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2022-12-31-accounts

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2023 16 January 2023, Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Tove Jannsen, Moomin characters

The Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society’ Report for 2022

Dear Members of the Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society

It has been an unpredictably challenging year for many of us, and CamRuSS was no exception. However, thanks to the continued support of our members and generous efforts of our volunteers we can be proud of the results.

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 we launched online consultation meetings with volunteers where we discussed how we can support refugees arriving from Ukraine and provide humanitarian aid to those affected by the war. We held 12 meetings in the year which led to many new community initiatives.

From late March until December we organised 28 events for Ukrainian refugees in Cambridgeshire, aimed at providing information support and fostering their social and cultural adaption to life in the UK. With the help of our professional teachers, teaching assistants and course coordinators we delivered two ESOL courses classes. The first course April-July was run by volunteers, and the second September-December with support of the South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) and we will continue doing so in 2023 with the kind support of the SCDC. Since its launch in early May, our telephone helpline has been providing guidance to newcomers to Cambridgeshire, and many of our volunteers have been addressing queries in the Cambridge4UA Telegram chat that now has circa 1000 members. Our volunteers provided interpreting services and organised free social and cultural events for new community members from Ukraine, such as a visit to Saffron Walden Symphony Orchestra performance and guided tours of the Scott Polar Museum, among others. We facilitated the distribution of 150 free Vodafone SIM cards to Ukrainian refugees at our events. More than 60 people contributed to the success of these important and demanding community projects.

On a wider cultural scale, we held 20 events, exploring our shared heritage and marking the anniversaries of prominent scholars and artists such as Yuri Lotman, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Korney Chukovsky, Marina Tzvetaeva, Viktor Tsoi as well as the decipherment of the Rosetta Stone. Over 1000 people visited our cultural events.

Thanks to the kind contributions of its participants, we raised over £5000 in support of the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine (DEC)/Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal and the CamRuSS Hardship Fund for Ukrainians. The key fundraising events were a piano recital by Vitaliy Pisarenko in March, Boris Akunin’s talk in April and Marina Tsvetaeva’s evening of poetry and music in October.

During the year we secured 5 grants for the amount of £20,252.80, four of which were in support of our initiatives for Ukrainians.

Our Board of Trustees was represented by Ksenia Afonina (Chair), Yelena Karl (Vice Chair and Events Coordinator), Alona Gunko (Treasurer), Katia Onatskaia (Membership Officer), Sayara Thompson (events and projects) and Oxana Gerasimova (Secretary). Elena Richer stepped down from the Board earlier in the year. Honorary Advisers: Tanya Yurasova, Janar Davletov, Jelena Carter, Firuza Melville.

There were monthly meetings of the Board of Trustees and the strategic brainstorm session in late November with the group of our charity’s distinguished Patrons: Sir Tony Brenton, Libby Howie, Prof Anthony Cross, Dr Rachel Polonsky and Prof Emma Widdis.

Our operational activities were supported by the valuable help of the part-time Administrative Assistant: first six months by Laura Thomas and from September Elena Shampanova stepped into this role. Elvira Churyumova continued assisting with preparing event recordings and occasional administrative duties.

The Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society’ Report for 2022

Our financial position remains secured, although most of the income this year was spent on supporting displaced Ukrainians and other UK charities which provided humanitarian aid in the Ukraine (DEC, True Russia). We created our own dedicated Hardship Fund to support local community projects for Ukrainian refugees. Our income has grown by over 60% predominantly due to the grants and ticket fees from in-person events. However, the outgoings increased over threefold when compared to last year in order to cover direct costs, support of the community initiatives and the new website redevelopment project.

Our membership fees stayed unchanged since 2015 (£12 single, £18 family). 38 new members joined our charity during the year which comprises a total of 134 members by the end of 2022.

Communications were delivered by website, regular newsletters (predominantly fortnightly), Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Our website showed around 1000 visitors monthly, circa 3000 subscribers to the newsletter with 350 new community members from Ukraine. By the end of 2022 the CamRuSS social media accounts have 1801 followers on Facebook, 318 - Instagram and 161 – Twitter.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our members, Patrons, Trustees, Honorary Advisers, team of administrators and volunteers for their amazing support this year. I am delighted to report that we managed to set up successful collaborations with the following partners: St Andrew’s Street Baptist Church, South Cambridgeshire District Council, Jesus College, Cambridge City Council, Workers’ Educational Association (WEA), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), National Careers Service, Cambridge Regional College, Cambridge Sustainable Food, Cambridge Refugee Resettlement Campaign, Cambridge Ethnic Community Forum and The Scott Polar Research Institute, among others and we are most grateful for our productive joint efforts in the course of this year.

Dr Ksenia Afonina

Chair of the Board of Trustees

Financial Summary CamRuSS 2022

The Trustees of the Cambridge Russian - Speaking Society are very grateful to all its members for their continued support, especially in these challenging times. 2022 has been an eventful year for our charity, among other notable events, we have launched a project of updating charity’s website and created a CamRuss “Donate” payment button to attract donations in support of running our activities. A CamRuSS Hardship Fund has been created to realise projects in support of the Guests from Ukraine, arriving in Cambridge and Cambridgeshire, fleeing war. In 2022 we collected £4,875 in donations from the events organised by our dedicated trustees and volunteers in the course of the year.

