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THE RUSSIAN NOBILITY ASSOCIATION IN AMERICA, INC.
PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL RUSSIAN SPRING BALL
FRIDAY MAY 14, 2010 - THE PIERRE HOTEL NEW YORK CITY
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he year 2010 presents us with an embarrassment of riches in deciding upon a “theme” for this year’s
Ball journal. It is not only the centenary anniversary of the death in November of 1910 of Count
Leo Tolstoy, but also the sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary of the birth in July of 1860 of Anton Pavlovitch Chekhov, grandson of a serf who became one of Russia’s greatest playwrights and story tellers.
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ussia’s literature from the time of Pushkin to the end of the nineteenth century found its glory in
the novel, Tolstoy of course being the towering giant of that medium, one in which Chekhov did
not participate. Chekhov’s work consisted of four or five major plays (The Sea Gull, Uncle Vanya, The
Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard) and hundreds of short stories. In America Chekhov is more widely
known for his dramatic works, whereas in Russia he is universally revered for his short-stories. Both
Tolstoy and Chekhov were prolific producers of the published word. The “complete works” of Tolstoy
in Russian language comprises ninety volumes, and Chekhov is said to have written seven to eight
hundred short-stories. The two authors knew each other and were friends. Tolstoy, the elder by some
thirty-two years, was revered by the younger Chekhov. In his extraordinary biography, Tolstoy, Henri
Troyat quotes Chekhov, “Talking with Leo Nicolayevich”, Chekhov said “one feels utterly in his power.
I have never met a more compelling personality or one more harmoniously developed so to say. He is
almost a perfect man”. The photograph herewith of Tolstoy and Chekhov shows them together in 1901
at Yalta, in the Crimea where Chekhov was undergoing treatment for tuberculosis and Tolstoy in failing
health, was convalescing shortly after his excommunication from the Orthodox Church. Troyat further
records that one evening in Yalta Tolstoy put his arm around Chekhov’s shoulder and said with brutal
frankness, “Shakespeare’s plays are bad enough, but yours are even worse”. On another occasion, “My
dear friend, do stop writing plays”. However, after Chekhov’s death, again according to Troyat, Tolstoy said “… with no false modesty, I maintain
that Chekhov is technically far superior to me”.
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lso in the Crimea at this time was Maxim
Gorky (1868-1936), an important Russian
literary figure and author in both pre-Revolutionary and Soviet times. Gorky had many meetings
with both Tolstoy and Chekhov and recorded
these conversations in personal notebooks. A new
version of these has been recently (2008) published by Yale University Press, translated and
edited by Donald Fanger, Professor of Literature
Emeritus at Harvard University as Gorky’s Tolstoy
& Other Reminiscences. They provide a unique and
invaluable access and insight into the character
of both Tolstoy and Chekhov
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his is not the place for scholarly analysis
or commentary on the writings of Tolstoy.
To War and Peace have been devoted probably
more analytical print and critical analysis than to
any other work of historical fiction. Many critics from several countries have called War and
Peace “the greatest novel ever written”, and perhaps Virginia Woolf sums it up, “there remains
the greatest of all novelists-for what else can we call the author of War and Peace?” Suffice it to say that
with his two masterworks, War and Peace and Anna Karenina Tolstoy has made a contribution which has
enriched and enhanced the quality of world literature in ways perhaps unsurpassed by any other author.
Shakespeare might be a worthy rival for that accolade.
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ust before the turn of the century, an important and highly beneficial relationship was developing
between Chekhov and Konstantin Stanislavsky, the great Russian stage director, father of “method” acting, and a founder of The Moscow Art Theater which staged Chekhov’s plays. Beginning in
1898 with Chekhov’s The Sea Gull which became a great success at The Moscow Art Theater (having
previously been a flop in St. Petersburg) this theater became a regular venue for Chekhov’s subsequent
works. The Moscow Art Theater adopted the sea gull as its corporate logo/symbol.
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uite apart from its relevance to these two icons of Russian literature, the year 2010 also marks the
anniversary of an important date in the life of Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966), perhaps the greatest
Russian poet of the twentieth century and certainly one of Russia’s greatest poets of all time. She has
also been called “surely the most important and revered woman poet of all time”. As a writer/poet in Soviet Russia she consistently had a difficult and complex relationship with Soviet authority and its censorship policies. For many years none of her work was allowed to be published. Her son was arrested three
times, generally simply because he was her son. She was even forced to write some verses extolling
the virtues of Joseph Stalin. In 1940, now some seventy years ago, she emerged from a Soviet-imposed
“silence” of fifteen years, and began to write and be published again. At this time she was allowed to become a member of the Union of Soviet writers -- the essential requirement for a recognized literary existence. In 1946 the Central Committee of the Party issued a decree expelling her from the Soviet Writers
Union. However in the early 1960s she was “rehabilitated”, and the Writers Union actually made her a
gift of a dacha some 50 miles from St. Petersburg. She spent time there during the last years of her life
and is buried there.
