Research – Olga Suvorova

25 Jan

Article: Ngā Kōrero: 1808 and 1814 Māori-Russian Encounters in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Historical Tapestry

Ngā Kōrero: 1808 and 1814 Māori-Russian Encounters in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Historical Tapestry This article delves into the underexplored realm of early 19th-century interactions between Māori and Russians. It focuses on Captain Vasily Golovnin’s encounter with Te Pahi’s son Matara

09 Nov

Video: My lecture “The Russian World of Lord Rutherford”, Rutherford’s Den

My presentation on Lord Rutherford and his Russian world in the Arts Centre, Rutherford’s Den in Christchurch in mid October 2021. 🙂 Five years of research, self-funding, travels to Russia and lots of kind people, amazing professionals who encouraged me

11 Oct

Talk, Audio and Radio Interview “Lord Rutherford and his Russian connections”

This year the world celebrates the 150th anniversary of Ernest Rutherford’s birth. In the end of July 2021, I spoke about my research and findings from Russian primary sources related to Lord Rutherford and his Russian students at the Museum

24 Apr

Article: Rutherford and Russian Physics: the critical influence of the human factor

My new article in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand is a part of the Special Edition dedicated to the 150th birth anniversary of an outstanding New Zealander – Lord Rutherford. Olga Suvorova (2021): Rutherford and Russian

13 Apr

My Book Chapter: Raids & Settlements: Seamus Heaney as translator

Today at the Irish Embassy at the launch of the book about Seamus Heaney, an Irish poet, translator and Nobel laureate – Raids & Settlements: Seamus Heaney as translator. I co-authored a chapter on Heaney and Russia with my husband

09 Apr

Talk: ‘Hidden Treasures, Forgotten Taonga Māori in Russia’ at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

My talk at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa ‘Hidden Treasures – Forgotten Taonga Māori in Russia’ on 14 March 2021 went really well. That was so encouraging to receive a phone call from Sir Tipene O’Regan before

20 Mar

Exhibition: Meet the Russians at Picton Heritage & Whaling Museum

That was such a privilege to be invited by the Picton Heritage Museum and the Picton Historical Society to talk at the opening of the exhibition dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the Russian expedition visit to Queen Charlotte Sound.

09 Mar

NZ Geo using my research: THE DAY THE RUSSIANS CAME

It is fantastic that NZ GEO published an article on the 200th anniversary of the Russian visit to New Zealand (ISSUE 166 NOV – DEC 2020), and thank you to Naomi for quoting my research. Let’s hope that our cultural

19 Feb

Discovering the Magic of Russian Classical Music

Russian composer Igor Stravinsky visited Wellington in 1961 and conducted the New Zealand National Orchestra in a performance of his dramatic Firebird suite. After a brief research I found this clip that shows the orchestra playing the finale at the

11 Jan

Article: Forgotten Taonga Māori in Russia

Forgotten Taonga Māori in Russia: The 1820 Visit of the Bellingshausen – Lazarev Expedition to Queen Charlotte Sound Russia is a country of extensive and unique collections of all kinds from the Pacific. Over many centuries Russian travellers, explorers and