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Christie’s Russian Department is honored to celebrate the Russian Nobility Association and its annual Spring Charity Ball.

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04957-29_RUS Petroushka Ball.indd 1 4/25/17 10:04 AM Russian Nobility Association SpringCharity Ball 2017 Under The Gracious Patronage of H.S.H. Dmitri Romanoff Ilyinsky T.H. Prince and Princess Michael Romanoff Ilyinsky T.H. Prince and Princess AndrewRomanoff H.H. Princess NicholasRomanoff H.H. Princess Dimitri Romanoff H.H. Princess Alexander Romanoff Executive Committee

Chair

mrs. olga miklashewsky

Co-Chairs mrs. maria holodny mr. nicholas b. a. nicholson

Executive Secretary

princess elizabeth galitzine

Honorary Chairs

princess tatiana v. galitzine mrs. veronica atkins mrs. irina dvorjitsky san filippo prince ivan obolensky mr. warren c. hutchins The Russian Nobility Association in America, Inc.

Board of Directors dr. cyril e. geacintov president prince vladimir c. galitzine vice president prince ivan obolensky vice president & treasurer mrs. irina dvorjitsky-san filippo secretary dr. pavel efremkin mr. warren c. hutchins mr. igor miklashewsky mr. alexandr neratoff mr. michael perekrestov mr. konstantin pio-ulsky mr. john pouschine mr. peter tcherepnine vladimir tsurikov phd. mr. paul wadkovsky miss tatyana zakharova

Presidents

prince alexis obolensky, sr. 1936 - 1939

mr. vassili wadkovsky 1939 - 1941

boris von berg 1941 - 1942

count paul de kotzeboue 1942 - 1953

prince leonid eletskoy 1954 - 1958

prince serge belosselsky-belozersky 1958 - 1963

col. peter martynov 1963 - 1971

prince alexis scherbatow 1971 - 2002

dr. cyril e. geacintov 2002 - International Committee

Honorary Chairs

count and countess nicholas cheremeteff

mr. and mrs. rajaa chouairi

h.s.h. prince jerome von colloredo-mansfield

prince and princess andré p. gagarin

mrs. marina wolkonsky galesi

prince andrei k. galitzine

princess katya galitzine

prince piotr galitzine

h.r.h. princess alexandra of greece

rev. dr. and mrs. kenneth gunn-walberg t.i. and r.h. archduke and archduchess géza von habsburg

baroness maya de haynau

countess monica ignatiew

countess marina von kamarovsky

mr. and mrs. nicholas kotchoubey

t.h. and duchess huno von oldenburg

h.r.h. prince jean d’orléans, duc de vendôme

count and countess andrei tolstoy-miloslavsky

h.s.h. the prince karel zu schwarzenberg

count and countess andrei stenbock-fermor

h.s.h. princess stephanie zu windisch-graetz

h.r.h. prince michael of yugoslavia Patrons count pierre apraxine prince sergei ourusoff miss helena ashton princess alexis n. obolensky miss dominique de benckendorff princess lucretia obolensky mrs. barbara brookes mme. elena orlukova princess maria chavchavadze mr. and mrs. peter oudolsky countess kyra cheremeteff and mrs. michael perekrestov mr. thomas william richardson princess eugenia gagarin pujol and mr. valera danchenko duke of mayola raoul pujol mrs. natalia duncan mrs. konstantin pio-ulsky mrs. pavel efremkin mr. and mrs. andrew pogogeff mr. and mrs. adrian fedorowski mr. blair pogue prince gregorii galitzine mrs. john pouschine princess nina galitzine prof. and mrs. paul du quenoy mrs. cyril geacintov miss elizabeth rosen mr. and mrs. michael markoff george dr. robert ritch and riyoichi saito mrs. elizabeth guest mr. and mrs. peter sareyani mr. and mrs. thomas c. hills mr. and mrs. john schiavetta prof. andrei holodny mrs. theodore selinsky mr. and mrs. eugene jablokov mr. ian serjantov mr. & mrs. peter jachno miss diane m. a. procofieff de seversky mr. michael jordan mr. serge shohov mr. & mrs. irakli kadaria princess anne sidamon-eristoff mrs. natalya kasyanova mr. christopher spiro miss kinzey mr. vladimir sushko mr. and mrs. dmitri konon mrs. peter tcherepnine miss natasha konon mr. andrei tiajoloff mme. natalia kolodzei dr. wellington s. tichenor mr. eric alexander kuzmuk mrs. vladimir von tsurikov mr. jacques leviant mrs. paul wadkovsky ms. christine m. loomis dr. and mrs. donald ross whitaker miss elizabeth m. miheyev mrs. robert d. wickham miss priscilla mcostrich count and countess alexander mrs. lucy puig neis Woronzoff-Dashkoff mr. and mrs. ilya zerakhto mr. thomas nugent Young Patrons

