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May 11, 2012 May 11, 2012 May 11, 2012 Dear Friends: Dear Friends: Dear Friends: It is a great pleasure to welcome everyone as the Russian Nobility Association in America is a pleasure great pleasure to welcome everyone the Russian Nobility Association in America celebrates Annual Spring Ball. It is its a Itgreat toCharity welcome everyone as the as Russian Nobility Association in America celebrates its Annual Charity celebrates its Annual SpringSpring Charity Ball. Ball. New York has long been proud to be a center of Russian heritage and culture. Nearly New York has people long proud been proud to be a home, center of Russian heritage and culture. 400,000 Russian-speaking call our great City and across the five culture. boroughs, theyNearly New York has long been to be a center of Russian heritage and Nearly 400,000 Russian-speaking people call our great home, City home, and theboroughs, fivefield. boroughs, have established themselvespeople as leaders our neighborhoods and everyacross professional That 400,000 Russian-speaking call in our great City andinacross the five they they have established themselves as leaders in our neighborhoods and in every professional field. is why we applaud the venerable RNAinforour itsneighborhoods ongoing dedication giving back to children and That have established themselves as leaders and intoevery professional field. That why we as applaud RNA its to ongoing dedication torich giving back to children families in need, well asthe its venerable sustained honoring Russia’s history. is whyiswe applaud the venerable RNA commitment for itsfor ongoing dedication to giving back to children and and families in as need, as its sustained commitment to honoring Russia’s rich history. families in need, wellasaswell its sustained commitment to honoring Russia’s rich history. On behalf of the City of New York, best wishes for a terrific event and continued success. On behalf theofCity New York, best wishes for a terrific event and continued success. On behalf of the of City NewofYork, best wishes for a terrific event and continued success. Sincerely, Sincerely, Sincerely, Michael R. Bloomberg R. Bloomberg MayorMichael Michael R. Bloomberg Mayor Mayor
1812 A YEAR TO REMEMBER
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he year 1812 was one of the most eventful and historically significant in Russian history. Two hundred years ago French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte assembled his Grande Armee, the largest army in history, and with thoughts of world conquest, set off across Europe with Moscow his ultimate objective. It was said that this army of five hundred thousand troops took eight days to pass a given point. Napoleon boasted that his army was equipped with thirty million liters of wine and brandy. Emil Ludwig, one of the leading of Napoleon’s countless biographers, records that Napoleon had earlier made preliminary intimations of a possible marital interest in a sister of Russian Czar Alexander I. Despite a sort of friendly relationship that existed between the two Sovereigns, this overture was discouraged as the Czar was not ready to receive his French counterpart as “family”. Historian Paul Johnson suggests that this Bonapartian rebuff was perhaps a factor in the psychological formulation of Napoleon’s attitude toward Russia and his subsequent invasion of that country.
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apoleon was soon to learn en route to Moscow that Russia, like Spain was “an eater of armies” (to use Johnson’s phrase). After a number of battles, the last of which was at Smolensk, won by Napoleon at great cost including the loss of a virtually destroyed city, he arrived at Borodino eighty miles southwest of Moscow with one-hundred sixty-thousand men having left behind in Smolensk some thirty-thousand “stragglers”. In the famous battle of Borodino casualties on both sides were horrendous with forty-thousand Russians lost and perhaps fifty-thousand French. The winner of this battle may still be debated, but certainly Napoleon must have considered himself the victor as his final march to Moscow from Borodino was unimpeded and the gates of Moscow essentially undefended.
