Celebrating Cultures across the University of Birmingham
Alexander Pushkin was a Russian poet, novelist, dramatist and short-story writer; one of Russia’s most iconic poets. To mark his birthday, here is one Pushkin’s poems with an English translation. The poem has been translated by UoB student George Houghton, 1st year Modern Languages and English Literature: Зимний вечер (А.С.Пушкин) Буря мглою небо … Continue reading “Anniversary of the birth of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin (6 June 2025)”
Post submitted by Ella, one of our Student Experience Ambassadors Antonio Salieri was an Italian composer, who was born in 1750 in Venice and died at age 74 in 1825. His operas became acclaimed throughout Europe in the late 18th century. At the age of 16, Salieri was taken to Vienna and introduced to Emperor … Continue reading “200th anniversary of the death of Italian composer Antonio Salieri (7 May 2025)”
Post submitted by Ella, one of our Student Experience Ambassadors Portuguese is a Romance language that spread across the world during the 15th and 16th centuries through the Portuguese colonial empire. Although it is a language predominantly spoken in South America, the Portuguese language boasts around 200 million native speakers and is consequently ranked fifth … Continue reading “World Portuguese Language Day (5 May 2025)”
Post submitted by Erin, one of our Student Experience Ambassadors The 8th of April 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of the death of the famous Russian ballet dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky. He is regarded as the greatest male ballet dancer of the early 20th century by many. Nijinsky was known for his extraordinary athleticism, … Continue reading “75th anniversary of the death of Russian ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky”
Post submitted by Erin, one of our Student Experience Ambassadors The 3rd of April 2025 marks the 75th Anniversary of the death of the world renowned composer Kurt Weill. Throughout his life, Weill became most known for writing music for theatre, best known for his collaborations with famous playwright and practitioner Bertolt Brecht. With Brecht, … Continue reading “75th anniversary of the death of German-born composer Kurt Weill (3 April)”
Post submitted by Ella, one of our LCAHM Student Experience Ambassadors The Volkswagen Transporter is a range of light commercial vehicles, built predominantly as vans. The design and manufacturing of the Type 2 Transporter was inspired by an idea from the then-Netherlands-VW-importer Ben Pon. The Type 2 was recognised as one of the forerunners of … Continue reading “75th anniversary of the first Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Camper Van being manufactured in Wolfsburg, Germany (8 March)”
Post submitted by Erin, one of our LCAHM Student Experience Ambassadors February 14th 2025 marks the death of the famous writer, lyricist and playwright Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881-1975). Born in Guildford, England and eventually moving to the United States, he was most known for writing the light hearted, satirical stories ‘The Code of The … Continue reading “50th anniversary of the death of P.G. Wodehouse (14 February)”
Post submitted by Ella, one of our Student Experience Ambassadors Holocaust Memorial Day takes place every year on 27th January. The day marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. The Holocaust, known as the Shoah in Hebrew, was a systemic, state-sponsored attempt at a mass genocide of all Jews … Continue reading “Holocaust Memorial Day (27 January)”
Post submitted by Ella, one of our Student Experience Ambassadors Jacqueline du Pré, born in Oxford in England in 1945, was a cellist who is considered as one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century. Du Pré was a young talent, having started the cello at age five and then winning Britain’s most … Continue reading “80th anniversary of the birth of Jacqueline du Pré (26 January)”
Post submitted by Ella, one of our Student Experience Ambassadors George Orwell was a British journalist and author born in 1903 in eastern India. Born originally as Eric Arthur Blair, Orwell is famous for his novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-four (1949). He grew up in as the son of a minor British official … Continue reading “75th anniversary of the death of George Orwell 21 January”