Co-Chairs

miss elena holodny, miss marisa wadkovsky

mr. and mrs. peter wolkow

mr. vsevolod belikow miss kateryna khomenko miss anna bredikhina miss sophia lycett count alexander cheremeteff miss katherine morgenegg count nicolas cheremeteff mr. nedeltscheff miss natasha dashkova mr. daniel oudolsky mr. alexander djurdjinovic mr. and mrs. john paschenko ms. katherine djurdjinovic mr. alexander pouschine miss anastasia efremkin mr. michael revis mr. adrian fekula mr. and mrs. serge sarandinaki princess anna galitzine mr. michael sareyani princess alexandra galitzine miss darya schiavetta miss anastasia gouliaeva mr. aleksandr schiavetta miss nadejda grankina mr. constantine schidlovsky mr. gregory guest mr. maxim schidlovsky mr. michael gorbenko miss xenia tiajoloff mr. andre jordan mr. isaiah trofimenko miss kira jordan

TheThe RussianRussian NobilityNobility Association Association TodayToday

Our Goals

The Russian Nobility Association, Inc. was formed in 1933 in order to realize two important goals: T to maintain historical truths about 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’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? The philanthropic and charitable distributions of the RNA are and have been directed to T orphanages, scouts, old age homes, scholarships for college students, literary journals, and other needy projects, organizations and individuals. Funds are distributed both in the and abroad.

A Word of Thanks T he Association cannot provide volunteer and financial support for its philanthropic causes T 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. Nobility Nobility Today AA 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. 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 ” (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 established the 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 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 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. 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. THEThe PRINCE Prince ALEXIS Alexis SCHERBATOW Scherbatow SCHOLARSHIPScholarship Fund FUND

Again this year it is a pleasure to announce that our Scherbatow Scholarship Fund has awarded significant financial grants to several deserving young students for the cur- rent academic year. The Prince Alexis Scherbatow Scholarship Fund was established after his death in 2003 to celebrate his life and achievements. He had served for thirty-one years as Pres- ident of the Russian Nobility Association in America. He taught history and political science, earned a PhD from Columbia University, worked for The Tolstoy Founda- tion, aiding Russian immigrants. He received many honors and tributes from Russian, European and American organizations for his contributions to historical studies. His memoirs are his “Claim to the Past - that past that belongs to Russia because it was for Russia that my forbears worked and wrote”. This year’s scholarship recipients were selected based on a combination of academic re- cord, perceived potential to further RNA ideals and goals, character, and financial need. We are pleased to have been able to assist these young people with part of the cost of their education and are most grateful to those whose donations have made this possible. Additional contributions to the Fund (fully tax deductible) are needed and encouraged. Donations may be made by check to Russian Nobility Association & sent to Att: Mrs. Roberta Maged, DRG International Inc. 841 Mountain Avenue, Springfield, NJ 07081 The RussianTHE RUSSIAN NOBILITYNobility ASSOCIATION Association MembershipMEMBERSHIP InformationINFORMATION

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 Mrs. Roberta Maged at 973-564-7555 or email her at “[email protected]

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In Memoriam HH Prince Dimitri Romanovich Romanoff (1924-2017)

“Think of what you may give to Russia, not of what you may take.”

The Russian Nobility Association in America notes with great sorrow the death of our late patron, HH Prince Dimitri Romanovich Romanoff.

President of the Romanov Family Association, head of the Romanov Fund for Russia, and Chairman of the Prince Dimitri Romanov Charity Fund, Prince Dimitri Romanovich was the youngest son of HH Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia and his wife, née Countess Praskovia Cheremeteff.

The Board of the Nobility Association extends its sincere condolences to his widow, the Princess Dimitri.

