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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/st-petersburg-winter-ball-2026-30th-anniversary-tickets-1769836762399?aff=ebdssbdestsearch Date & Time: 30th Anniversary Russian Heritage Winter Ball January 24, 2026, Saturday 5:15pm – 11:00pm Location: Tradewinds Island Resort 5500 Gulf Boulevard St. Pete Beach, Florida 33706 Celebrate 30 years of elegance at the St. Petersburg Winter Ball—music, dance, and tradition with the Russian Heritage Society. Welcome to the Russian Heritage 30th […]

Tickets: Order Here  Date & Time: Saturday, January 18th, 2025 · 5:15pm – 10pm+ EST Location: Tradewinds Island Resort 5500 Gulf Boulevard St. Pete Beach, Florida 33706 For 29 years the Saint Petersburg Winter Ball is considered as a Premier Tampa Bay Area Dinner & Dance Event with its festive atmosphere and talented performers. Come […]

Helping Hands of Tampa Bay presents: You are cordially invited to a Fundraiser and Birthday Event by Zhanna Thomas to grant a helping hand to those who currently suffer in Ukraine. Please, join us in a collaborative effort to unite hearts, thoughts and prayers of those who stand for peace. A gala evening on April […]

Republished from: https://www.fox13news.com/news/a-look-at-st-petes-russian-connection-ahead-of-russian-new-year ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Florida city of St. Petersburg kicked off a Russian New Year celebration Friday, recognizing the traditions of its namesake city halfway across the globe. The eastern European connection goes back more than 130 years and the local Russian American community is working to keep that connection strong. […]

Photo credit to “PELAK STUDIOS” Paul Pelak: https://www.pelakstudios.co/ Sister cities St. Petersburg, Florida, and Saint Petersburg, Russia, were finally reunited through a program organized by Russian Heritage Organization (Saint Petersburg, Florida), the Open World Leadership Center (Washington D.C.) and the University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida). A group of six Saint Petersburg Russian delegates and […]

From Many thanks to everyone who made our first Art Festival a success: to RAC for opening its doors to artists from across Florida, to Russian for sponsoring and organizing the event, to business ladies Natalya Halprin and Maria Malofeeva for their contributions. It was heartwarming to see such strong community support and so many […]

At the annual meeting which was held on May 9th, 2021, at our picnic in Saint Petersburg Florida, new officers and board members were elected. Congratulations to the following new leaders, and let’s support them in the upcoming Russian Heritage activities. OFFICERS President: KATO HETSCHINOFF Vice President: VICTORIA PEPPARD Secretary: EVGUENIA DAVENPORT Treasurer: COREY HOLT […]

Today we Celebrated the Victory of World WarII remembering soldiers and their families, who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of Russia in 1945. Just happened, that Mother’s Day fell on the same day and we were able to celebrate our Moms and thank them for their love, care and kindness.

We would like to thank everybody who attended the historic first video simulcast today and opening the dialogue between Two St.Petersburgs as part of Sister Cities program. Our special thanks go to The Studio@620 for the hospitality, for providing food and technical support of the video conference, Anna Akhmatova Museum in St.Petersburg, Russia, Edward Hirsch, […]