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khmatova was a Russian aristocrat, part Tatar who traced her lineage back to Genghis Khan and
who loved her country so much that she stayed on even when the atmosphere was full of fear,
terror and chaos, when as Roberta Reeder, Akhmatova’s biographer, put it “dreams of the Revolution
turned into a Stalinist nightmare”. Akhmatova never regretted her decision to remain in Russia and
never agreed with those who abandoned her. In the process she became through her writing a voice
for those who suffered much and endured. Her poetry expresses and reflects the deep emotions produced by her unshakeable attachment to her country regardless of current
circumstances. She continued her writing until her death of
a heart attack in 1966 at which time she was working on a
book on the death of Pushkin which she saw as “a tribute to
the perishing of genius at the hands of an insensitive society”. Through all the suffering, hardship, maltreatment and
humiliation at the hands of the Soviets, Akhmatova never
lost her strong sense of self nor her well developed self esteem “… if I could step outside myself/ and contemplate
the person that I am, /I should know at last what envy is”.
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hus we complete in 2010 this humble tribute to Russia’s great novelist, Tolstoy; dramatist, Chekhov; and
poetess, Akhmatova.
Poetess Anna Akhmatova
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THE RUSSIAN NOBILITY ASSOCIATION
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
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The Russian Nobility Association has four classes of membership and welcomes applications
from interested individuals. The four classes are:
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A) Voting members: Direct descendents of individuals listed in Russia’s Nobility Archives.
B) Associate members: Individuals whose lineage is through the maternal line.
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C) Lineage Affiliates members: Individuals whose nobility historically predates the
immediate maternal line.
D) Colleague members: individuals whose efforts and activities support the goals and
ideals of the organization.
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For further membership information and application forms please call Vladislav Kalyuzhny
(“Vlad”) at 908-233-2057 or email him at [email protected] & please put “RNA”
on the subject line.
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The Russian Nobility Association Today
Our Goals
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he Russian Nobility Association, Inc. was formed in 1938 in order to realize two important goals: to maintain
historical truths about Russia and to provide humanitarian assistance.
On the one hand, the Association’s aims are genealogical and historical. It seeks to preserve cultural memories
and national truths of Russian history which, during the Communist regime, were threatened with extinction. It
maintains a library of historical documents. From time to time, the Association hosts lectures in Russian history
to raise funds, a portion of which is directed to educational resources. The Association publishes and distributes in
Russia copies of Novik, an academic journal with topics on Russian history and culture. It also contributes to St.
George’s Pathfinders, a summer scout camp which instructs and cares for Russian and Russian-American children
interested in learning more about their rich ethnic heritage.
The Association’s aims are thus also philanthropic. To this end, it hosts an annual Russian Spring Ball. Organized
by members of the Ball Committee of the Russian Nobility Association, the Spring Ball is the Association’s largest
fund raising event of the year. This event allows the Association to realize its most important humanitarian goal:
the assistance of disadvantaged persons both in and outside of Russia who need medical treatment, food and
shelter.
Who Receives the Bulk of our Support?
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he collapse of Communism has brought economic crisis and severe hardship to Russia. In response to the rising
tide of suffering in Russia today, the Association has focused its fundraising efforts on philanthropic causes,
which assist children, since they are most severely affected by Russia’s social and economic upheavals. The proceeds
from our annual Spring Ball are directed to the following organizations:
At the St. Dmitry Orphanage in Moscow, our contributions over the past years have helped to improve living
conditions for its children.
In the Republic of Georgia, a young Georgian Orthodox nun, Mother Mariam, receives our support (through
American Friends of Georgia, Inc.,) to feed and clothe children who have fled impoverished orphanages or whose
parents have perished during civil unrest.
The Russian Gift of Life helps children with congenital heart disease. Our contributions help this organization
to send children to the United States for life saving open-heart surgery.
In December of 1998, Human Rights Watch published a report entitled Abandoned to the State: Cruelty and
Neglect in Russian Orphanages. This report documents a breathtaking rise in abandoned children in Russia and
in particular, describes the unimaginable suffering of orphans diagnosed with mental or physical disabilities. The
association has allotted funds to help disabled orphans in Russia.
A Word of Thanks
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he Association cannot provide volunteer and financial support for its philanthropic causes without your help.
It wishes to express its heartfelt gratitude to the compassionate benefactors and supporters who have given so
generously of their time, services and financial resources – and who have thus made a true and tangible difference in
the lives of others. Thanks go to our corporate sponsors, our loyal and generous patrons, entertainers and musicians,
and of course to the hardworking members of the Ball Committee, especially the Juniors.
t first glance, the idea of nobility – even the word itself – seems rather dated today.
