
Nastya Sazonova

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Previous events :

T H E
I X
S E A S O N

December 15, 2006
Charles Wiley
(Veteran News Correspondent who has lectured in 100 countries, and had worldwide experiences since World War II)
“Growing Up in Different Eras and Witnessing a Global Paradigm Shift”

February 2, 2007
James Rodgers
(BBC Correspondent)
“Communist Collapse, Currency Crash, and Petroleum Power:
Impressions of a Foreign Correspondent in Moscow”

March 2, 2007
Boris Martinovich
(Internationally-known bass-baritone)
“Playing Don Giovanni”
(The lecture included some singing accompanied by piano)

March 13, 2007
Bill Gasperini
(American CBS News Correspondent)
“The Unknown Russia”

April 6, 2007
Ian Mitchell
(Author of two books on Scotland and a traveler)
“Seeing Scotland: Historical Places and Themes”
Ian will speak about Scotland as it might interest travellers who wish to learn something of the country's history and culture,
describing interesting places to visit, and giving historical and contemporary background)

May 4, 2007
Bob Beatty
(Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Washburn University)
“The Roots of US Foreign Policy”

May 11, 2007
James Beatty
(Financial Advisor and Business Owner Senior Vice President,
Investments – Beatty-Barber Group, Citigroup-Smith Barney)
“How the US Stock Market Works”

May 15, 2007
David Wansbrough
(Australian Writer, Poet, Lecturer)
“WB Yeats – A Poet for the Future”

May 22, 2007
Mr. Aidan Kirwan
(Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland to the Russian Federation)
"Ireland: Present and Past"

May 25, 2007
David Wansbrough
(Australian Writer, Poet, Lecturer)
"The Wisdom of English Nursery Rhymes"

June 8, 2007
David Wansbrough
(Australian Writer, Poet, Lecturer)
"The Loviest Words in English -- Why Read Poetry?"

T H E
X
S E A S O N

October 19, 2007
James Cooke
(Actor and Historian)
“Cranky Yankees at Home and Abroad:
Acting the Lives of John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster,
Calvin Coolidge, and Edward Everett ”

November 2, 2007
Nicolas Katsakis
(Political Section, US Embassy)
"The Role of Political Parties in the USA"

November 16, 2007
Guy Archer
(Editor, AmCham News)
"Something temporarily gained,
but something permanently lost:
What happens when old cities like Moscow disappear?"

November 30, 2007
Monica Howkins
(Vice President, International Women's Club, Moscow)
"Women of the World"

December 14, 2007
Ian Mitchell
(Author and writer from Scotland)
"The Scottish Enlightement and the Role of Law
Reflections Then and Now, in Scotland and Russia"

February 1, 2008
David Fay
(English Language Officer, U.S. Embassy Moscow)
"America's Struggle to Understand Itself: Rap, Blogging, Youthspeak and Spanglish"

February 15, 2008
Rowena Hume
(Deputy Head of Mission, New Zealand Embassy Moscow)
"Life in New Zealand"

March 7, 2008
Ross Hunter
(Headmaster, English International School, Moscow)
"Peter Kropotkin - Revolutionary Idea(l)s that Apply Today"

March 14, 2008
Robert Stewart
(Director of the Institute for Advanced Homeopathic Studies,
Trained Waldorf Art History Teacher)
"The Body Phantastique:
Anatomy and Physiology
from the Point of View of Soul and Spirit"

April 11, 2008
Michael Cordy
(Private Consultant)
"Who is Barak Obama?"

April 25, 2008
Daid Wansbrough
(Australian poet, author, lecturer)
"Why do people hate poetry?"

May 16, 2008
David Wansbrough
(Australian Writer, Poet, Lecturer)
"Moscow is Mad"

May 30, 2008
Erin Bouma
(Freelance teacher, Teacher Trainer, Coursebook Writer,
Leader of American Literature Club in Moscow)
"Highlights and Insights to 18 Years in Russia:
Thoughts at Departing"

May 16, 2008
David Wansbrough
(Australian Writer, Poet, Lecturer)
"The Carabet of Professor Voland"

T H E
XI
S E A S O N

October 17, 2008
David Fay
(English Language Officer, U.S. Embassy Moscow)
""Chads, Soccer Moms and Swing States:
A Glimpse of US Culture through 'Electionspeak'" "

October 31, 2008
John Harrison
(British Journalist)
"Green Development"

November 14, 2008
George Watts
(Translator, Announcer)
"50 years as a Translator"

November 21, 2008
Charles Borden
(Investment Banker, Author)
"Who Was Maharishi Mahesh Yogi?"

December 9, 2008
Peter O'Conner
(Investment Banker, Author)
"The History of the Irish Language"

January 23, 2009
Gerald Gaige
(Partner, Ernst & Young)
"Big-4' Firms and the Development of Real Estate Markets in Russia
- A Guess to Where It Is Leading."

February 6, 2009
Yermolai Solzhenitsyn
(Managing Partner Moscow Office, McKinsey &Company)
"The Life of Alexander Solzhenitsyn"

February 24, 2009
Maxine Maters
(Former Publisher Moscow Times)
"The English Press in Russia"

March 6, 2009
Andrew Hardisty
(Former non-comissioned officer, US Navy)
"Being an American Serviceman"

March 27, 2009
Mark A. Bowman, M.S.
(Manager, Moscow Technical Liaison Office (MTLO)
Deputy Director, NASA's Human Space Flight Program-Russia (HSFP-R)
"The International Space Station:
Russian-American Cooperation Leading a World-wide Partnership in Space"

April 7, 2009
Robert Stewart
(art specialist)
"The Evolution of Consciousness as 'Pictured' in the History of Art"