Please can we take this opportunity and say a heartfelt thanks to all our patrons, members, volunteers, organisers, and all CamRuSS friends for their help and support.

The financial position for the year is a surplus of £5,366 (2021: £11,137).

Total Income £32,800 (2021: £19,558), detailed below:

The overall expenditure £27,434 (2021: £8,422). There is sizeable difference in expenditure compared to the previous year, largely a result of our activities in support of our Guests from Ukraine and our investment in new web development project.

Your sincerely,

Trustee & Treasurer Alona Gunko

The Cambridge Russian-SpeakingSociety The Cambridge Russian-SpeakingSociety The Cambridge Russian-SpeakingSociety Charity No 1183636
Annual accounts for theperiod
Period start date 01/01/2022 To Period end
date		 31/12/2022

Section A Statement of financial activities

Recommended categories by activity

Income and endowments from:

Donations and legacies Charitable activities Other trading activities

Investments

Separate material item of income Other

Total

Resources expended Expenditure on:

Raising funds Charitable activities Separate material item of expense Other Total

Net income/(expenditure) before investment gains/(losses)

Net gains/(losses) on investments

Net income/(expenditure)

Extraordinary items

Transfers between funds

Other recognised gains/(losses):

Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity’s own use Other gains/(losses)

Net movement in funds

Reconciliation of funds:

Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward

Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
2022
£
£
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
2022
£
£
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
2022
£
£
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
2022
£
£
£
£		 Total funds
2021
£
3,926 20,253 - 24,179 15,703
8,621 - - 8,621 3,855
- - -
- - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
12,547 20,253 - 32,800 19,558
- - - - -
7,181 20,253 - 27,434 8,421
- - - - -
- - -
7,181 20,253 - 27,434 8,421
5,366 - - 5,366 11,137
- - - - -
5,366 - - 5,366 11,137
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
5,366 - - 5,366 11,137
- - - - -
5,366 - - 5,366 11,137

Section B Balance sheet as at 31/12/2022

The Cambridge Russian-Speaking Socety

Fixed assets
Intangible assets
Tangible assets
Heritage assets
Investments
Total fixed assets
Current assets
Stocks
Debtors
Investments
Cash at bank and in hand
Total current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Net current assets/(liabilities)
Total assets less current liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due after one year
Provisions for liabilities
Total net assets or liabilities
Funds of the Charity
Endowment funds
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
Total funds
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all
the trustees		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Endowment
funds
Total this year Total last year
£
£
£
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Endowment
funds
Total this year Total last year
£
£
£
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Endowment
funds
Total this year Total last year
£
£
£
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Endowment
funds
Total this year Total last year
£
£
£
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Endowment
funds
Total this year Total last year
£
£
£
£
£
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
45,396 - 45,396 40,030
45,396 - - 45,396 40,030
- - - - -
45,396 - 45,396 40,030
45,396 - 45,396 40,030
- - - - -
- - - - -
45,396 - 45,396 40,030
- - -
-
45,396 - 45,396 40,029
45,396 - - 45,396 40,029
Name Position Date of
approval
dd/mm/yyyy
A. Gunko Trustee & Treasurer 18/03/2023
K.Afonina Chair of Board of Trustees 18/03/2023

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Notes to the accounts

Note 1 Analysis of income

Donations and gifts
GiftAid
Legacies
General grants provided by government/other
charities
Membership subscriptions and sponsorships
which are in substance donations
Other
Total
Entrancefee
Raffle tickets
Other
Total
Merchandise sale
Total
Interestincome
Dividendincome
Rentalandleasingincome
Other
Total
Total
Conversion of endowment funds into income
Gain on disposal of a tangible fixed asset held
for charity's own use
Gain on disposal of a programme related
investment
Royalties from the exploitation of intellectual
propertyrights
Other
Total
TOTAL INCOME
Analysis
Donations
and legacies:
Charitable
activities:
Other trading
activities:
Income from
investments:
Separate
material item
of income:
Other:		 Analysis Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
£
2,152
- -2,152
- - - -
- - - -
-20,253
-20,253
1,774
- -1,774
- - - -
3,926 20,253
- 24,179
- - - -
5,231
- -5,231
- - -
3,390
- -3,390
8,621
- -8,621
- - - -
- - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
32,800
- -32,800
For the year ending 31 December 2022		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
£
2,152
- -2,152
- - - -
- - - -
-20,253
-20,253
1,774
- -1,774
- - - -
3,926 20,253
- 24,179
- - - -
5,231
- -5,231
- - -
3,390
- -3,390
8,621
- -8,621
- - - -
- - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
32,800
- -32,800
For the year ending 31 December 2022		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
£
2,152
- -2,152
- - - -
- - - -
-20,253
-20,253
1,774
- -1,774
- - - -
3,926 20,253
- 24,179
- - - -
5,231
- -5,231
- - -
3,390
- -3,390
8,621
- -8,621
- - - -
- - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
32,800
- -32,800
For the year ending 31 December 2022		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
£
2,152
- -2,152
- - - -
- - - -
-20,253
-20,253
1,774
- -1,774
- - - -
3,926 20,253
- 24,179
- - - -
5,231
- -5,231
- - -
3,390
- -3,390
8,621
- -8,621
- - - -
- - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
32,800
- -32,800
For the year ending 31 December 2022		 for the ye
31/12/2021
Total funds
£
Donations and gifts 2,152 - - 2,152 13,405
GiftAid - - - - -
Legacies - - - - -
General grants provided by government/other
charities		 - 20,253 - 20,253 -
Membership subscriptions and sponsorships
which are in substance donations		 1,774 - - 1,774 2,298
Other - - - - -
Total 3,926 20,253 - 24,179 15,703
- - - - -
Entrancefee 5,231 - - 5,231 581
Raffle tickets - - -
Other 3,390 - - 3,390 3,274
Total 8,621 - - 8,621 3,855
- - - - -
Merchandise sale - - -
Total - - - - -
Interestincome - - - - -
Dividendincome - - - - -
Rentalandleasingincome - - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total - - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Total - - - - -
Conversion of endowment funds into income - - - - -
Gain on disposal of a tangible fixed asset held
for charity's own use		 - - - - -
Gain on disposal of a programme related
investment		 - - - - -
Royalties from the exploitation of intellectual
propertyrights		 - - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total - - - - -
32,800 - - 32,800 19,558