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onaparte’s army, now reduced to less than one hundred thousand men arrived at Moscow on September 14, 1812. On the next day under orders from the Governor, F.V. Rostopchin and supervised personally by Russia’s top General Kutusov, Commander at Borodino, torches were distributed to the citizenry and Moscow was set ablaze. Of course there were marble palaces and there was The Kremlin which the French looted, but the vast majority of the inhabitants of Moscow lived in buildings of wooden construction. About three quarters of the city was destroyed in the conflagration. Napoleon (See picture) was presented with the deathly quiet of evacuation and a devastation so great as to give new definition to the phrase “pyrrhic victory”. He had experienced something similar at Smolensk. Within a month Napoleon realized that not only would it be impossible to source in Moscow or the surrounding countryside the provisions necessary for the sustenance of his soldiers, nor would he be able to keep the road out of Moscow open through the winter. He did not have to be driven from Moscow. On October 19, Napoleon, his army now down to ninety-five thousand, began his retreat from that city, headed for Smolensk en route to Paris. Biographer Emil Ludwig recounts that on leaving Moscow, Napoleon ordered The Kremlin to be blown up. Eight miles outside the city he waited for news of the explosion. That news never came – the attempt had misfired. The order to blow up The Kremlin provides an important insight into the destructive element in Napoleon’s character. Why blow up anything more in a city which is being abandoned anyway and which has already been virtually destroyed by fire? In the entire campaign the Russians had taken some two hundred thousand prisoners of war. In the retreat from Moscow to Smolensk, the French had deliberately left behind some twenty thousand wounded. Overall about two hundred thousand fine cavalry horses had been lost or abandoned.
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fter a three-day sojurn in Smolensk, Napoleon’s retreat toward Paris continued with only forty thousand troops remaining under his command. Only a few days later Napoleon abruptly decided that his presence was required in Paris, and he took off by horse-drawn sleigh leaving one of his commanders in charge. The sleigh ride to Paris took thirteen days during which he and his party nearly froze to death.
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his bit of history is well known to many/most Russians, but even so, it is worthwhile to refresh one’s memory of events of such historical significance on their two-hundredth anniversary. The remainder of Napoleon Bonaparte’s career after his return to Paris from Moscow is beyond the scope of this short piece, but a quick summary: In 1812 and 1813 he had lost in killed, wounded, captured and those simply disappeared about one million men, about half of whom were French. (For all statistics herein thanks to Ludwig and/or Johnson). The failure of the Grande Armee in its Russian adventure coupled with Napoleon’s continued aggressive militaristic behavior had created not only a huge disillusionment, even revulsion, among the French public, but had also earned him the enmity and animosity of many European Sovereigns. In April 1814 he was forced to abdicate, was exiled to the island of Elba from which in less than a year he was able to “escape”, to return to Paris and retake the French Throne. Still dreaming of world conquest, Napoleon began assembling another huge army. This time however most of Europe was against him. The Duke of Wellington, with whom Napoleon had, much earlier, fought twenty battles in Spain and lost all of them, was commanding at Waterloo not only his own British forces but also troops contributed to the effort to stop Napoleon by several European countries. In a battle of several days at Waterloo in mid-June 1815 Napoleon’s career was ended. Finished also was the French Empire. Napoleon Bonaparte was arrested and without trial exiled to Saint Helena, a remote island in the South Atlantic with an international fleet standing by to prevent any attempt to escape. He died there on May 5, 1821. As an exemplary instance of noble generosity it is interesting to recall that years later, at a time when a major “rehabilitation” of Napoleon was taking place in France, Russian Czar Nicholas I whose brother Alexander I (See picture) had done battle against Napoleon, donated to France a very special Siberian marble for the construction of the catafalque in which Napoleon is buried.
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t is ironic that a career that early on could have established Napoleon among the greatest military strategists and conquerors should end as a military disaster of historic proportions. Historian Paul Johnson rationalizes this irony, ending his 2002 biography, Napoleon, as follows: “It is well to remember the truth about the man… to strip away the myth and reveal the reality. We have to learn again the central lesson of history that all forms of greatness, military and administrative, nation and empire building, are as nothing- indeed are perilous in the extreme — without a humble and contrite heart.”
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ll of this is important history. Composing sixtyeight years after the event, Russian composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky with his famous 1812 Overture, replete with carillon tower bells ringing and cannons blasting, makes sure we never forget. Respectfully submitted by Warren C. Hutchins, Hon. RCM, RNA Director & Ball Co-chair in humility coming from recognition that more has probably been written about Napoleon Bonaparte than about any other human.
