On April 13, in the golden room, Russian Center in SF a cultural event dedicated to the Russian epic “Bogatyrs and Bylinas” was held with the support of the Congress of Russian Americans. The Russian Center, as before, represented by its executive director Alexandra Sabelnik-Vuli, took on the mission of hosting organizations dear to its heart: “League of Russian-American Women”, “Cossack Union”, “Scout-Razvedchikov”, “Museum of Russian Culture”.Scout-Razvedchikov”, “Museum of Russian Culture”.
On this memorable day, children from St. Cyril and Methodius Gymnasium were reciting poems, telling bylinas, bogatyrs and Russian history.
Matushka Marina Kaplanova did a great job organizing her students on this unforgettable day.
Children, born far away from Russia, transported everyone to Bylinnaya Rus. The literary evening was opened by Ekaterina Sabelnik-Snyder, a connoisseur of Russian epic.
Everyone listened with fascination to these interesting stories, supported by video with illustrations of paintings of great Russian artists: Vasnetsov, Ryabushkin, Roerich. Everyone will long remember this wonderful performance!
Art competition “Pushkin’s Tales”.
Please join the art competition titled “Pushkin’s Tales” to commemorate the 225th anniversary of Alexander Pushkin’s birth.
Participants are invited to create illustrations based on their favorite works by Pushkin and submit their entries by May 15, 2024. The competition is divided into three age categories: 3-7 years, 8-13 years, and 14-17 years. Winners, determined through online public voting, will be announced on June 6, 2024, and will receive Russian-language books by A.S. Pushkin as prizes.
The competition will be held entirely online. Participants should submit a high-resolution photo or scan of their artwork to pushkin@roscult.org with the subject “На конкурс” and include the participant’s name, birthdate, school and grade (if applicable), and contact email and phone number.
I believe this is a wonderful opportunity for children to engage with Russian culture and literature. I would be grateful if you could share this information with your community and encourage participation. Here is a link to the afisha – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q1JKWRLR15XR8U06gDCpyzn5mdFHMYHD/view?usp=sharing
Here is a regulations – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wwQB8JhCNEbXiU4Zjyxuo2GJk41EwYqw/view?usp=sharing
CRA extends condolences to the families of
the victims of the terrorist attack in Moscow.
Documentary film screening.
Presentation. Pioneer and Honored Guest:
The Role of Fr. Vladimir Sakovich in Developing the First Russian Orthodox Parish in Hollywood.
Join us for a presentation by Maria Sakovich (MPH, MA) a public historian and independent scholar who researches, writes, and develops exhibits and presentations in the areas of immigration, family, and community history. For many years Maria has been documenting the history of the refuge-emigrants from Russia who arrived in San Francisco in the 1920s and 1930s. Their experiences have been included in several of her articles which have appeared in anthologies and journals. Sakovich is a member of the Institute for Historical Study and editor of its Newsletter as well as a granddaughter of Archpriest Vladimir. March 17, 2024 at 2 pm. For details see flyer.
50 лет. Конгресс Русских Американцев.
Presentation, Romanovs in Hollywood:The Royal Family’s Real and Cinematic Journeys.
Join us for a lecture exploring the captivating story of the Romanovs in Hollywood with historians of Russian-speaking Los Angeles, Ivan Podvalov and Sasha Razor. This unique event brings to life the glamorous era when members of the Russian Imperial family mingled with Hollywood’s elite. From Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna’s book promotions in the 1930s to the depiction of Romanovs in classic Hollywood films, our event will uncover the rich and often untold stories of cultural exchange, personal triumphs, and the indelible mark the Romanovs left on the world of entertainment.
Ivan Podvalov (LA CRA chapter representative) and Sasha Razor are the founders of the Russophone Los Angeles Research Collective, the organization that seeks to preserve and promote the Russian diasporic histories of the city.
Merry Christmas!
С Новым Годом!
Slavic Holiday Festival at Russian Center.
The Russian Center in San Franciso (national headquarters of Congress of Russian Americans) came alive on Saturday, December 9, when the Slavic Holiday Fair, organized by their new Operations Manager, Sasha Sabelnik-Whooley was held there. These holiday bazaars were held for several years, but were discontinued some 10 years ago, and not revived following the pandemic. It seemed like an excellent idea to resurrect this holiday pre-Christmas fair and once-again bring the Russian-American community together.
Non-profit organizations like Congress of Russian Americans, Russian-America Women’s League, Museum of Russian Culture SF, St. John’s Academy, Russian School of All Russian Saints Church in Burlingame, All Cossack’s Union of SF, Holy Virgin Cathedral Choir, the Russian River church of Our Lady of Kazan and Russian American Community Services, as well as some commercial vendors sold food (including borscht and cabbage, meat & mushroom piroshki), a wide assortment of desserts and gifts, including jewelry, books, candles, plants, collectibles and other gifts. St. John’s Academy hosted a table with face-painting, Teremok Childcare at Russian Center had a toss challenge for gifts, Congress of Russian Americans, in addition to their table selling books and DVDs, organized a game table with miscellaneous gifts, including books, stuffed animals, games, dolls, cars and other prizes in an “everyone wins” lottery. The Cossack Santa was available for a special photo against a winter background with a selection of authentic Russian costumes to wear in the photo.
The program of children’s performances was most delightful where small children from Teremok recited poetry, sang songs and danced with Grandfather Frost (Ded Moroz) and the Snow Maiden (Snegurochka). In addition to Nino’s Rhythmic gymnastics performances, Russian dance by Lucas Klestoff, boyar dance by Olga Prokoshina, Bulgarian dancers, as well as musicians and dancers of Vladimir Riazantseff dance group, children from Sts. Cyril & Methodius High School also sang and recited poetry in Russian, and other performances as well as piano, Ded Moroz and Snegurochka danced several circle dances (horovod) with the children and parents. CRA also sponsored the food and drinks for the children performers.
Sasha, who was not only the organizer of the entire event and MC of the performances, entertained everyone throughout the day in her holiday costume and festive mood, setting the tone for the upcoming holidays of Christmas and New Year, as well as the good news of the possibility of the revival of the annual Russian Festival to be held on March 1, 2 and 3, 2024, once again at the Russian Center SF.
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