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Notes to the accounts

Note 2 Analysis of expenditure

Expenditure on
raising funds:
Expenditure on
charitable
activities
Separate material
item of expense		 Analysis For the year ended 31 December 2022
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
£
- - - -
- - - -
-
-
-
- -
- - - -
- - - -
-
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
56
-56
-
- -
-
- -
234
-234
-
- -
150
150
-
3,191
3,191
394
394
2,995 20,253
-23,248
7,021 20,253
-27,274
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
 For the year ended 31 December 2022
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
£
- - - -
- - - -
-
-
-
- -
- - - -
- - - -
-
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
56
-56
-
- -
-
- -
234
-234
-
- -
150
150
-
3,191
3,191
394
394
2,995 20,253
-23,248
7,021 20,253
-27,274
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
 For the year ended 31 December 2022
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
£
- - - -
- - - -
-
-
-
- -
- - - -
- - - -
-
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
56
-56
-
- -
-
- -
234
-234
-
- -
150
150
-
3,191
3,191
394
394
2,995 20,253
-23,248
7,021 20,253
-27,274
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
 For the year ended 31 December 2022
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
£
- - - -
- - - -
-
-
-
- -
- - - -
- - - -
-
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
56
-56
-
- -
-
- -
234
-234
-
- -
150
150
-
3,191
3,191
394
394
2,995 20,253
-23,248
7,021 20,253
-27,274
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
 for the ye
31/12/2021
Total funds
£
Incurred seeking donations - - - - -
Incurred seeking legacies - - - - -
Incurred seeking grants
Operating membership schemes
and social lotteries
Staging fundraising events
Fudraising agents
Merchandise cost - -
Operating a trading company
undertaking non-charitable trading
activity		 - -
Advertising, marketing, direct mail
and publicity		 - - - -

Start up costs incurred in
generating new source of future
 - - - - -
~~income~~
Database development costs		 - - - - -
Other trading activities -
Investment management costs: - - - - -
Portfolio management costs - - - - -
Cost of obtaining investment
advice		 - - - - -
Investment administration costs - - - - -
Intellectual property licencing
costs		 - - - - -
Rent collection, property repairs
and maintenance charges		 - - - - -
- - - - -
~~Total expenditure on raising~~
funds		 - - - - -
Flowers and souveniers 56 - 56 45
Guest fees - - - -
Publicity and promotion - - - -
Venue hire 234 - 234 -
Travel cost - - - -
Hospitality for events 150 150 101
Stationery & Postage - 41
Web and IT expenses 3,191 3,191 920
Fees & Subscriptions 394 394 211
Other direct cost 2,995 20,253 - 23,248 6,730
Total expenditure on charitable
activities		 7,021 20,253 - 27,274 8,047
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -

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Total other expenditure
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
Total
Other
Governance cost		 - - - -
Total - - - -
Governance cost 160 - - 160
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Total other expenditure - - - -
7,181 20,253 - 27,434

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AGM 2023 Agenda

Agenda Item Speaker Position Mins
Introduction
Ksenia Afonina
Chair
1
Welcome from CamRuSS's Patrons
Tony Brenton
Patron
20
21
Summary of results for 2021
Ksenia Afonina
Chair
5
Summary of results for 2022
Ksenia Afonina
Chair
8
Finances 2021-2022
Ksenia Afonina
Chair
3
Membership 2021-2022
Katia Onatskaia
Membership Officer
3
Communications 2021-2022
Elena Shampanova
Communications Team
3
Trustees' activities
Yelena Karl
Trustees' Secretary, Vice Chair
2
Questions/comments
5
Voting for the reports approval 2021-2022
2
Vote of thanks
Ksenia Afonina
2
Part 1: Reports for 2021-2022
33
Strategy 2023
Objectives/mission/constitution
Sayara Thompson
3
Finances and membership
Sayara Thompson
3
Voting (changes in constitution, strategic objectives and membership fees)
2
Board of Trustees, Advisers Update(Q&As)
Ksenia Afonina
3
Voting (Board of Trustees)
2
New website upgrade (followed by Q&As)
Sayara Thompson
3
Events for 2023
Olga Tutubalina/Yelena Karl
7
CamRuSS for Ukrainians
Ksenia Afonina
3
Questions/suggestions/AOB
7
Voting approval of plans for 2023
POLL
2
AOB
10
Closure of the meeting
Sayara Thompson
1
Part 2: Plans for 2023
10
Sayara Thompson
1
Closure of the meeting
46
Total 100