When nobility is invoked, it is usually to sell fashion magazines or Hollywood merchandise.
Nobility invariably clashes with the strictures of our founding fathers who suppressed titles as
incompatible with democracy.
Even so, the old word, like another old word, “honor,” has an important cultural value.
Americans from all walks of life are paying greater attention to their forbears; we are beginning
to admire the achievements of our own and others’ ancestors. In Russia today, there is an
intense interest in the direct descendants of the nobility, an interest that occasionally borders
on the excessive, and includes the fabrication of titles and the assuming of historical family
names. But the search for ancestors and identity and the celebration of the accomplishments of
one’s predecessors reflect a legitimate and necessary commitment to the past. This commitment
takes on an added urgency after 75 years of communist suppression and the liquidation of the
nobility as a class (not to mention the clergy, the intellectuals and kulaks).
In Russian history, the nobility, or more precisely the “service gentry” (dvoryanye) was
known (the word “noble” is derived from the Latin notus – to know) for the ideal of service to
the state and the community. When Peter the Great established the Table of Ranks in 1722,
ennoblement was made attainable through state service. The dvoryanye were responsible for
defending the state against invaders, for organizing agriculture, and for advising the Czars and
their governments. Service carried a sense of honor, and was considered not just a civic duty,
but a privilege. It is noteworthy that women participated in this ideal of service, demonstrating
civic responsibility through charitable work. During the First World War, the daughters of Tsar
Nicholas II actively assisted in the care of the sick and the wounded.
In the field of culture, the Russian nobility created the Golden Age of Russian Literature and
the Arts, producing Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Diaghelev, Tchaikovsky, Berdayev,
Nabokov and Akhmatova. The spiritual heirs and beneficiaries of the culture of the gentry
come from all walks of life. Indeed, Russia is united in its love for its literary heroes and today
there is a strong movement to restore their houses and emulate their virtues.
An important social and aesthetic expression of the Russian nobility was the ball. Introduced
to Russia by Peter the Great, the ball was seen as a means of cultivating beauty, manners and
morality, and as a way to bring people together in friendship and harmony through music and
dance. In our electronic age, such public sharing of values is a rare privilege.
Since the Revolution, the exiled nobility that makes up much of the “First Wave” of
emigration has become self-sacrificing in exile, entering the priesthood and engaging in
charitable work. Their children and grandchildren have become successful professionals and
some of them have gone to Russia to offer alternatives to the fraudulent capitalism that has
entrenched itself there.
When we consider the word nobility today, the ideals of service, charity, personal integrity
and the importance of community come to mind. To conclude with the words of the aristocratic
poet W. B. Yeats (an ideal not always lived up to but always in mind): “Yes, we desire to preserve
into the modern life that ideal (of) four ancient virtues: First, honesty amongst one’s friends.
Second courage amongst one’s enemies. Third, generosity amongst the weak. Fourth, courtesy
at all times, whatsoever.”
Our thanks to Dr. Arkadi Nebolsine for the contents of this page.
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Nobility Today
The Russian Nobility Association in America, Inc.
971 First Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022
Board of Directors
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Secretary
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Mrs. Irina Dvorjitsky-San Filippo
Count Nikita Cheremeteff
Dr. Pavel Efremkin
Mr. Igor Miklashewsky
Mr. Alexander Neratoff
Mr. Andrew Pogogeff
Mr. John L. Pouschine
Mr. Peter A. Tcherepnine
Mr. Paul Wadkovsky
Mr. Warren C. Hutchins (Advisory Board)
President
Vice President
Vice President & Treasurer
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Dr. Cyril E. Geacintov
Prince Vladimir C. Galitzine
Prince Ivan Obolensky
Presidents
Prince Alexis Obolensky, Sr.
