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Fall Meeting: Focus on Students and Board Members in Russia

On Saturday, September 8 come to the Russian American Club in Gulfport (2920 Beach Blvd S) to hear USF Students who studied in Russia during the summer of 2018 and several Russian Heritage Board Members who also spent part of the summer in Russia.  They will share their experiences and what surprised them the most.  They […]

Shashlik Picnic and Annual Meeting

Shashlik/Picnic and Annual Meeting: April 29, 2018 Where:  War Veterans Memorial Park. 9600 Bay Pines Boulevard, St. Petersburg, FL 33708. Shelter #5. When:   Sunday, April 29, 2018. Food:  Shashlik (Pork or chicken + beverages and sides).  Suggested donation: Adults $10; Children and Students $5. Activities for adults and children. Musical program by Andrei Cheine. […]

Book Discussion: “A Gentleman in Moscow” — March 10, 2018

  “A Gentleman in Moscow” has been on the Best Seller List for 47 weeks, and is being widely discussed by people interested in Russia.   Set during the Soviet Union’s turbulent early 1920s and after, A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW tells the story of Count Alexander Rostov. When he is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a […]

The Russian Winter Ball – 2018

The Winter Ball is one of the highlights of 2018!  Fine food, Extravagant decorations, Exciting dance music, and a spectacular silent auction await you on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Wouldn’t a ticket to the Winter Ball make a great Christmas gift!  Or a fantastic way to spend some of […]

Kelli Stuart Presents…….

  The next Russian Heritage event will be Saturday, November 18 at 4:00pm at the Russian American Club in Gulfport (2920 Beach Blvd). Our presenter will be Kelli Stuart, the author of Like a River From Its Course, a novel set in World War II Soviet Ukraine. Kelli Stuart is a storyteller at heart. She graduated from […]

Forum Marking the Centennial of the 1917 Russian Revolution

Tuesday, November 7 at Eckerd College, a Forum will be presented to mark the Centennial of the 1917 Russian Revolution.  Those on the panel include Professor Golfo Aexopolous from USF, Professor Bill Parsons from Eckerd College, and Brigadier General John Report, former military attache in Moscow and current ASPEC member.  Topics will include the changing […]

“REMEMBERING YEVTUSHENKO”

The Program “Remembering Yevtushenko” sponsored by Russian Heritage will be held on Saturday, October 14 in the Auditorium of the Main Library in St. Petersburg (3745 9th Avenue North) beginning at 4:00 pm. The program is free and open to the public and will be presented in English, with some of Yevtushenko’s poems being read […]

RH Annual Meeting: April 29

 The annual meeting for Russian Heritage is scheduled for Saturday, April 29 in the Triton Room at Eckerd College.  The program will begin with a reception and cash bar at 5:30 pm, followed by the business meeting and election of officers at 6:00 pm.  A buffet dinner and the program “100 years After the Russian […]

RUSSIAN HERITAGE WINTER BALL

Russian Heritage Presents VIP Reception.  5:45 – 6:45 pm. General Reception and Welcome.  7 pm – 7:30 3-course sit-down dinner at 8 pm. Honorary Chairpersons: John and Margo Catsimatidis The Russian Heritage Winter Ball is coming on January 21, 2017.  Program highlights dancing to the music of the Dazzlers, performances by singer Elona Krasavtseva, ballet […]