THE RUSSIAN NOBILITY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION The Russian Nobility Association has four classes of membership and welcomes applications from interested individuals. The four classes are: A) Voting members: Direct descendents of individuals listed in Russia’s Nobility Archives. B) Associate members: Individuals whose lineage is through the maternal line. 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. For further membership information and application forms please call Vladislav Kalyuzhny (“Vlad”) at 908-233-2057 or email him at vladk@drg-international.com & 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 1933 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 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.
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Nobility Today 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.
Russian Nobility Association Spring Ball
2012
Under The Royal Patronage of H.R.H. Prince Michael of Yugoslavia Under The Gracious Patronage of 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 Honorary Chairs Princess Tatiana V. Galitzine Mrs. Veronica Atkins - Mercentes Mrs. Irina Dvorjitsky San Filippo Prince Ivan Obolensky
Executive Committee Chair Mrs. Olga Miklashewsky Co-Chairs Mr. Warren C. Hutchins Mrs. Lora Schiavetta Mrs. Maria Holodny
The Russian Nobility Association in America, Inc. 971 First Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022
Board of Directors Dr. Cyril E. Geacintov Prince Vladimir C. Galitzine Prince Ivan Obolensky Mrs. Irina Dvorjitsky-San Filippo Dr. Pavel Efremkin Mr. Warren C. Hutchins Mr. Igor Miklashewsky Mr. Alexandr Neratoff Mr. Konstantin Pio-Ulsky Mr. John Pouschine Mr. Peter Tcherepnine Mr. Paul Wadkovsky Miss Tatyana Zakharova Count Nikita Cheremeteff
President Vice President Vice President & Treasurer Secretary
Director Emeritus
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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International Committee Honorary Chairs T. H. Duke and Duchess Huno Von Oldenburg H.R.H. Prince Jean D’Orléans, Duc De Vendôme H.R.H. Princess Alexandra of Greece 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 Count Pierre Apraxine
Mr. Alexandr Neratoff
Miss Helena Ashton
Mr. Nicholas B. A. Nicholson
Mr. Andrei Benzemann
Mr. Thomas Nugent
Mrs. Barbara Brookes
Prince Sergei Ourusoff
Mr. Bryan Gere, Prince Chingiz
Princess Alexis N. Obolensky
Princess Maria Chavchavadze
Princess Lucretia Obolensky
Count Nikita Cheremeteff
Mrs. Elena Orlukova
Countess Vera Cheremeteff
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Oudolski
Mr. Valera Danchenko
Mr. and Mrs. Konstantin Pio-Ulsky
Dr. and Mrs. Pavel Efremkin
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Pogogeff
Mrs. Gaetana Enders
Mr. Blair Pogue
Mr. Alan Z. Feuer
Mr. and Mrs. John Pouschine
Prince Vladimir Galitzine
Princess Eugenia Gagarin Pujol and Duke of Mayola Raoul Pujol
Prince Gregorii Galitzine Dr. and Mrs. Cyril Geacintov Mr. and Mrs. Michael Markoff George Mrs. Elizabeth Guest Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Hills Prof. Andrei Holodny Mrs. Elena Shemetoff Hutchins Mr. Michael Jordan
Dr. Robert Ritch and Riyichi Saito Mr. Paul Romano Mr. Augustin J. San Filippo Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sareyani Mr. John Schiavetta Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Selinsky Mr. Ian Serjantov
Mrs. Natalya Kasyanova
Miss Dianne M. A. Procofieff de Seversky