Mr. Vassilii Wadkovsky
Count Boris von Berg
Count Paul de Kotzeboue
Prince Serge Beloselsky
Prince Eletskoy
Col. Peter Martynov
Prince Alexis Scherbatow
Dr. Cyril E. Geacintov
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1939 - 41
1941 - 42
1942 - 53
1953 - 60
1960 - 63
1963 - 71
1971 - 2002
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Under The Gracious Patronage
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T.H. Prince and Princess Nicholas Romanoff
T.H. Prince and Princess Dimitri Romanoff
T.H. Prince and Princess Andrew Romanoff
H.H. Princess Nikita Romanoff
H.H. Princess Alexander Romanoff
H.R.H. Prince Michael of Yugoslavia
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Honorary Chairs
Princess Tatiana V. Galitzine
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Mrs. Veronica Atkins - Mercentes
Prince Ivan Obolensky
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Executive Committee
Chairs
Mrs. Olga Miklashewsky
Mrs. Ludmila Vogeler
Co-Chairs
Mrs. Irina Dvorjitsky-San Filippo
Mr. Warren C. Hutchins
International Committee
Honorary Chairs
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T. H. Duke and Duchess Huno Von Oldenburg
h.r.h. prince jean d’orléans, duc de vendôme
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H.H. princess alexandra of greece
Princess Michel Cantacuzène, Countess Spéransky
Prince and Princess David Chavchavadze
Mr. and Mrs. Rajaa Chouairi
Prince and Princess André P. Gagarin
Mrs. marina wolkonsky Galesi
Prince Andrei K. Galitzine
princess katya galitzine
Rev. Dr. and mrs. Kenneth Gunn-Walberg
Baroness Maya de Haynau
countess monica ignatiew
Countess marina von kamarovsky
mr and mrs nicholas kotchoubey
Count gerome colloredo mansfeld
count and countess andrei tolstoy-miloslavsky
prince carl schwartzenberg
Count and Countess André Stenbock-Fermor
H.S.H. Princess Stephanie de Windisch-Graetz
Benefit Committee
Chair
mr. michael jordan
Miss Priscilla McOstrich
Miss Helena Ashton
Mrs. Lucy Puig Neis
Mr. Andrei Benzemann
Mr. Alexandr Neratoff
Mrs. Barbara Brookes
Mr. Thomas Nugent
Princess Maria Chavchavadze
Prince Sergei Ourusoff
Count and Countess Nikita Cheremeteff
Princess Alexis N. Obolensky
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Count Pierre Apraxine
Princess Lucretia Obolensky
Countess Vera Cheremeteff
Dr. and Mrs. Pavel Efremkin
Mr. Alan Z. Feuer
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Princess Eugenia Gagarin
and the Marquis of Santa Lucia
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Mr. and Mrs. Vladimir P. Fekula
Mrs. Elke Geacintov
Mr. and Mrs. Konstantin Pio-Ulsky
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Pogogeff
Mrs. Gaetana Enders
Prince Vladimir Galitzine
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Mr. and Mrs. Peter Oudolski
Mr. Valera Danchenko
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Mr. and Mrs. Michael Markoff George
Mrs. Elizabeth Guest
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Pouschine
Mr. Paul Romano
Mr. Augustin J. San Filippo
Mr. and Mrs. John Schiavetta
Mrs. Ludmila Selinsky
Mr. Ian Serjantov
Miss Dianne M. A. Procofieff de Seversky
Prince and Princess Constantine
Sidamon-Eristoff
Mr. Larry Hokanson
Mr. Andrei Tiajoloff
Dr. and Mrs. Andrei Holodny
Dr. Wellington S. Tichenor
Mrs. Elena Shemetoff Hutchins
Mr. Mark Tchelistcheff
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Janke
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tcherepnine
Mrs. Natalya Kasyanova
Mr. Alan R. Vogeler, Jr.
Miss Virginia Kinzey
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wadkovsky
Mrs. Milos Knorr
Dr. and Mrs. Donald Ross Whitaker
Mrs. Tatiana Kolodzei
H.S.H Princess Elena N. Wolkonsky
Mr. and Mrs. Vladimir Kowalenko
H.S.H Prince Oleg A. Wolkonsky
Mr. Eric Alexander Kuzmuk
Count and Countess Alexander
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Hills
Mr. Joseph Mattia
Mr. Igor Miklashewsky
Junior Committee
Chairs
Mrs. Natalia Kolodzei -Miller
Mr. Nicholas b. a. nicholson
Mr mark Miller
Miss Natalia Baronina
Miss Elizabeth M. Miheyev
Miss Dominique de Beckendorff
Mrs. Alexandra K. Pogogeff-Grigsby
Miss Svetlana Bucharina
Miss Katherine Rimakis
Count Alexander Cheremeteff
H.S.H. Princess Catherine Adair
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Mrs. Natalia Duncan
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Miss Randie Rosen
Princess Nina Galitzine
miss tatiana sarandinaki
Prince Gregorii Galitzine
Mrs. Serge Sarandinaki
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Miss Anastasia Gouliaeva
Mr. D. Thomas Grigsby
Mrs. luba Libarikian
Mr. serge p. shohov
mr. and Mrs. david Smart
Mr. and Mrs. Dmitri Konon
Miss Marisa Wadkovsky
Miss Natasha Konon
miss tatyana zakharova
Miss Elena Kowalsky
Mrs. and Mrs. Alexis Zarechnak
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Executive Secretary
Princess Elizabeth Galitzine
Silent Auction
The Russian Nobility Ball • The Pierre Hotel, May 14, 2010
The Benefit Dance Committee gratefully acknowledges the following donations. See minimum bids at bidding table.
