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16.01.2018 Restored Sayes Court memorial marks 320 anniversary of Peter the Great's visit to London On 16 January 2018 Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko and Mayor of the London borough of Lewisham Sir Steve Bullock unveiled a memorial plaque at Sayes Court Park, Deptford. The memorial, which replaces a previous lost one, marks the ancient mulberry tree which, according to the popular legend, was planted by the Tsar Peter the Great himself during his stay at Deptford Dockyard, when he visited England in January-April 1698 with his Grand Embassy to Western Europe. The mulberry still bears fruit and was shortlisted for the 2017 England Tree of the Year award, where it received a runner-up prize. The memorial was created by the Russian sculptor Alexander Kirilin, who also attended. The costs were crowdfunded by the “Russian Heritage” committee and the Russian Community Council, and a number of Russian-speaking communities in and outside London also contributed, as well as Russian cultural centre "Rossotrudnichestvo" and Russian Embassy employees.

18.12.2017 Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko's remarks at the Hermitage Foundation UK reception Ladies and gentlemen, It’s a great tradition for us to host Hermitage Foundation UK here every year. It is an honour to meet the people who make such an outstanding contribution to this great museum which was named Best Tourist Destination of Europe last year. We know and appreciate your effort and dedication. And this year a very important and little known part of the Hermitage treasures is on tour at the British Museum – I’m sure you have seen the breath-taking Scythians exhibition there.

12.12.2017 Russian Embassy hosts FIFA-2018 World Cup presentation On 12 December the official presentation of the FIFA-2018 World Cup Russian was held in the Ambassador’s Residence.

04.12.2017 Ushakov Medal presented to the Arctic Convoys Veterans On 2-3 December Third Secretary of the Embassy Vadim Retyunskiy presented the Ushakov medals to the Arctic Convoys veterans Mr David DOUGLAS, Mr George LANE, Mr Michael LOCKE and Mr Raymond BILBIE, who were awarded this military honour by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation for their personal courage and bravery displayed in WWII.

27.11.2017 Ushakov Medal presented to the Arctic Convoys Veterans On 24-26 November Third Secretary of the Embassy Vadim Retyunskiy presented the Ushakov medals to the Arctic Convoys veterans Mr James JACQUES, Mr Cristobal CAMPOS, Mr Raymond WILSON and Mr Albert DICKSON, who were awarded this military honour by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation for their personal courage and bravery displayed in WWII.

24.11.2017 Reception to mark the Russian Film Week at the Russian Embassy 24 November 2017 the Embassy hosted the reception to mark the Russian Film Week 2017. The film festival, launched but a year ago, is a major success and became the most popular among the foreign film festivals in London.

13.11.2017 Students of Russian school "Znaniye" presented exams certificates at the Russian Embassy On 13 November 2017 the Embassy hosted the presentation of A-levels exams certificates to the students of the educational centre Znaniye (Knowledge). The Embassy donated a set of books in Russian to the students.

12.11.2017 Remembrance Sunday at Soviet War Memorial On 12 November 2017 a traditional ceremony of wreath laying took place at the Soviet War Memorial in London, near the Imperial War Museum.

02.11.2017 Reception at the Russian Embassy On 2 November 2, 2017 2017 the Russian Embassy in London hosted the reception «The first wave of the Russian emigration».

24.10.2017 Agricultural Attache Derbenskiy visits British farms in county Devon. On 19 - 20 October 2017 the Agricultural Attaché of the Russian Embassy Vladimir Derbenskiy visited five agricultural farms in county Devon.

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