Miss Virginia Kinzey
Princess Ann Sidamon-Eristoff
Mrs. Milos Knorr
Mr. Andrei Tiajoloff
Mrs. Natalia Kolodzei and Mr. Marc David Miller
Dr. Wellington S. Tichenor
Mrs Tatiana Kolodzei Mr. and Mrs. Vladimir Kowalenko Mr. Eric Alexander Kuzmuk Mr. Jacques Leviant Mr. Joseph Mattia Miss Elizabeth Miheyev Mr. Igor Miklashewsky
Mr. Mark Tchelistcheff Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tcherepnine Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wadkovsky Dr. and Mrs. Donald Ross Whitaker Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Wickham H.S.H Princess Elena N. Wolkonsky H.S.H Prince Oleg A. Wolkonsky
Miss Priscilla McOstrich
Count and Countess Alexander Woronzoff-Dashkoff
Mrs. Lucy Puig Neis
Miss Tatyana Zakharova
Junior Committee Co-Chairs Miss Natalia Baronina
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Miss Marisa Wadkovsky
Miss Dominique de Beckendorff
Mr. Gregory Nedeltscheff
Miss Svetlana Bucharina
Miss Anastasia Panfilova
Count Alexander Cheremeteff
Mrs. Alexandra K. Pogogeff-Grigsby
Mrs. Natalia Duncan
Mr. Alexander Pouschine
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Fedorowski
Miss Randie Rosen
Princess Nina Galitzine
Miss Tatiana Sarandinaki
Miss Anastasia Gouliaeva
Mr. Serge Sarandinaki
Mr. D. Thomas Grigsby
Miss Darya Schiavetta
Miss Elena Holodny
Mr. Serge P. Shohov
Mr. and Mrs. Vladislav Kalyuzhny
Mr. and Mrs. David Smart
Mr. and Mrs. Dmitri Konon
Miss Anfisa Sokolova
Miss Natasha Konon
Mr. Christopher Spiro
Miss Elena Kowalsky
Mrs. and Mrs Ilya Zerakhto
Executive Secretary Princess Elizabeth Galitzine
Silent Auction The Russian Nobility Ball • The Pierre Hotel, May 11, 2012 The Benefit Dance Committee gratefully acknowledges the following donations. See minimum bids at bidding table. Winners will be announced at the ball.
Portrait of Alexandra Fyodorovna, Empress of Russia – the “Living Legacy Collection” – by Igor Babailov
Courtesy of the Artist. Value $25,000
Viking River Cruise – 13 day – “Waterways of the Czars” –cruise from St. Petersburg to Moscow – for (2)
Courtesy of Viking River Cruises. Value from $12,800
“Crimson” – oil on canvas – by Francine Schrock
Courtesy of Ms. Tracy Sharpe – The Sharpe Gallery – www.thesharpegallery.com – Value $3,500
“Cupolas” – circa 1980, oil on canvas on board
Courtesy of Mr. Paul Romano. Value $3,500
“300 years of the Romanov Dynasty – 1613–1913” by Sokolovskiy
Courtesy of Edward Johnston–Balodis. Value $3,000
“Redhead with Blue Scarf ” – watercolor – by Linda Murray
Courtesy of Ms. Tracy Sharpe – The Sharpe Gallery – www.thesharpegallery.com – Value $1,980
“Gossip Girl” – couture hand painted, silk hat by Anya Caliendo
Courtesy of designer, “Anya Caliendo, Couture Millinery Atelier.” www.anyacaliendo.com Value $1,500
Gift Basket from Cellcosmet Cellmen, Switzerland
Courtesy of Cellcosmet. Value $1,250
Large “Sveta” doll pendant/locket
Courtesy of “Russian Dolls by Svetlana,” BuyRussianDolls. com. Value $799
Equinox – three month membership
Courtesy of Equinox . Value $795
Two night stay for two at The Kennebunk Inn, Maine. Dinner for two and a gift basket
Courtesy of the owners/Brian and Shanna O’Hea (diane@thekennebunkinn.com)Value $750
“Colors” – three acrylic paintings – by Karole Moe
Courtesy of Ms.Tracy Sharpe – The Sharpe Gallery – www.thesharpegallery.com – Value $750
Two Uzbek ikat pillows
Courtesy of John Bermingham & Co. www.berminghamfabrics.com Value $700
The Henry W. T. Mali & Co. – Cue stick.
