Organizations and Publications in Russia
Version of July 10, 1996
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The Hildifons Took's Home Page has the biggest list of Tolkien organizations
I know of. I used the information from there, but corrected it in many cases.
The given address is, usually, the address of a leader.
I have put at the beginning the organizations I know best.
The comments are mine.
Please, do not get angry with me if the info is incorrect or out of date.
I do my best. "Don't shoot the pianist..."
This info was correct at the time I received it
Organization: The Wanderers [Stranniki].
Leaders: Andrey Yermolayev and Vyacheslav Khabarov.
Address: Anatoly Stegalin, P.O.Box 3692, Samara, 30, 443030 Russia.
Address: A. E. Yermolaev, ul. N.Ershova, 14, 17, Kazan, 420045 Russia.
E-mail: Tatiana.Borshevskaya@ksu.ru.
Activities: The club holds a convention called Zilant-Con, named after the legendary Kazan dragon Zilant, an annual festival
for Tolkien, science fiction, fantasy and rpg fans. The club also participates in many LARPs.
Publications: Kazad-dom: The Brief Digest [English, the only issue was published in 1992]. The club organized the Hobbit Games-93.
Kazad-dom. [Russian, the only issue was published in 1992].
Fire And Stone [Russian, songs and poems of Russian Tolkien fans. Two issues were published: in 1992 and 1995].
Comments: Anything these people do, they do well. Zilant-Con is the biggest and the best annual conference of Tolkien and role-play fans.
Organization: Gwait-i-Eldain.
Leader: Kathryn Kinn.
Address: Russia, 103305, Moskovskaya oblast, Zelenograd, K-305, d/v N XII-LO 711519
Activities: Linguistic studies, participating in live action rpgs, exchanging information.
Publications: The Talisman. 15 issues were published in 1993-1995. News about Tolkien fandom.
The Tolkien Talisman. Two issues were published in 1994 and 1995. Linguistic studies.
The Green Sun. Songs and poems of Tolkien fans.
Wind's Songs. Poems of Elrin (Rinel), a popular poet among Russian Tolkien fans.
Comments: I believe that The Talisman is the best Russian fanzine. It publishes really serious and smart articles. It was named "the best Tolkien fanzine" on Zilant-con in 1995.
Organization: Eglador.
Leader: Vyacheslav Rozhkov.
Address: will be here soon, Moscow, Russia.
Activities: Rpg modeling, exchanging information.
Comments: This club is famous for the letting all Tolkien fans meet in the building the club used to rent. When the number of guests exceeded 100, they had to give up the idea, but the fans still meet in the front of the building every Thursday. They are often dressed up in Middle-earth-like costums, and one of the major Russian newspaper called it "a show anyone can enjoy for free." ("Argumenty i Fakty", Fall, 1995).
Organization: The Green Jasper.
Leader: L. Lobarev.
Address: Leningradskoye shosse 9, k.1 68, Moscow, 125171, Russia.
Activities: The group collects and publishes poems, prose, taped songs and works of art of modern youth.
Publications: The End of the Era. 5 issues were published in 1995.
Comments: Their collection of songs and literature is the biggest I know of in Russia. The literature archive is organized in a computer database.
Organization: Arda.
Leader: Kerim Dzhemilev.
Address: ul. Demakova, 14-47, Novosibirsk, 630128, Russia.
Publication: Arda's Songs. Songs and poems of Tolkien fans. Two issues were published in 1991 and 1993.
Activities: Rpg modeling, Tolkien studies.
Comments: They are organizing the Hobbit Games-96.
Organization: The REEF.
Leader: Maria Ganzha.
Address: will be here soon, Moscow, Russia.
Publication: Quenta Nostra. Songs and poems of Tolkien fans. The only issue was published in 1993.
Activities: Fencing, rpg modeling. The club organized the Hobbit Games-95.
Organization: The Masters.
Leader: Dmitry Nezhdanov.
Address: petch@jaffar.cs.msu.su (Skulachev Petr)
Publication: The Silver Sword. The only issue was published in 1991.
Activities: Fencing, rpg modeling. The club organized the Hobbit Games-91.
Comments: One of the oldest and most famous rpg clubs in Russia.
Publications: Tolkien News. News about Tolkien fandom.
15 issues have been published since 1991.
Address: Borisov Vladimir Ivanovich, 855, Abakan-16, 662616 Russia.
Organization: OSTROV.
Leader: Anton Lustberg, Vadim Gusakov, Mitya Chistov
Address: chistov@hermitage-lib.spb.su
Activities: Fanzine Ostrov, live rpg modeling.
