{"title": "ONSITE EVENT: REDS ON THE GREEN: Lenin in Clerkenwell", "start": "2026-11-19T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Marx Memorial Library", "address": "Clerkenwell Green 37a, EC1R 0DU London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/london"], "description": "An evening event exploring Lenin's time in Clerkenwell and his connections with 37a Clerkenwell Green, today's Marx Memorial Library & Workers' School. Alex Gordon, a Trustee of the library, will discuss Lenin's ties to Marx House and the wider area, while actor Maxine Peake reads from the memoirs of Nadezhda Krupskaya, Lenin's comrade and wife, about the couple's everyday life in London. The session offers a chance to visit the historic Lenin Room, where Lenin worked in 1902–03, and to view some of the library's unique collection. The event is joint with Islington Heritage and free, with booking recommended as space is limited.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/onsite-event-reds-on-the-green-lenin-in-clerkenwell-37129/", "official_url": "https://www.marx-memorial-library.org.uk/event/551", "image": "https://noky.io/images/81fa4baa2ffffee07e2eea68ceac42f4b2620d2e86bb5bca4169a3d66c5f08c0-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-19T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Marx Memorial Library", "address": "Clerkenwell Green 37a, EC1R 0DU London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "The Pushkin Club. Vasily Grossman: “From the Front Line”", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Pushkin House", "address": "Bloomsbury Square 5a, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "A book talk at Pushkin House in Bloomsbury, held both online and in person. 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The club reads and discusses one book per session, with this year's picks including Milkman by Anna Burns, Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healy, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi and When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén. Sessions are free, though a donation to The Mill is suggested.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-mill-book-club-65744/", "official_url": "https://themille17.org/events/the-mill-book-club-6-2026-11-03/", "image": ""}, {"title": "English speaking club at Queen's Park Library (in-person)", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Queen's Park Library", "address": "Harrow Road 666, W10 4NE London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["society/languages/language-learning/english"], "description": "This is an in-person English speaking club held at Queen's Park Library in London. It is a weekly club run by the library to help improve your reading and spoken English. 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