Courtesy of Princess Lucretia Obolensky. Value $525
Medium “Sasha” doll pendant/locket
Courtesy of “Russian Dolls by Svetlana,” BuyRussianDolls. com. Value $399
“Bear and Birch Banya”– one day pass for 6
Courtesy of the management. Value $380
Amber Necklace
Courtesy of Valerio. Value $800
“A Window in Suzdal” – print/ glycee – by Veronica Gashurov
Courtesy of the artist. Value $375
Cove Haven Entertainment Resorts – two day/one night midweek stay for two
Courtesy of the management. Value $355
Relais & Chateaux Restaurant – 4 course dinner for two
Courtesy of Daniel Liesner, manager of restaurant – at The White Barn Inn, Kennebunk, Maine www.thewhitebarninn.com Value $350 List continues on the next page.
New York City Helicopter Tour for two
Courtesy of BLUESTAR Jets. Value $350
“The Arms of Russia” Cufflinks
Courtesy of Alex Soldier. Value $290
“Autumn in Suzdal” print/glycee – by Veronica Gashurov
Courtesy of artist. Value $275
Faberge style egg necklace
Courtesy of Tatiana Sarandinaki. Value $275
New York Philharmonic – 2 orchestra seat tickets to one concert in 2011–2012 season
Courtesy of the New York Philharmonic. Value $210
Russian Doll in costume
Courtesy of “Exclusive Russian Gifts” – Nadia Nastaskin – CEO. Value $200
Decorative Candle
Courtesy of Ralph Lauren Home. Value $150
“In Bloom watercolor” – print by Jessica Tcherepnine
Courtesy of the artist. Value $175
Small “Natasha” doll pendant
Courtesy “Russian Dolls by Svetlana,” BuyRussianDolls. com. Value $139
New York Water Taxi or any Circle Line Downtown Cruise for (4)
Courtesy of New York Water Taxi/Circle Line Downtown. Value $108
“Colombine No2”– etching, limited edition– by Anna Plavinskaya
Courtesy of the Artist. Value $130
“Spring” – etching, limited edition – by Anna Plavinskaya
Courtesy of the Artist. Value $100
Simulated Drusy Bib 18” Necklace – Joan Rivers Classic Collection
Courtesy of Joan Rivers Worldwide Enterprises. Value $ 110
Limited Edition Bejeweled Butterfly Brooch – Joan Rivers Classic Collection
Courtesy of Joan Rivers Worldwide Enterprises. Value $ 126
“Serenade” – print – by Veronica Gashurov
Courtesy of artist. Value $175
Simulated Drusy Oval Stretch Bracelet – Joan Rivers Classic Collection
Courtesy of Joan Rivers Worldwide Enterprises. Value $ 90
New York Harbor Sail for 2 aboard the Schooner Seawater Courtesy of Manhattan by Sail. Value $90 New York Harbor Sail for 2 aboard the Clipper City Ship
Courtesy of Manhattan by Sail. Value $80
“Russia Against Napoleon” – by Dominic Lieven. Autogrpahed
Courtesy of the author. Value – priceless
Jewel of Russia “Special Vodka”
Courtesy of BMC Imports. Value $80
Vintage Floral Stretch Bracelet – Joan Rivers Classic Collection
Courtesy of Joan Rivers Worldwide Enterprises. Value $ 70
“Queen of the Night” – etching, limited edition – by Anna Plavinskaya
Courtesy of the Artist. Value $60
Floral Bouquet Crystal Stretch Bracelet – Joan Rivers Classic Collection
Courtesy of Joan Rivers Worldwide Enterprises. Value $ 60
On the Rocks Wrapped Bead 18” Necklace – Joan Rivers Classic Collection
Courtesy of Joan Rivers Worldwide Enterprises. Value $ 55
Jewel of Russia Vodka
Courtesy of BMC Imports. Value $65
“Return to Greatness:Driving the American Dream” – by Clifton Lambreth, Mary Calia, Patrick Doyle. Autographed
Courtesy of Mary Calia. Value – priceless
Simulated Drusy Drop Earrings – Joan Rivers Classic Collection
Courtesy of Joan Rivers Worldwide Enterprises. Value $ 40 List continues on the next page.