Organization: Mithril Mines Publishings
Leader: Evgeny Chaikun
Address: root@evgeniy.spb.ru
Activities: A publishing company
Organization:The Centre of the rpg modeling "Briz" 
Leader: Kozharinov M.U. (one of many)
Address: 123290, Moscow, ul. Havskaya, d.27/2, "Zentr Rolevogo Modelirovaniya Briz"
Activities: Rpg modeling - professional. Extremely professional and very good.
This info might be out of date or incorrect
Organization: Mithrandir's Staff.
Leader: Gregory V. Grigorev.
Address: ul. Pobedy, 11-12, Apatity 184200, Russia.
Organization: Tolkien Linguistic Fellowship.
Leader: Gregory V. Grigorev.
Address: ul. Pobedy, 11-12, Apatity 184200, Russia.
Publications: Aiya [Russian, irregular].
Organization: Ushkuynik [The Explorers of Unknown Lands].
Leader: Alexandre Tutov.
Address: ul. Kedrova 12a-54, Kotlas, 165400, Russia.
Activities: Organized Nord-con held in Kotlas in 1993, Arkhangelsk Region, Russia.
Nataliya Prochorova
Address: 109 180 Moskva, ul. Bol'shaya Polyanka, D. 28 KV 266, Russia.
Activities: Tolkien linguistic studies and translations of Tolkien texts to Russian.
Organization: The Organization Committee of the Hobbit Games-93..
Publication: A Look from Meneltarma [Vzgliad s Meneltarmy] [Russian, at least 1 issue was published in 1992].
Organization: The Committee of the Hobbit Games-92.
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Publications: The Way to Valinor [Put' k Valinoru]. At least 2 issues were published in 1991 and 1992.
Organization: The Tolkien Club of Novokuznetsk.
Leader: Ivonina Yelena Kirillovna.
Address: Kirov Street 85, flat 57, Novokuznetsk, 654080, Russia.
Organization: The Tolkien Club of Ivanovo.
Leader: Mikhail Konin.
Address: Karyernaya, Street 55 flat 21, Ivanovo 153012, Russia.
Comments: With cooperation of other clubs of Ivanovo organized Glip-con, an annual conference of Tolkien and rpg fans.
Organization: Amon-Sul.
Leader: Marchuk Ivan.
Address: kv 9, 265-B, Pr. Mira, Yu-Sakhalinsk 693013, Russia.
Organization: Eternal Sails.
Leader: Mikhail Goncharuk.
Address: P.O. Box 10252, Krasnoyarsk, 660099, Russia.
Organization: RPG Club "The Fellowship of the Ring" (Klub avtorskih rolevyh igr "Bratstvo Koltsa", used to be Hobbit Club of Khabarovsk)
Leader: Pavel Valerievich Belych.
Address: Amursky bullware, 16-22, Khabarovsk 680000, Russia.
E-mail: oksana.kabardina@p12.f39.n5040.z2.fidonet.org
T-mail: 2:5040/39.12 Oksana Kabardina
Activities: making rpgs of all types, promoting them in schools, colleges, etc. Publishing,fencing, discussing the works of Tolkien, managing an electronic literature archive.
Publications: The Brandywine Bridge [ Brendiduimskii Most ].
Newspaper of the group "Middle-earth".
Fanzine "Prosti"
Address: "Middle-earth", Amursky bullware, 16-22, Khabarovsk 680000, Russia.
The Independent Paper of Middle-earth (ceased to exist)
Organization: The Company [Khraniteli].
Leader: S. Kondakova.
Address: ul. Severnaya, 15-40, g. Chekhov, Sakhalinskaya oblast, 694670, Russia.
Organization: Kuzneykish krai (I doubt this is the name, though)
Leader: Oleg Statsenko.
Address: Redaktsiya gazety, Kemerovo 650099, Russia (The address is doubtful, too. It means "The newspaper office.")
Organization: Mellon.
Leader: Unknown.
Activities: The group has about 70 members. They have weekly meetings, write poems, draw pictures
and compose very funny fannish yarns.
Publications: The Third Theme [Tret'ya Tema] and The Sea Shore News [Novosti
Primorii] (M. Zavadskaya, ul. Z. Kosmodemyanskoy, 26-76, Vladivostok 690063 Russia)
Pioneer of Middlearth, ended publication in 1993 (Igor Andreykin, pr. Okeansky, 39, Vladivostok 690010 Russia).
Ash Nazgh
Sub-organization: Elen Feanaro.
Leader: Vyacheslav Kozlov.
Address: p. Pervostroiteley, 19-85, Komsomolsk-on-Amur 681024, Russia.
Activities: Meetings, Elvish language studies, correspondence, rpgs, translations of Tolkien and of everything
associated with him. Foreign correspondents are wanted.