Russian Nobility Association in America Annual Spring Charity Ball

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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.

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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.

Courtesy of Jill Cooper, RSA Room Service Amenities, N.J. (jill@rsaroomservice.com)

“The Frog Princess” – hand crafted in Maine by Black Dinah Chocolatiers (www.blackdinahchocolatiers.com)

Courtesy of the Procofieff de Seversky family

Equinox gift cards – one free week

Courtesy of Equinox

Swiss Cellular Facial Certificate at Saks Fifth Avenue ($250 value)

Courtesy of Cellcosmet Cellman Switzerland, Irina Bekkerman

Best Wishes to The Russian Nobility Association of America

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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

And thank you to all who support us list incomplete

We would like to thank all our corporate sponsors:

Ultimat Vodka

Confident Care

Ten43 Gallery

The Tcherepnine Foundation, Inc. Pogogeff & Company, CPA’s LLC Joseph Lawrence Foundation / Ivan Obolensky - Pres.

Entertainment by: Alex Donner Orchestra Barynya Dance Ensemble

Alex Juskin and the Kalinka Orchestra Troika – Russian Folk Dance Ensemble

Opening Dance by Ivan Seleznev & Viktoria Baklanova (Ivan Seleznev Dance Studio) 

Floral Design by Inna Nagibina Photographs by Sergei Zhukov (www.KeeperExpert.com) 

Couture Hats and models from “Anya Caliendo, Couture Millinery Atelier”

Affirming the Historic Friendship between Russia and America Ivan Obolensky Chairman and CEO

The Soldiers’, Sailors’, Marines’, Coast Guard and Airmen’s Club 283 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10016

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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HORIZON ENERGY salutes the Russian Nobility Association in America and wishes continued success in its Philanthropic Endeavors

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Congratulates

The Russian Nobility Association 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.

70TH ANNIVERSARY

The New Review / Novyi Zhurnal since 1942 The oldest Russian-language literary quarterly

Founded by Mark Aldanov with support of Ivan Bunin Our contributing authors include Russian Nobel Prize laureates –

Ivan Bunin, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Joseph Brodsky, as well as a plethora of other writers, poets, philosophers, artists and politicians: Vladimir NABOKOV, Georgii IVANOV, Georgii ADAMOVICH, Boris ZAITZEV, Alexandra TOLSTOY, etc. Our main mission is to preserve the heritage of the Russian Nobility in exile, expressing the interests of Russian immigrants in its past, present, and future. For seven decades The New Review played the role of a cultural center of Russia Abroad. The New Review is distributed in 32 countries.

THE NEW REVIEW’s current projects include: RUSSIAN EMIGRATION AT THE CROSSROADS OF THE XX CENTURY RUSSIAN DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL in NEW YORK

Support The New Review, a unique publication of Russian Émigrés!

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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.

ivan@ivanseleznev.com (718) 316-8899

Ensemble Barynya

Russian, Ukrainian, Cossack, Russian Gypsy dances, music and songs Artistic Director/Founder Mikhail SMIRNOV

Balalaika, garmoshka, domra, bayan, balalaika-contrabass, Gypsy guitars

www.barynya.com

201-981-2497

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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 “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 E-mail: gash.andrew@gmail.com

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Best Wishes to the Russian Nobility Association Tatiana & Vladimir Galitzine

Congratulations to The Russian Nobility Association on their Annual Spring Ball

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Viktor VasnetsoV (1848–1926)

A Bogatyr

oil on canvas · 62 3/8 x 83 3/8 in.

Sold for $1,710,927 at Christie’s London, November 2011 A World Auction Record for the Artist

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