The Liszt Institute Moscow celebrated the month of June with a series of programmes that brought Hungary's rich cultural heritage to the heart of Russia. Among the colourful programmes were the Hungarian Discussion Club attended by language lovers, and the Hungarian Sites in Moscow tour, which offered a nostalgic journey in the iconic Ikarus bus through the city's Hungarian landmarks. The Literary Café programme offered a selection of Hungarian literary works. On the occasion of Hungary's presidency of the Council of the EU, Tcha Limberger dazzled the audience with a concert.
On 3 June, the Liszt Institute Moscow once again brought together lovers of Hungarian language and culture at the Ciferblat anticafé in the heart of Moscow. During the Hungarian Conversation Club, Hungarian-speaking Russians and Hungarians living in Moscow were able to improve their oral communication skills in a supportive environment within the framework of a language workshop.
On 9 June, the Hungarian Sites in Moscow programme gave the public interested in Hungarian culture the opportunity to discover Moscow and its suburbs in a cult and authentic Ikarus bus. During the sightseeing tour, a guide introduced the participants to the places with Hungarian connections in the capital, while retro news and music selections in the background contributed to the nostalgic atmosphere. The final stop of the trip was the Moscow County Children's Railway, which in many ways resembles the operation of the Széchenyi Hill Children's Railway.
On 18 June, the Institute's Literary Café event took place at the Consulate General of Hungary in St Petersburg. Literary translator Oksana Yakimenko from the St. Petersburg School of Economics, and literary translator Natalia Dyachenko, staff member of the Liszt Institute presented Hungarian works published in Russian in recent years. They also presented works by Ferenc Sánta, Péter Nádas, Laura Iancu, Péter Farkas, Antal Kollár, László Cholnoky and János Pilinszky among others. The crowded programme was attended by linguists, lovers of foreign literature and students of Hungarian language.
On 20 June this year's Stipendium Hungaricum Alumni Meeting took place in the banquet hall of the Embassy of the Republic of Hungary, organised by the Liszt Institute Moscow. This year - on the occasion of the European Football Championship, the Paris Olympics and the Chess Olympiad in Budapest - the theme of the meeting was Hungarian sport. As part of the programme organised by the Institute, two members of the Rubik's Cube Club of Moscow Power Engineering University gave a demonstration and a master class to the guests, and they also took part in a quiz game on Hungarian sport, with prizes for the winners. The programme also included a presentation of the Teqball by two members of the Russian national Teqball team, with the participation of the audience.
On 1 July, Hungary took over the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU from Belgium, and a joint Hungarian-Belgian reception was organised by the Liszt Institute and the Embassy of Hungary in Moscow. The guests were welcomed by Hungarian Ambassador Norbert Konkoly, Belgian Ambassador Marc Michielsen and EUDEL Ambassador to Moscow Roland Galharague. The highlight of the evening was a concert by the Hungarian-Belgian Tcha Limberger Kalotaszeg Trio. After the concert, guests were treated to Hungarian cuisine and Belgian beer and chocolate specialities.