April 21, 2009
Benjamin Alvin Drew, Jr.
(Colonel, USAF) NASA Astronaut (12 days in space in 2007)
“Space Shuttle Flight-118:
A Mission to Build the International Space Station”

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Coming soon :

May 15, 2009 Ian Mitchell (Scottish Author ) "Scotland, Scotch and Scots Humour"

The top list of participants 2006-2007 :

The top list of participants 2007-2008 :

The top list of participants 2008-2009 :

Previous events :

T H E I X S E A S O N

December 15, 2006 Charles Wiley (Veteran News Correspondent who has lectured in 100 countries, and had worldwide experiences since World War II) “Growing Up in Different Eras and Witnessing a Global Paradigm Shift”

February 2, 2007 James Rodgers (BBC Correspondent) “Communist Collapse, Currency Crash, and Petroleum Power: Impressions of a Foreign Correspondent in Moscow”

March 2, 2007 Boris Martinovich (Internationally-known bass-baritone) “Playing Don Giovanni” (The lecture included some singing accompanied by piano)

March 13, 2007 Bill Gasperini (American CBS News Correspondent) “The Unknown Russia”

May 4, 2007Bob Beatty (Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Washburn University) “The Roots of US Foreign Policy”

May 11, 2007James Beatty (Financial Advisor and Business Owner Senior Vice President, Investments – Beatty-Barber Group, Citigroup-Smith Barney) “How the US Stock Market Works”

May 15, 2007 David Wansbrough (Australian Writer, Poet, Lecturer) “WB Yeats – A Poet for the Future”

May 22, 2007 Mr. Aidan Kirwan (Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland to the Russian Federation) "Ireland: Present and Past"

May 25, 2007 David Wansbrough (Australian Writer, Poet, Lecturer) "The Wisdom of English Nursery Rhymes"

June 8, 2007 David Wansbrough (Australian Writer, Poet, Lecturer) "The Loviest Words in English -- Why Read Poetry?"

T H E X S E A S O N

October 19, 2007 James Cooke (Actor and Historian) “Cranky Yankees at Home and Abroad: Acting the Lives of John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Calvin Coolidge, and Edward Everett ”

November 2, 2007 Nicolas Katsakis (Political Section, US Embassy) "The Role of Political Parties in the USA"

November 16, 2007 Guy Archer (Editor, AmCham News) "Something temporarily gained, but something permanently lost: What happens when old cities like Moscow disappear?"

November 30, 2007 Monica Howkins (Vice President, International Women's Club, Moscow) "Women of the World"

December 14, 2007 Ian Mitchell (Author and writer from Scotland) "The Scottish Enlightement and the Role of Law Reflections Then and Now, in Scotland and Russia"

February 1, 2008 David Fay (English Language Officer, U.S. Embassy Moscow) "America's Struggle to Understand Itself: Rap, Blogging, Youthspeak and Spanglish"

February 15, 2008 Rowena Hume (Deputy Head of Mission, New Zealand Embassy Moscow) "Life in New Zealand"

March 7, 2008 Ross Hunter (Headmaster, English International School, Moscow) "Peter Kropotkin - Revolutionary Idea(l)s that Apply Today"

March 14, 2008 Robert Stewart (Director of the Institute for Advanced Homeopathic Studies, Trained Waldorf Art History Teacher) "The Body Phantastique: Anatomy and Physiology from the Point of View of Soul and Spirit"

April 11, 2008 Michael Cordy (Private Consultant) "Who is Barak Obama?"

April 25, 2008 Daid Wansbrough (Australian poet, author, lecturer) "Why do people hate poetry?"

May 16, 2008 David Wansbrough (Australian Writer, Poet, Lecturer) "Moscow is Mad"

May 30, 2008 Erin Bouma (Freelance teacher, Teacher Trainer, Coursebook Writer, Leader of American Literature Club in Moscow) "Highlights and Insights to 18 Years in Russia: Thoughts at Departing"

May 16, 2008 David Wansbrough (Australian Writer, Poet, Lecturer) "The Carabet of Professor Voland"

T H E XI S E A S O N

October 17, 2008 David Fay (English Language Officer, U.S. Embassy Moscow) ""Chads, Soccer Moms and Swing States: A Glimpse of US Culture through 'Electionspeak'" "

October 31, 2008 John Harrison (British Journalist) "Green Development"

November 14, 2008 George Watts (Translator, Announcer) "50 years as a Translator"

November 21, 2008 Charles Borden (Investment Banker, Author) "Who Was Maharishi Mahesh Yogi?"

December 9, 2008 Peter O'Conner (Investment Banker, Author) "The History of the Irish Language"

January 23, 2009 Gerald Gaige (Partner, Ernst & Young) "Big-4' Firms and the Development of Real Estate Markets in Russia - A Guess to Where It Is Leading."

February 6, 2009 Yermolai Solzhenitsyn (Managing Partner Moscow Office, McKinsey &Company) "The Life of Alexander Solzhenitsyn"

February 24, 2009 Maxine Maters (Former Publisher Moscow Times) "The English Press in Russia"

March 6, 2009 Andrew Hardisty (Former non-comissioned officer, US Navy) "Being an American Serviceman"

March 27, 2009 Mark A. Bowman, M.S. (Manager, Moscow Technical Liaison Office (MTLO) Deputy Director, NASA's Human Space Flight Program-Russia (HSFP-R) "The International Space Station: Russian-American Cooperation Leading a World-wide Partnership in Space"

April 7, 2009 Robert Stewart (art specialist) "The Evolution of Consciousness as 'Pictured' in the History of Art"

April 21, 2009 Benjamin Alvin Drew, Jr. (Colonel, USAF) NASA Astronaut (12 days in space in 2007) “Space Shuttle Flight-118: A Mission to Build the International Space Station”