Вечная памяать! In Memoriam Bill Cunningham (1929-2016)

“He who seeks beauty will find it”

The Russian Nobility Association in America notes with great sadness the death of our friend Bill Cunningham. His photographs graced the pages of the New York Times for decades, and charted the work of so many valuable New York organizations. Bill attended our balls and with his keen eye and trusty camera kindly showed our organization, our members, and the work we do to the world with grace and elegance. More than a Society reporter, Bill Cunningham became a dear friend and an honored presence at our events for over 40 years. A Heartfelt Thank you from the Ball Chair ms. elena ashton mr. warren hutchins mrs. veronica atkins mrs paula jachno mr. vladimir balodis miss kira jordan mr. rajaa chouairi mr and mrs. i. kadaria mr. alexander djurdjinovic mrs. natasha kasianova mr. valera danchenko ms christine loomis mrs. nancy daoud mrs. roberta maged mr. paul day mr. igor miklashewsky mrs. olga efremkin mr. nicholas b. a. nicholson ms katsiaryna foronda ms. natalia orlova princess elizabeth galitzine ms. anna plavinskaya prince gregorii galitzine mr. michael rangini prince & princess vladimir galitzine mr. michael revis mrs. tatiana geringer mr. paul richardson dr. & mrs. geacintov mrs. ludmila selinsky hon. igor l. golubovsky, consul general mr. vladimir sushko ms linda hong de clef mr. peter tcherepnine mrs. maria holodny vladimir von tsurikov, phd ms elena holodny ms marisa wadkovsky

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Viking River Cruises – 13 day river cruise for (2) – “Waterways of Courtesy of Viking River Cruises. Value from $4,999 the Tsars” Glimmerglass Festival & Opera – 2 tickets to each of four summer Courtesy of The Glimmerglass Festival management. Value $1,000 performances, VIP patron parking pass, admission to Intermission Club “The Imperial Swan” vanity mirror (12”) – Austrian crystals – Courtesy of Mr. Wilfrid Arcaro. Value $650 Faberge - copy of original Antique, hand painted Sevre plate depicting classic Courtesy of Mr. Michael Revis. Value $550 cherubs belonging to the dinner service of King Louis l of the . Tuileries Palace Antique, hand painted Sevres porcelain plate belonging to the Courtesy of Mr. Michael Revis. Value $500 dinner service of King Louis Philippe l. Antique, hand painted porcelain plate, depicting design by Gaetano Courtesy of Mr. Michael Revis. Value $450 Lodi, produced by the Italian Ginori firm, belonging to the dinner service of Khedive Ismael Pasha of , father of King Fuad l. “Oheka Castle” – overnight weekday stay in a Chateau Room and Courtesy of management. Value $395 continental breakfast for two Lomonosov Net Cobalt Tea Set – service for six and teapot Courtesy of Prince & Princess G. Galitzine and Mr. Serge Shohov. Value $375 Three etchings in one frame, limited edition - from the series “Rare Courtesy of the artist. Value $300 Plants”- by Anna Plavinskaya Antique English Staffordshire figurine couple depicting the Prince Courtesy of Mr. Michael Revis. Value $300 and Princess of Wales at the time of their betrothal Antique, Russian chromolithograph depicting Tsar Nicholas ll and Courtesy of Mr. Michael Revis. Value $300 various Romanov Grand astride horseback – published in 1912. Original metal frame – hand made – signature silver work Courtesy of Alex Soldier. Value $320 “Orchids” – limited edition etching by Anna Plavinskaya Courtesy of artist. Value $280

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“Angel” – unique, hand carved in Russia – numbered – imprinted Courtesy of Ms Christine Loomis. Value $250 with artist’s signature Antique commemorative plate depicting scene from the life of Courtesy of Michael Revis. Value $250 Tsarina Alexandra. Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra with Courtesy of Maestro Artist Management. Value $250 Vladimir Spivakov and Hibla Gerzmava – 2 tickets Vakhtangov State Academic Theater presents Courtesy of Maestro Artist Management. Value $250 “Uncle Vanya” – 2 tickets – N.Y. City Center “Enchanted Woods” – oil on canvas Courtesy of artist. Value $225

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Save the Date 53rd Petroushka Ball on Friday, February 9, 2018 The Plaza Hotel, Grand Ballroom & Terrace Room

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Join us at The Plaza Grand Ballroom for the 53rd Annual Petroushka Ball to benefit the Russian Children’s Welfare Society (RCWS) charitable programs. Reception, Dinner & Entertainment, Dancing Strictly White or Black Tie, Long Ball Gowns

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