PART 1: Reports for 2021-2022

am llss THE CAMBRIDGE RUSSIAN-SPEAKING SOCIETY F.ST. 1999 CamRuSS Report 2021

Results for 2021

Members: 172 (43 Family/ 127 Individual) £2,298.46 vs £1,229 in 2020 87% Events: 25 (18 online) 2000+ participants 35% Income: £19,558.36 19% Donations: £13,405.18 18% Net surplus: £11,136.86

Organisation structure 2021

Patrons: Sir Tony Brenton, Libby Howie, Dr Rachel Polonsky, Prof Anthony Cross, Prof Emma Widdis Board of Trustees: Ksenia Afonina (Chair) Yelena Karl (Vice Chair and Events Coordinator) Alona Gunko (Treasurer) Ekaterina Onatskaia (Membership) Sayara Thompson (Events, GDPR) Oksana Gerasimova (Secretary) Elena Richer (Events and Finances)

Board of Trustees:

Honorary Advisers: John Barber, Tanya Yurasova, Firuza Melville, Janar Davletov, Jelena Carter Organising Committee (active volunteers):

Part-Time Administrator: Laura Thomas, Elvira Churymova

am llss THE CAMBRIDGE RUSSIAN-SPEAKING SOCIETY F.ST. 1999 CamRuSS Events 2021

“The National Republics of Russia’s Southwest: Dagestan and Kalmykia Compared” with Dr Edward Holland and Dr Elvira Churyumova

Date: 15 January 2021 Key organiser: Elvira Churyumova Participants: 60

“The Portland Spy Ring” by Stephen Dalziel

Date: 11 February 2021 Key organiser: Yelena Karl Participants: 195

CamRuSS Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Date: 22 February 2021 Key organiser: Ksenia Afonina Participants: 53

“Writing the Siege of Leningrad” with Anna Reid

Date: 5 March 2021 Key organiser: Ksenia Afonina Participants: 236

CamRuSS Easter Art Sale - Online

Date: 12 - 26 March 2021 Key organiser: Elena Richer

Participants: 22

Easter Origami Craft Master class with Lyudmila Perlova (in Russian)

Date: 1 April 2021 Key organiser: Ekaterina Onatskaia

Participants: 21

“Gagarin, Zvyozdochka and Prime Minister Macmillan: the Build-up to and Aftermath of the First Human Spaceflight” with Doug Millard

Date: 8 April 2021 Key organiser: Mikhail Lukin

Participants: 95

Belarus, the Keystone in Europe’s Borderlands with Neil Kent

Date: 15 April 2021 Key organiser: Sayara Thompson

Participants: 159

Poetry Readings with Marina Boroditskaya (in Russian)

Date: 23 April 2021 Key organiser: Svetlana Baibekova Participants: 71

Mikhail Bulgakov as a unique, XX century Russian artist with Prof. Irina Mineralova (in Russian) Date: 7 May 2021 Key organiser: Ksenia Afonina Participants: 143

Marking the Centenary of Academician Andrei Sakharov: Panel discussion (in English and Russian)

Date: 21 May 2021 Key organiser: Tanya Yurasova Participants: 106

“Mayovka” BBQ

Date: 31 May 2021 Key organiser: Dima Mevzos

Participants: 28

“Russian Language: Between the Past and the Future,” a lecture by Evgeny Vodolazkin (in Russian)

Date: 4 June 2021 Key organiser: Ksenia Afonina

Participants: 171

“Ivanovo – the ‘Russian Manchester’, and the Story of Printed Textiles in Russia”, a talk by Pamela Smith

Date: 24 June 2021 Key organiser: Yelena Karl

Participants: 106

“White Nights”: Evening of Songs and Music (in English and Russian)

Date: 26 June 2021 Key organiser: Valentin Rusinov, Inga Dolgilevich

Participants: 44

Three Capitals in the Life and Work of the Russian Artist Alexander Florensky: St Petersburg-Tbilisi-Moscow (in Russian) - online

Date: 23 September 2021 Key organiser: Ksenia Afonina Participants: 87

Cambridge Treasure Hunt #4

Date: 26 September 2021 Key organiser: Tatiana Yurasova, Sayara Thompson Participants: 46

Londongrad: Is it still “From Russia With Cash”? by Mark Hollingsworth

Date: 1 October 2021 Key organiser: Mikhail Lukin

Participants: 150

Traditional Mushroom Walk & BBQ

Date: 3 October 2021 Key organiser: Dima Mevzos

Participants: 30

“Daily Life in Moscow Following the Collapse of Communism”: an illustrated talk with Robert Stephenson