Winners will be announced at the ball.
Viking River Cruise – Rhine Getaway – “Christmas
Market Cruise”- Amsterdam to Basel - for (2)
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Portrait of the third daughter, Grand Duchess Olga
Courtesy of the Artist. Value $25,000
Nikolaevna ; the Fourth in the “Living Legacy Collection”
– by Igor Babailov
Courtesy of Viking River Cruises. Value $7,198
Courtesy of Winspire. Value $5,323
Sedona Arizona Adventure 4-night package with
Airfare for (2)
Courtesy of Winspire. Value 5,250
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Courtesy of Ms Olivia Lam. Value $4,500
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Paris & Prague 7-night Discovery Package including
Diner, Spa treatments and Entertainment, plus airfare
within Europe for (2)
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Fairmont Bermuda Resorts, 4-night stay for (2), including Courtesy of Winspire. Value $3,660
breakfast
Courtesy of Winspire. Value $2,800
Venetian/Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino 3-night Package
with Cirque Du Soleil VIP Tickets for (2)
Courtesy of Winspire. Value $3,000
Mont Blanc – Briefcase – kid leather
Courtesy of Andrew Pogogeff. Value $2,500
Original Fabérge Style Minaudiere “Royal Gold” –
by Mitzi Perdue
Courtesy of the Artist. Value $2,500
Sheared Lunaraine Mink Scarf and matching Headband
Courtesy of Mamoukakis. Value $1,795
Hot Air Balloon Adventure with 2-night hotel stay
Courtesy of Winspire. Value 1,482
Cashmere cape with natural Lunaraine collar and front
edging
Courtesy of Mamoukakis. Value $1,100
“Caribbean Dream” – by Natalia Chapin
Courtesy of the Artist. Value $1,000
“Still Life” – oil on canvas - by Gregory Bayda-Benua
Courtesy of the Artist. Value $900
Amber and Silver Necklace with earrings
Courtesy of Valerio. Value $1.200
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Sonoma Wine Extravaganza Features Wine Encounters,
Luxury Car Rental, and 3-night stay for (2), including
breakfast
Mont Blanc – Meisterstück soutaire hematite steel
fountain pen
Courtesy of Mont Blanc of North America.
Value $750
Two night stay for two at The Kennebunk Inn, Maine.
Dinner for two and a Maine gift basket and a 50 min.
massage for (1) from The Spa at Rivers Edge.
Courtesy of the owners/Brian and Shanna O’Hea
([email protected]) and Lori Solari,
The Spa at Rivers Edge. Value $750
The Henry W. T. Mali & Co. - Cue stick.
Courtesy of Princess Lucretia Obolensky.
Value $525
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Five hours of private dance instruction from Ivan Seleznev, Courtesy of Ivan Seleznev. Value $500
Russian National Ballroom Dance Champion
Courtesy of photographer. Value $500
“Cathedral Detail” - signed, matted and framed photo by
Alex Geacintov
Courtesy of photographer. Value $500
“Sunflowers ” – oil on canvas - by Olga Papkovitch
Courtesy of Artist. Value $500
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Courtesy of Alex Soldier. Value $290
Courtesy of the Management. Value $250
“Hello! & Good-bye!” – etching, limited edition –
by Anna Plavinskaya
Courtesy of the artist. Value $250
“The Night of St. Basil’s, 2009” – Giclée on paper Limited edition of 150
Courtesy of Ana Tzarev Gallery. Value $400
Dinner for four at The Russian Samovar
Courtesy of the Management. Value limit $250
“Feast on Lobsters” – eighteen (18), one and one quarter
pound Maine lobsters
Courtesy of Adrian Trudeau (P. O. Box 1023,
Kennebunk, Maine). Value $275
“Botanica” (print) -by Jessica Tcherepnine
Courtesy of the Artist. Value $190
“Sail for Two”
Courtesy of Shearwater Sailing, Claire Chirouze
Ulloa (www.shearwatersailing.com). Value $160
“Domes of Russia” – print/glycee- by Veronica Gashurov
Courtesy of the artist. Value $175
“Merce My Way” – autographed – Photographs
by Mikhail Baryshnikov
Courtesy of Mikhail Baryshnikov. Priceless
Gift Basket from Arbonne International
Courtesy of Kelly Loring – Arbonne International,
Independent Consultant. Value $153
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Le Caprice at The Pierre, Dinner for two
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“The Arms of Russia” Cufflinks
Courtesy of Larissa Parsons, Elemis Cosmetics.
