The son of Colonel of the Russian Army and member of the White movement Vladimir Pavlovich Polchaninov (1881-1939). In infancy he was taken by his parents to emigration, lived in Yugoslavia, where he became a member of the emigrant scout movement. On October 8 Rostislav Polchaninov passed away, just several months shy of his 104th birthday. Rostislav Vladimirovich survived the civil and Second World War, as a young child sat in the arms of Baron Wrangel, worked in the famous Pskov Orthodox mission and was most likely the last surviving participant, suffered the hardships of life in a camp for displaced persons in post-war Germany.
One of Rostislav Vladimirovich Polchaninov’s last interviews was for the documentary series produced by the Congress of Russian Americans on the “Great Exodus from the Crimean Peninsula” of which he was one of the participants (in infancy). R.V. Polchaninov was an active member of the Congress of Russian Americans, as well as one of the organizing founders.
Congress of Russian Americans extends its sincere condolences to Rostislav Polchaninov’s family, his daughter, Ludmila Selinsky and his grandson, George Selinsky, both members of CRA and active members of the Russian Orthodox community.
Here is a brief video clip of his interview for CRA. https://youtu.be/QYApaTRGljo
Memory eternal to the servant of God, Rostislav.