Date: 7 October 2021 Key organiser: Natalia Budanova Participants: 164

Marking the Bicentenary of Dostoevsky's Birth – A talk by V. Dimitriev

Date: 4 November 2021 Key organiser: Ekaterina Onatskaia

Participants: 122

"Double-Headed Eagle: Russia between East and West" with Sir Tony Brenton

Date: 29 November 2021 Key organiser: Ksenia Afonina

Participants: 85

Russian Film Week in Cambridge: NEXT STATION: RUSSIA (UK Premiere)

Date: 2 December 2021 Key organiser: Ksenia Afonina Participants: 55

“British Awareness of Russian Culture over Three Centuries” with Professor Anthony Cross

Date: 3 December 2021 Key organiser: Ksenia Afonina

Participants: 50

Online Russian Cooking Class with Elena Riddle

Date: 9 December 2021 Key organiser: Elena Richer

Participants: 62

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Results for 2022

CamRuSS for Ukrainians:

CamRuSS for Ukrainians Volunteers’ dinner at Jesus College, 23 September 2022

Results for 2022

Members: 133 (33 Family, 100 Individual) £1,776 vs £2,298.46 (2021) 23% Events: 20 (5 online) 1200+ participants Income: £32,800 68% Grants: £20,253 Donations for Ukrainians’support initiatives: £1,963 Net surplus: £5,366 49%

Organisation structure 2022

Patrons: Sir Tony Brenton, Libby Howie, Dr Rachel Polonsky, Prof Anthony Cross, Prof Emma Widdis Board of Trustees: Ksenia Afonina (Chair) Yelena Karl (Vice Chair and Events Coordinator) Alona Gunko (Treasurer) Ekaterina Onatskaia (Membership) Sayara Thompson (Events, GDPR) Oksana Gerasimova (Secretary) Honorary Advisers: Tanya Yurasova, Firuza Melville, Janar Davletov, Jelena Carter Organising Committee (active volunteers): Beverly Lott (proofreading), Natasha Bacon (comms) CamRuSS for Ukrainians: Tanya Yurasova, Alla Viktorova, Sayara Namsaraeva, Olga Tutubalina, Isabella Warren, Eleanor Peers, Denis Silyutin, Dima Mevzos, Sasha Argunova. Part-Time Administrator: Laura Thomas, Elena Shampanova, Elvira Churyumova

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CamRuSS Old New Year Online Party (Quiz Night)

Date: 13 January 2022 Key organiser: Sayara Thompson Participants: 48

Guided tour “Gold of the Great Steppe” by Dr Rebecca Roberts

Date: 30 January 2022 Key organiser: Yelena Karl Participants: 30

"Yuri Lotman in My Life" with Marina Sonkina

Date: 4 February 2022 Key organisers: S.Baibekova, E.Richer

Participants: 72

Sochi International Film Festival & Awards (SIFFA) in Cambridge: FIRE (dir. Aizhan Kassymbek, 2021, Kazakhstan) Date: 4 February 2022 Key organisers: Ksenia Afonina Participants: 70

Prof. Igor Ruzhitsky: "The Language and Literary Works of F.M. Dostoevsky” - Online Date: 18 February 2022 Key organisers: Ekaterina Onatskaia Participants: 146

Piano Recital: Vitaly Pisarenko

Date: 18 March 2022 Key organisers: Ekaterina Onatskaia Participants: 100

A Conversation with Boris Akunin – Russia: Its Past, Present and Future

Date: 29 April 2022 Key organisers: S.Thompson, M.Burrell, K. Afonina Participants: 150

May Day BBQ

Date: 2 May 2022 Key organisers: D. Mevzos Participants: 40

Happy Anniversary, Egyptology! Hieroglyphs, Tutankhamun, and Thoughts for the Future: A talk by Dr Alex Loktionov Date: 2 May 2022 Key organisers: Ksenia Afonina Participants: 68

Literary evening with Carina Cockrell-Ferre

Date: 3 June 2022 Key organisers: Ksenia Afonina Participants: 35

Queen’s Platinum Jubilee One-day Art Exhibition in Cambridge

Date: 17 June 2022 Key organisers: Svetlana Baibekova Participants: 25

"White Nights": An Evening of Songs and Music

Date: 2 July 2022 Key organisers: V. Rusinov, I.Dolgilevich Participants : 25

Workshop with Vocal Coach Liuba Doga: "Connect to and master your voice”

Date: 13 July 2022 Key organisers: Sayara Thompson Participants : 12

”Korney Chukovsky, the writer & translator. Then and Now”

Date: 23 September 2022 Key organisers: Yelena Karl Participants : 89

Marina Tsvetaeva's 130th Anniversary: An Evening of Music and Poetry with Xameleon Theatre

Date: 8 October 2022 Key organisers: Ekaterina Onatskaia Participants : 70

Traditional Forest Walk and BBQ

Date: 9 October 2022 Key organisers: Dmitry Mevzos Participants : 50

Professor Dame Caroline Humphrey: “On the Edge: Life Along the Russia -China Border”