Value $350
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Elemis Gift basket and Special Facial Packet
Courtesy of Serge Shohov. Value $400
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Lomonosov Porcelain Chintz Tea Set for 6
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“Moscow Metro” – signed, matted and framed photo
by Alex Geacintov
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Courtesy of the Artist. Value $150
“Passion Flower” – etching, limited edition – by Anna
Plavinskaya
Courtesy of the Artist. Value $130
Ribbon Egg Keepsake Box –
Joan Rivers Classic Collection
Courtesy of Joan Rivers Worldwide Enterprises.
Value $120
“Ice Skater” – etching, limited edition – by
Anna Plavinskaya
Courtesy of the Artist. Value $130
“Easter Kiss” – print/glycee - by Veronica Gashurov
Courtesy of Artist. Value $ 125
“Your Farewell Beauty Captivates My Spirit” – etching,
limited edition – by Anna Plavinskaya
Courtesy of the Artist. Value $130
Renaissance Egg Keepsake Box –
Joan Rivers Classic Collection
Courtesy of Joan Rivers Worldwide Enterprises.
Value $115
Blossom Egg Keepsake Box –
Joan Rivers Classic Collection
Courtesy of Joan Rivers Worldwide Enterprises.
Value $115
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Courtesy of Joan Rivers Worldwide Enterprises.
Value $110
Courtesy of Sidney Frank Importing Co., Inc.
Value $100
Gourmet Gift Basket from Maine’s Pantry
Courtesy of Maine’s Pantry, Elena Morrow-Spitzer
(www.mainespantry.com). Value $100
“The Speckled Hen” – Russian Fairytale – print/glycee –
by Veronica Gashurov
Courtesy of the Artist. Value $100
“Young Courtship” – print/glycee –
by Veronica Gashurov
Courtesy of the artist. Value $100
The Hours of Catherine of Cleves – Book
Courtesy of Abrams Books. Value $85
“The Golden Caribbean Coin Scarf” – 100% pure silk –
The Franklin Mint
Value $85
Jewel of Russia “Special Vodka” and book
Courtesy of BMC Imports. Value $75
China Seas Saya Gata patterned Magenta hat
Courtesy of Quadrille Couture. Value $65
Necklace and earrings – natural shell –
designed by Naté
Courtesy of the designer. Value $65
Roly’s English Fudge of Kennebunkport
Courtesy of the Procofieff de Seversky Family.
Value $50
Gift card from Wallingford Farm in Maine –
garden center – Maine specialties
Courtesy of Wallingford Farm, Charles Godfrey
(www.wallingfordfarm.com). Value $50
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1.75 liter bottle of Tommy Bahama White Sand Ultra
Premium Rum with pouring cradle
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Joan Rivers Classic Collection
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“Bella Donna” – etching, limited edition – by
Anna Plavinskaya
Courtesy of Joan Rivers Worldwide Enterprises.
Value $ 45
Penhaligon’s Gift Box Set of Luxury Lotions and Soaps
Courtesy of Pacific Direct, Patrick Gallagher
([email protected]). Value $45
Jewel of Russia Vodka
Courtesy of BMC Imports. Value $45
“Chtenia” – one year subscription
Courtesy of R. I. S. publications. Value $35
“Life Stories” – works by Russian writers
Courtesy of R.I.S. publications. Value $25
“A Taste of Russia” – cookbook – by Darra Goldstein
Courtesy of R.I.S. publications. Value $20
“Russian Life” magazine – one year subscription
Courtesy of R. I. S. Publications. Priceless.
Two passes to “Winterthur”- An American
Country Estate
Courtesy of the Management. Priceless.
Russian Doll - Dressed in authentic,
handmade in Moscow, Russian costume
Courtesy of Nadia Nastaskin. Value $200
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Judith Ripka Jewelery
Courtesy of Perfect Fit Jewels Inc.
Courtesy of the Artist. Value $8000
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by Slava Khodorkovsky
Favors for Gift Bags
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Bejeweled Butterfly Pin –
Joan Rivers Classic Collection
Courtesy of Kelly Loring, Arbonne InternationalIndependent Consultant – ([email protected])
Parker – Engraved, Ballpoint Pens
Courtesy of Elena Orlukova, President of Confident
Care Corporation
Russian Fairy Tale Bookmarks
Courtesy of Maison Russe – The Russian Shop
Vitaly Shukin, (www.TheRussianShop.com)
Russian Life Magazine
Courtesy of the publisher. (www.russianlife.net)
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Arbonne - FC5 Line Body Wash & Lotion
Half – hour (1/2) private dance lesson for (1) with
Ivan Seleznev professional ballroom instructor.
Thank you cards with envelopes
Elemis – moisturizer and complimentary
skin care analysis
“Through Ana’s Eyes” – art book
Boxed “A&N” Chocolates
Discount coupon (10%) at Russian Tea Room
Courtesy of Ivan Seleznev.
