Ripon & District

The Russian Themed Book Group

Welcome to the Russian / Ukrainian book reading Group. We read books with a Russian / Ukrainian theme but, fear not, all our reading is in ENGLISH. Our authors have ranged from Ukraine, Russia, Britain, Hungary, America and Georgia.

The choice of book is made by the group, so consequently we read books that we would not normally read. This makes for interesting, informal meetings, where we exchange of our views which adds to the enjoyment. However, reading the books is not compulsory - just come to the meeting and hear what others thought of the book!

We meet in the small room upstairs in the Wakeman Cafe in Ripon once a month.
TO JOIN, OR FOR MORE INFORMATION, please send David an email message by clicking the Blue Pigeon button on this page.

WINSTON CHURCHILL once described Russia as “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.”
So now is a great time to engage with Russian / Ukrainian literature! The books we read can help us understand the long suffering of the Russian and Ukrainian people under their many oppressive governments, as well as their culture. Many of these writers we read were directly opposed to and persecuted by their government. So today is no different from centuries ago!

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