Date: 25 November 2022 Key organisers: Ksenia Afonina Participants : 50

CamRuSS Christmas Dinner

Date: 15 December 2022 Key organisers: Isabella Warren Participants : 50

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CamRuSS for Ukrainians Events 2022 (1 of 2)

# Date Title Organisers Presenters/teachers
1 April-July ESOL classes Tanya Yurasova, Alla Viktorova,
Ksenia Afonina		 9 teachers supported by 20 assistants and
helpers
2 29 April Cultural adaptation Introductions
3 6 May Cultural adaptation Introductions Alla Viktorova, Denis Silyutin, Tanya Yurasova,
Ksenia Afonina
4 13 May NHS System Tanya Yurasova Lena Payne
5 20 May Employment opportunities in
Cambridge		 Tania Eliott Homerton College, Tania Eliott
6 27 May Higher education in the UK Sayana Namsaraeva, Ksenia
Afonina		 Caroline Humphrey
7 3 June “How Wars End” (2022) literary
readings		 Ksenia Afonina, Natalia Berloff Carina Cockrell-Ferre
8 10 June Primary and Secondary education in
the UK		 Tanya Yurasova, Olga Tutubalina Dick Matthews
9 26 June Welcome to Cambridge music and
poetryevening		 Vot Takoi Teatr
10 1 July Employment and benefits Ksenia Afonina DWP, Ede& Ravenscroft
11 15 July NHS Alla Viktorova Natalia Notkina, Olga Starobinskaya
12 29 July Legal matters Ksenia Afonina, Alla Viktorova,
Lena Payne		 Denis Silyutin, Quentin Langley Coleman
13 28 July ESOL classes Graduation
ceremony		 Tanya Yurasova, Alla Viktorova Yelena Karl, Katia Onatskaia
14 14 August Family outing in Milton Park Alla Viktorova SCDC grant, Lena Payne, Sasha Argunova

CamRuSS for Ukrainians Events 2022 (2 of 2)

# Date Title Organisers Presenters/teachers
15 September-
December		 ESOL classes for Ukrainians Tanya Yurasova, Alla Viktorova,
Ksenia Afonina		 7 teachers supported by 20 assistants and
helpers
16 9 September Housing for Ukrainians Yelena Karl, Lena Payne Representatives from Cambridge and SCDC
17 13 September Career guidance Ksenia Afonina WEA
18 23 September The Highway Code Yelena Karl Dmitri Mevzos, Sergey Shishlov
19 23 September Dinner for CamRuSS volunteers Ksenia Afonina Natalia Berloff
20 9 October BBQ in Thetford Forest Alla Viktorova, Dmitri Mevzos,
Lena Payne		 SCDC grant
21 14 October Food Banks and Food Hubs Ksenia Afonina Cambridge Sustainable Food, Cambridge Refugee
Resettlement Campaign & Cambridge Ethnic
Community Forum
22 25 October Guided Tour of the Scott Polar
Museum		 Eleanor Peers, Alla Viktorova Naomi Chapman, Olga Tutubalina
23 28 October Career Guidance Ksenia Afonina, Alla Viktorova National Careers Service
24 4 November UK Universities Ksenia Afonina/Olga Tutubalina Natalia Berloff, Olga Tutubalina, Tatiana
Bebchuk, ARU College
25 18 November Banking system in the UK Alla Viktorova George Turner
26 22 November Guided Tour of the Scott Polar
Museum		 Eleanor Peers, Alla Viktorova Naomi Chapman
27 9 December NHS Ksenia Afonina/Olga Tutubalina Tatiana Lapa
28 17 December ESOL classes Graduation Tanya Yurasova, Alla Viktorova,
Ksenia Afonina		 SCDC grant

CamRuSS for Ukrainians 2022

Collaborations

CamRuSS for Ukrainians 2022

Cambridge News, 20 December 2022

Financial Report 2021-2022

Ksenia Afonina (on behalf of Alona Gunko)

am llss THE CAMBRIDGE RUSSIAN-SPEAKING SOCIETY CamRuSS Finances 2021 F.ST. 1999 2021 INCOME (£19,558) Other income IGiftAid. etc) 17% Entrance fees General Donations Mernbership fees 12% 17% Individual donation 51% 2021 EXPENDITURE (£8,422) Feesand Subscriplions 3% vents rentlrefreshm ents Wab hostinglmailc himplzoom 15% Admin expences 80%

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CamRuSS Finances 2021

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50,000
45,000
40,000
35,000
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
£ £ £ £ £ £
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total income (not incl Marttila in 2017) Total direct cost (not incl Marttila in 2017)
Overheads Net Surplus / (Deficit)
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Description 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
£ £ £ £ £ £
Total income (not incl Marttila in 2017) 9,253 13,200 14,645 14,908 19,558 32,800
Total direct cost (not incl Marttila in 2017) 6,247 7,394 9,186 1,974 1,257 2,244
Overheads 519 636 383 1,119 1,130 3,586
Net Surplus / (Deficit) 2,487 4,532 3,869 9,381 11,137 5,366
Capital & Reserves 11,110 15,642 19,511 28,892 40,029 45,396
increase of reseves year-on-year 27% 41% 25% 48% 39% 13%

