The annual Charity Ball of the Russian Nobility Association has been held in New York since 1938, and remains a bright spot on the New York social calendar. For over eighty years, the RNA has raised funds and awareness in their assistance of members of the Russian diaspora, as well as organizations that support Russian historical [...]
March 7, 1946 - September 17, 2025 It is with profound regret that the Board of Directors of the Russian Nobility Association in America announces the passing of our colleague and Board member Igor Miklashewsky. Igor’s contributions to the Association were many, particularly his integral role as committee head of our Prince Alexis Scherbatow Scholarship [...]
Members and supporters of The Russian Nobility Association in America celebrated the Old New Year on January 14th in the private Tolstoy lounge of the famous Russian Samovar restaurant . Board Member Gregorii Galitzine thanked members for their support of the Association and announced the Spring Ball, which is set to take place on May [...]
The RNAA invites you to a screening of “Donna Tanya. One Hundred Years of Happiness,” a documentary about Tatiana Leskova, a 101-year-old ballerina in Brazil whose life is the history of Russian emigre ballet. Leskova is also the great-granddaughter of Nikolai Leskov, one of Russia’s great 19th century writers. Maya Kucherskaya, Russia’s foremost expert on Leskov [...]
On June 7th 2024, the Russian Nobility Association held its annual Charity Ball at the famed Pierre Hotel. The evening celebrated the colorful history of the Ballet Russes, one of the most important cultural movements in Russian emigré history. Excerpts from Sergei Diaghilev’s productions were performed during the dinner. Guests bid on beautiful items included in [...]
Watch the recording of Russian Emigres in Berlin 1920-1940: On the Way to Creating an Independent “Russia Abroad” This lecture was recorded on June 15, 2024. One hundred years ago, our ancestors in the First Wave of Russian emigration left Russian territory, fleeing the 1917 Revolution and the Civil War that followed it. But [...]
This year’s social season started with the RNA members-only Holiday Party in January at the famous Russian Samovar restaurant in New York City’s Theater District. Members of the organization gathered to start the preparation for the annual Spring Ball, which takes place on June 7that the Pierre Hotel. The president of the RNA John Pouschine and [...]
On May 9th, the RNA Young Patrons held their first cocktail party of the season to help promote and generate excitement for this year's Spring Ball! Merrymakers gathered at the Nicholas Roerich Museum on the Upper West Side, the eponymous townhouse museum of the artist who designed the set and costumes for the most controversial and [...]
On Friday, May 5, 2023 the Russian Nobility Association in America hosted its annual Charity Ball. After three years of a hiatus we returned to celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the founding of the Association. The Ball was held in the newly renovated Grand Ballroom at the Pierre Hotel. The Black and White theme of the [...]
Watch the recording of Constantinople: The Emigration’s First Stop on the Way to Creating an Independent “Russia Abroad”. This lecture was originally broadcast live from the Café Rejans in Istanbul. Presented by Dr. Anatol Shmelev and PhD candidate Timur Saitov of SUNY Binghamton, the lecture picks up the story of the First Wave of [...]