Courtesy of Ceremonial Memories – Natalie
Fedorowski – (www.ceremonialmemories.com))
Courtesy of Larissa Parsons, Elemis Cosmetics –
Steiner Leisure
Courtesy of Ana Tzarev Gallery
Courtesy of Alexandra & Nicolay Chocolate Inc.
([email protected])
Courtesy of Nadia Nastaskin
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Ensemble Barynya
Russian, Ukrainian, Cossack, Russian Gypsy
dances, music and songs
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Balalaika, garmoshka, domra, bayan,
balalaika-contrabass, Gypsy guitars
201-981-2497
OLGA PAPKOVITCH
http://olgapapkovitchart.tripod.com
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“I BELIEVE IN MORAL AND GREAT PEOPLE, MY ART IS A SERVICE TO MAKE A
PERSON HAPPIER AND POSITIVE, TO FIND THEIR INNER WORLD AND PURPOSE IN
LIFE AND TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY LIFE AND CREATE GOOD.”
---Olga Papkovitch
The New Review / Novyi Zhurnal
Since 1942
The oldest Russian-language literary quarterly
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IVANoV, Georgi AdAMoVIch, Boris ZAItZeV, Alexandra tolStoy, etc. Our main mission is to preserve
the heritage of the Russian Nobility in exile, expressing the interests of nobility’s immigration in its part, present, and
future. For seven decades The New Review played the role of a cultural center of the Russian Immigration. The New
Review is distributed in 32 countries.
The New Review’s current projects include:
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RuSSiaN emigRaTioN aT The CRoSSRoadS of The XX CeNTuRy
RuSSiaN doCumeNTaRy film feSTival in New yoRk
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a unique publication of Russian Émigrés!
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The New Review RequIReS the SuppoRt of ouR loyAl fRIeNdS
foR yeAR 2010:
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pAtRoN - $5,000 ANd up
BeNefActoR -$2,000
SpoNSoR - $1,000
fellow - $500
fRIeNd - $100 ANd up
CoNTRibuTioNS To The New Review aRe TaX-deduCTible
The New Review SuBScRIptIoN (4 BookS peR yeAR):
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please make checks payable to The New Review
The New Review is located at
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(212)353-1478;
[email protected]; www.newreviewinc.com
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Fine Fabrics for the Billiard,
Pool and Gaming Trades.
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On its continuing Support and Dedication
To the Care and Nurture of those in Need
And the Ideals of Personal Integrity, Service,
Charity and Community.
In the Great Tradition of our Heritage.
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The Ambriola Company, Inc.
extends its congratulations and best wishes to the
Russian Nobility Association
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ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2009 RUSSIAN SPRING BALL
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AND
GEORGE E. ANASTASSOV, M.D.,DDS
18 EAST 50TH STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
TEL: 212-751-0001
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Horizon Energy LLC • 6375 Leadville Circle • Colorado Springs • CO 80919 USA
HORIZON ENERGY
salutes the
Russian Nobility Association in America
and wishes continued success in its
Philanthropic Endeavors
Supco Corporation
and
Olga & Pavel Efremkin
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Best Wishes to
the Russian Nobility Association
Tatiana & Vladimir Galitzine
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BANTAM CAPITAL LLC
Box 6559 | New York, NY 10022 | 212.920.4550
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Restyle • Repairs • Reproductions • Accessories
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Congratulations to the
Russian Nobility Association
on its Spring Ball 2010
Paul A. Romano
RUSSIAN CHILDREN’S WELFARE SOCIETY
Helping children in crisis since 1926
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Founded in 1926, the Russian Children’s Welfare Society (RCWS) focuses its efforts on improving the lives of
disadvantaged children in Russia. The Society continues to provide direct aid to children in Russia by supporting
orphanages, hospitals, educational institutions, homeless shelters, and rehabilitation centers for disabled children.
RCWS also provides scholarships to orphanage graduates (currently 38 students) and organizes the New Year’s
festivities for over 1,200 sick and abandoned children. In 2008 and 2009, RCWS distributed a total in excess of
$2 million in direct aid to children in Russia.
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Fashion and Sports Benefit Gala
Celebrating Russia’s International Presence and Olympic Champions of Tomorrow
September 2010
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46th Annual Petroushka Ball
February 11, 2011
Waldorf=Astoria, Grand Ballroom
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RCWS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Vladimir P. Fekula, President & CEO
Dr. Igor P. Holodny, Chairman
John L. Pouschine, Vice President & Treasurer
Peter A. Basilevsky
Beatrice M. Fekula
Dr. Cyril E. Geacintov
Samuel P. Harding
Michael A. Jordan
Nadia Lipsky
Eugenia Makhlin
Thomas McPartland
Georges Nahitchevansky
Serge M. Ossorguine
Raisa Scriabine
Peter Tcherepnine
HOnORARy DIRECTORS
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Suzanne Massie
Anna Netrebko
Yuri Temirkanov
Dr. Eugene S. Troubetzkoy
Jeffrey Vanderveen
Diana Vishneva
New York City
Moscow
London
Anna Sergeeva
200 Park Ave. South
Suite 1508
New York, NY 10003
212-473-6263
[email protected]
Ludmilla Koroleva
Bakuninskaya Street
Bld. 81/55, Stroenie 1
Moscow 105082 Russia
499-261-1868
[email protected]
Eugenia Makhlin
Coming Soon!