CamRuSS Finances 2021

Cambridge Russian Speaking Society 2022

Income and Expenditure
For the year ending 31/12/2022
Income
Membership
Entrance fee
Ruffle tickets
Donations
Sponsorship/External Grants
E. Marttila Exhibition grants
Other income
Merchandise sale
Bank interest received
Total income
Direct Cost
Rent for the events
Refreshments for the events
Flowers and souveniers
Travel direct cost
Guests/performance fee
Publicity and promotion
Other direct cost
E. Marttila Exhibition costs
Previous years direct cost
Total direct cost
Gross Surplus / (Deficit)
Governance cost
Corporate cost
Overheads
Web and IT exp
Stationery & Postage
Fees & Subs
Total overheads
Net Surplus / (Deficit)		 2022
2021
1,773.53
2,298.46
5,231.19
580.94
0.00
0.00
2,152.48
13,405.18
20,252.80
0.00
0.00
0.00
3,389.59
3,273.78
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
32,799.59
19,558.36
233.78
0.00
150.49
100.92
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,860.00
1,054.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,244.27
1,257.41
30,555.32
18,300.95
67%
41%
159.75
374.22
21,444.13
5,659.47
3,191.42
919.80
0.00
0.00
394.21
210.60
3,585.63
1130.4
5,365.81
11,136.86		 2020
1,229.00
1,472.60
0.00
10,900.02
500.00
0.00
805.00
0.00
1.36		 2019
2018
2017
1,250.45
1,768.00
1,218.00
4,324.65
5,384.82
3,521.50
271.21
457.16
400.00
3,540.00
1,924.00
10.00
3,990.00
3,160.00
3,502.91
0.00
0.00
8,000.00
1,085.00
405.00
484.00
183.50
101.20
116.90
0.24
0.18
0.13
14,907.98
13%
0.00
0.00
198.19
28.60
134.24
782.50
104.00
726.15
0.00
0.00		 14,645.05
13,200.36
17,253.44
9%
43%
87%
3,272.58
1,160.95
799.00
691.66
848.34
1,183.17
510.03
217.43
192.96
1,214.71
1,653.80
1,298.70
1,186.00
785.33
685.00
1,825.89
923.62
710.38
485.08
1,804.80
1,378.18
0.00
0.00
8,141.90
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,973.68
-73%
12,934.30
123%
122.20
2,311.49
969.18
4.50
145.60		 9,185.95
7,394.27
14,389.29
24%
18%
82%
5,459.10
5,806.09
2,864.15
-9%
103%
88%
309.50
396.79
897.13
242.03
104.05
189.20
121.40
132.67
169.15
397.56
146.48
277.36
0.00
1,119.28
9,381.33		 383.20
635.71
518.96
3,869.27
4,531.56
2,345.19

CamRuSS Finances 2021

Balance Sheet

as at
Current Assets
Bank Current account
Bank Deposit account
Bank NEW Current account
Bank NEW Deposit account
PayPal
Cash		 31/12/2022
31/12/2021
474.56
17,293.15
3342.84
3342.84
34,041.24
16,110.34
7,460.40
3,202.28
77.26
81.88
45,396.30
40,030.49		 31/12/2020
31/12/2019
31/12/2018
31/12/2017
21,145.00
16,834.35
14,974.97
10,562.84
3,342.45
341.33
341.09
341.04
1,913.00
0.00
2,307.52
2,016.40
214.67
184.27
318.83
110.91
206.20
28,892.24
19,510.91
15,641.64
11,110.08

Prepaid Income

Current Liabilities Prepaid Expenses

Current assets less liabilities
Capital & Reserves
Reserves
Surplus or deficit		 45,396.30
40,030.49
40,030.49
28,892.24
5,365.81
11,136.86
45,396.30
40,029.10
13%
39%		 28,892.24
19,510.91
15,641.64
11,110.08
19,510.91
15,641.64
11,110.08
8,764.89
9,381.33
3,869.27
4,531.56
2,345.19
28,892.24
19,510.91
15,641.64
11,110.08
48%
25%
41%
27%

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Membership report 2021-2022

Family Status 2021 2022
Qtr1 15 members - 7 new/8 returned 19 members: 5 new /14 renewed
Qtr2 8 members - 5 new/ 3 returned 7 mbrs: 3 new/4 returned
Qtr3 3 members - 2 new/ 1 returned 1 member: vip invitation
Qtr4 18 members - 8 new/10 returned 6 members - 1 new/5 returned
Family total 43 family members: 20 new/23 33 family members: 10 new/23 renewed.
renewed 1-VIP
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Individual Status
Qtr1 31 members - 16 new/15 returned 32 members: 5 new/27 returned. 1VIP
Qtr2 27 members - 17 new/10 returned 25 members: 4 new/21 returned
Qtr3 33 members - 25 new/8 returned. 7 of
them - VIP members		 12 members: 8 new/4 returned. 5 VIP
Qtr4 36 members - 18 new/14 returned (4-
VIP members)		 31 members: 12 new/19 returned. 6 VIP
127 individual family members: 54
Individual total 100 individual members: 28 new/71
new/73 renewed. 11 VIP
renewed. 12VIP
memberships