Orenburg Shawls - four colors
Courtesy of Trade House-St. Petersburg Store, Brooklyn, N.Y. Value, each at $25.00
Crystallized Flower Earrings Joan Rivers Classic Collection
Courtesy of Joan Rivers Worldwide Enterprises. Value $ 35
“Russian Life” magazine – one year subscription
Courtesy of R. I. S. Publications. Priceless.
Professional consultation
Courtesy of Dr. Feder, well renowned plastic surgeon. Value $1,000
St. Regis Hotel - two night weekend stay for two
Courtesy of the management. Value $850
Faberge Style Egg
Courtesy of Trade House-St. Petersburg Store, Brooklyn, N.Y. Value $170.00
“Scent of Spring” - Russian style silk scarf
Courtesy of Trade House-St. Petersburg Store, Brooklyn, N.Y. Value $45.00
“Midday in Italy” - Russian style silk scarf
Courtesy of Trade House-St. Petersburg Store, Brooklyn, N.Y. Value $50.00
“Firebird” Restaurant - Dinner for two
Courtesy of the management. Value $150
LIST INCOMPLETE
Favors for Gift Bags A Russian folk–tale, “The Speckled Hen”, illustrated in a six card set by Veronica Gashurov
Courtesy of Veronica Gashurov. (Printed by Northern Cross Media)
Matreshka doll keychains
Courtesy of Trade House ”Saint–Petersburg”. (www.FromRussia.com)
Russian Life Magazine
Courtesy of the publisher. (www.russianlife.net)
Cali Tarocco Body Lotion 256 ml.
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A Heartfelt Thank You from the Ball Committee Chair
Ms. Natalia Baronina Mr. & Mrs. Sergei Belyav Ms. Anya Caliendo Mrs. Nancy Daoud Princess Elizabeth Galitzine Prince Gregorii Galitzine Prince and Princess Vladimir K. Galitzine Mrs. Maria Holodny Mr. Warren Hutchins Mr. Vladislav V. Kalyuzhny Mrs. Natalia Kasianova Ms Virginia Kinzey Mrs. Roberta Maged Mr. Andrei Meleshkin and Katya Foronda Mrs. Veronica Atkins-Mercentes Ms. Elena Orlukova Mrs. Tatiana Oudolsky
Mr. Yuri Pazelsky Ms. Laurie Sanderson Mr. & Mrs. Peter Sareyani Ms. Tatiana Sarandinaki Mr. and Mrs. Imre Pakh Ms. Diane Procofieff de Seversky Mrs. Ludmila Selinsky Mr. Jan Serjantov Mrs. Lora Schiavetta Ms. Anfisa Sokolova Mr. Christopher Spiro Mr. Peter Tcherepnine Ms. Dasha Varvarina Ms. Marisa Wadkovsky Hon. Andrey K. Yushmanov Mrs. Svetlana Yushmanov Ms. Tatyana Zakharova
GOLD TICKETS: Blair Pogue Elena Orlukova
SILVER TICKETS: Mr. & Mrs. Paul Jachno Jacques Leviant
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IN MEMORIAM
Alan Z. Feuer 1943 - 2012
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ith the passing of Alan Feuer on March 27 after a long illness, The Russian Nobility Association in America loses a good friend. For many years, Alan served as a hard-working member of the RNA Ball Committee, as he did for several other organizations such as the Petroushka Ball, the Viennese Opera Ball, The Czech Ball, The Quadrille and many others. More importantly, Alan had a sense of golden age style, attention to detail and conviction about its continued relevance that animated our evenings and initiated a few generations of young debutantes to this life. The white tie gala ball was Alan’s milieu, and he created for himself a unique and truly special position in this niche of New York society, the like of which we are not likely to see again. His presence and consistent contribution over many years will be missed. R.I.P.
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70TH ANNIVERSARY
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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.
Ivan Seleznev Congratulations to the Russian Nobility Ball for their continued support of this great charity.
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