Russian Nobility Association In America 1933-2014 THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN NOBLE FAMILY A PAIR OF RARE AND LARGE TWO-HANDLED PORCELAIN VASES BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I, 1840 26 1/4 in. (67 cm.) high £250,000-350,000 Russian Art London, King Street • 2 June 2014 Viewing christies.com 30 May-1 June 2014 8 King Street London, SW1Y 6QT NYC2837_p0084_IBC.indd 99 4/1/14 3:51 PM DRG INTERNATIONAL, INC. is honored to support The Russian Nobility Association in America DRG International is a Leading Provider of Innovative Medical Diagnostic Products and Equipment Worldwide since 1970. DRG INTERNATIONAL, INC. 841 Mountain Avenue, Springfield, NJ 07081 Phone: (973) 564-7555 Website: www.drg-international.com DRG TechSystems A/O DRG Biomed o.o.o. Moscow, Russia St. Petersburg, Russia Website: www.drgtech.ru Website: www.drgtech.ru THE PRINCE ALEXIS SCHERBATOW SCHOLARSHIP 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 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 Mrs. Roberta Maged at 973-564-7555 or email her at “[email protected] Best Wishes to the Russian Nobility Association Tatiana & Vladimir Galitzine 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 НОВЫЙ ЖУРНАЛ / NEW REVIEW The oldest New York based Russian-language quarterly outside Russia since 1942 Founded by world-renowned writers Mark Aldanov and Mikhail Zetlin with support by Ivan Bunin Cover – Mstislav Dobujinsky For seven decades, The New Review has been a cultural center of the Russian Immigration in America Our contributing authors include Russian Nobel Prize laureates: 1933 laureate Ivan BuNIN, 1970 laureate Alexander SOlZhENITSYN, 1987 laureate Joseph BRODSkY, as well as a plethora of other writers, poets, philosophers, artists. GOAlS AND OBJECTIVES Preservation and development of the traditions of Russian culture in the context of world culture; collection and study of history of the Russian emigration and the Russian Orthodox Church abroad; support of Russian-speaking writers and preservation of the Russian language in the Diaspora. ThE NEW REVIEW’S CuRRENT PROJECTS include: *Russian Immigration at the Crossroads of the XX-XXI Centuries *Russian Documentary Film Festival in New York *Mark Aldanov’s Annual Award for the best novel of Russia Abroad ThE NEW REVIEW’S CuRRENT PuBlICATIONS include: “НОВЫЙ ЖУРНАЛ” № 271 dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the house of Romanov and the history of the White émigrés “НОВЫЙ ЖУРНАЛ” № 267 is dedicated to the history of the Russian émigrés in the uSA & the Digest based on the issue “Russian Emigration in the uSA” (in Russian & English, with illustrations) НЬЮ-ЙОРКСКИЙ БЛОКНОТ / NEW YORk NOTEBOOk (The New Review Publishing) memoirs of Serge hollerbach, academician of the National Academy of Design, dedicated to the post-war Russian émigrés in New York (illustrated by author) ThE NEW REVIEW REquESTS ThE SuPPORT OF OuR lOYAl FRIENDS PATRON - $5,000 and up BENEFACTOR -$2,000 and up SPONSOR - $1,000 and up FELLOW - $500 and up CONTRIBuTIONS TO ThE NEW REVIEW ARE TAX-DEDuCTIBlE THE NEW REVIEW SUBSCRIPTION (4 books per year): $76.00 (U.S.); $110.00 (Europe) Please make checks payable to THE NEW REVIEW 611 Broadway, suite 902, New York, NY 10012 [email protected] www.newreviewinc.com www.rusdocfilmfest.com Congratulations A STOR C A PIT A L M A N A GE M ENT A SSO C I A TES , LL C I V A N O BOLENSKY P RIN C IP A L G 425 EAST 79TH STREET (212) 861-4373 NEW YORK, NY 10021 Loeb Partners Corporation salutes The Russian Nobility Association in America • Loeb Partners Corporation Peter A. Tcherepnine, Managing Director 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 The rm of Tiajoloff & Kelly LLP congratulates the Russian Nobility Association on the occasion of its Annual Russian Spring Ball A LEGAL PRACTICE FOCUSED ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE LAW OF TECHNOLOGY THE CHRYSLER BUILDING, 37TH FLOOR 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10174 212-490-3285 (TEL.) 212-490-3295 (FAX) www.tkiplaw.com The Russian Nobility Association Today Our Goals The 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’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 orphanages, scouts, old age homes, scholarships for college students, literary journals, and other needy projects, organizations and individuals. Funds are distributed both in the United States and abroad. A Word of Thanks T 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. Nobility Today A 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.