Membership report 2021-2022

For 2022:
Date Event Name Membership in £
25/11/2022 Professor Dame Caroline Humphrey: “On the Edge: Life Along the Russia-
China Border”		 £252
29/04/2022 Boris Akunin "Russia's Present,Past and Future" £184
08/10/2022 Marina Tsvetaeva’s 130th birth anniversaryconcert £154
18/03/2022 Piano Recital byVitalyPisarenko £54
For 2021:
Date Event Name Membership in £
29/11/2021 “Double-Headed Eagle: Russia between East and West” with Sir Tony
Brenton		 £185
04/11/2021 Markingthe Bicentenaryof Dostoevsky’s Birth with I.Ruzgitskiy £125
05/03/2021 “Writingthe Siege of Leningrad” with Anna Reid £108
01/10/2021 Londongrad: Is it still “From Russia With Cash”? byMark Hollingsworth £107
11/02/2021 "The Portland SpyRing” byStephen Dalziel £102
04/06/2021 "Between the Past and the Future,” a lecture byEvgenyVodolazkin £101

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Constitution

Our Constitution states that the objectives of our society are:

To advance education for the public benefit in East Anglia by providing opportunities for members of the public to learn the Russian language and to engage in activities and events designed to enable them to develop a better understanding of the history, arts and culture of Russia.

We suggest to add:

To advance education for the public benefit in East Anglia and beyond by providing opportunities for members of the public to learn the Russian language and to engage in activities and events designed to enable them to develop a better understanding of the history, arts and culture of Russia.

To promote harmony between different ethnic groups by enhancing knowledge and mutual understanding between Russian-Speaking communities and other communities in East Anglia and beyond.

Plans and strategic objectives for 2023

Format of events:

Type of events/topics:

To continue working closely with volunteers and exploring potential reward schemes

Financial objectives for 2023

Q&As and voting 1. Changes in the constitution 2. Strategic objectives and membership fees

Organisation structure 2023

Patrons: Sir Tony Brenton, Libby Howie, Dr Rachel Polonsky, Prof Anthony Cross, Prof Emma Widdis

Board of Trustees:

Sayara Thompson (Chair, GDPR) Ksenia Afonina (Vice Chair and CamRuSS for Ukrainians) Alona Gunko (Treasurer) Ekaterina Onatskaia (Membership) Oksana Gerasimova (Secretary) Alla Viktorova (Events, PR) Olga Tutubalina (Events, Technical support) Alexandra Argunova (Safeguarding Lead) Sayana Namsaraeva (Events)

Honorary Advisers: Tanya Yurasova, Janar Davletov, Yelena Karl

Organising Committee (active volunteers): Beverly Lott (proofreading), Natasha Bacon (communications), Dima Mevzos (outdoor events), Varvara Veselova (finances) Part-Time Administrator: Elena Shampanova, Elvira Churyumova

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CamRuSS Events 2023

Person/event Talk title or theme Possible dates Category/details Format/language Proposed by/ organiser
1 English classes:
12-week course		 CamRuSS 4 Ukraine 9 Jan – 31 March Support for Ukrainians In-person TY, KA, AV
2 CamRuSS AGM Tony Brenton’s talk, reports and
plans		 Mon 16 Jan Annual General Meeting
for members		 Hybrid
English		 Board of Trustees,
patrons
3 Alexander
Chernokulskiy		 Climate Change in Russia Thu-Fri 9-10 Feb
(TBC)		 Geography, anthropology,
social history,
environmental studies		 Russian or English
Zoom		 Olga Tutubalina
4 Jenny Antil Talk about her book "Small Acts of
Kindness", a fictional story about
Russia in 1825 and the Decembrists
Thu 16 Feb		 Talk /History In-person
English		 Tanya Yurasova
6 Julia
Nemirovskaya		 Disbelief Fri 24 Feb Anti-War Poetry Evening Zoom
Russian & English		 Yelena Karl
7 Vitaly Pisarenko Piano Recital 10/17 March Music In-person
Russian & English		 Ekaterina Onatskaia
8 Nadezhda
Zamyatina		 Development of Arctic Cities/Arctic
frontiers		 20-30 March
(TBC)		 Geography, anthropology,
social history,
environmental studies		 Russian
Zoom		 Olga Tutubalina
9 Vera Polozkova Poetry Early April (TBC) Poetry In-person
Russian		 Ekaterina Onatskaia
Boris Kouznetsov
10 Natalia
Zubarevich		 Economic geography of Russia, and
how it transformed in wartime		 20-30 April (TBC) Geography, anthropology,
social history,
environmental studies		 Russian/English
Zoom		 Olga Tutubalina
11 Mayovka Outdoor BBQ 1-2 May Social event In-person
Russian & English		 Dima Mevzos
12 Louise
Hardiman		 Courtly Gifts and Cultural
Diplomacy book launch		 20-30 May (TBC) Art, history, British-Russian
relations		 In-person
English		 Ksenia Afonina
13 Peter Hewitt Piano concert 27 June Music In-person
English		 Ekaterina Onatskaia
14 White Nights Social singing 1 July Social event/Music In-person
Russian & English		 Valentin Rusinov (TBC)

CamRuSS for Ukrainians 2023

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