+44-770-240-3447
[email protected]
WWW.RCWS.ORG
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St.Dimitry’s School and Orphanage
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ith the help of an anonymous donor, the RNA was
able to provide rehabilitation and
sensory training equipment for
handicap-ped children at the St.
Petersburg State Healthcare
Institution
Specialized
Orphanage #14 for children with
psycho/neurological disorders.
A few photographs of the
children who benefitted from this
generous donation are shown here.
The equipment was installed by
the Russian Engineers of DRG
Biomed.
Lumière
Ballet
Salutes
The Russian Nobility
Association in America
for its humanitarian and cultural gifts
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Lumière Ballet
35-C Corbin Avenue
Bay Shore, NY 11706
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Svetlana Caton-Noble
Venti Petrov
Lumière Ballet is a Performing Company and
a Year Round Training Program that strives to conserve
the legacy of the Imperial Russian School.
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Professional Ballroom Instructor
Specializing in
International Ballroom
and
Latin Dance
Available for private lessons in Manhattan and Long Island
(718) 316-8899
www.ivanseleznev.com
A Hearfelt Thank You from the
Executive Ball Committee Chairs
Ms Natalia Baronina
Mrs. Irina Dvorjitsky-San Filippo
Ms Tatiana Evdokimova
Prince Gregorii Galitzine
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Prince and Princess Vladimir K. Galitzine
Mr. Warren C. Hutchins
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Mrs. Natalia Kasianova
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Mrs. Natalia Kolodzei-Miller
Ms. Natalia Konon
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Mr. Nicholas Nicholson
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Mr. Yuri Pazelsky
Ms Valentina Popova
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Ms. Diane Procofieff de Seversky
Mr. Yuriy Samar
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Ms. Tatiana Sarandinaki
Mr. George Selinsky
Mrs. Ludmila Selinsky
Mr. Jan Serjantov
Ms Elena Shpak
Ms. Anfisa Sokolova
Mrs. Lora Schiavetta
Ms Rita Shulgina
Mr. Konstantine Sverko
Mr. Peter Tcherepnine
Ms Lutsia Willoughby
and thank you to all of our supporters
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Salutes
New York City’s Premiere
Dog Walking and Dog Running Service
www.nycpooch.com
212.874.6335
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One of the largest Home Care Companies in the Metropolitan
Area Committed to provide the highest quality, innovative and
accessible home care services to the residents
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3 University Plaza Drive, Suite 340
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201-498-9400
www.confidentcarecorp.com
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Veronica GashuroV
“I am grateful for everything I have experienced. However, I hope that this is not
the end. There is still so many interesting and beautiful things in the world. They
are all waiting to be seen and sensed, and then to be re-interpreted and recomprehended:”
Veronica Gashurov
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“The multi-faceted talent of this artist and her constant quest for new horizons
in art make her truly unique among the handful of artists that were part of the
second wave of Russian émigrés: “
M.E.Ypp; Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Science
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Best Wishes to
The Russian Nobility Association of America
Book Printers Since 1999
Adegi Graphics LLC
200 William Street, Suite 308 • Port Chester • New York 10573
www.adegi.com
914.712.7300
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The Russian Art Department
at Bonhams wishes you an
enjoyable evening
Auction
The Russian Sale
Monday June 7 at 2pm
New Bond Street, London
Inquiries
Yelena Harbick
+1 212 644 9136
[email protected]
Illustrated
A silver-mounted seed-pearl
and enamel clock
Fabergé, workmaster Henrik
Wigström, St. Petersburg,
1908 -1 917
£70,000 - 90,000
($107,000 - 137,000)
Bonhams
580 Madison Avenue
New York
New York 10022
www.bonhams.com/russiansale
DRG International, Inc.
and its Subsidiaries
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SALUTE
The Russian Nobility Association in America
for philanthropic efforts and support of Russian
heritage and traditions!
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DRG develops, manufactures and
distributes Medical Diagnostic Products
Worldwide including Russia and CIS
Headquarters - USA
DRG International, Inc., Mountainside, NJ 07092
(908) 233-2079 www.drg-international.com
Subsidiaries - Russia
DRG TechSystems A/O
Moscow
E-Mail: [email protected]
DRG Biomed O.O.O.
St. Petersburg
E-Mail: [email protected]
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