On Saturday, November 11, historian Douglas Smith presented “Restoring a Forgotten Russian Masterpiece: Konstantin Paustovsky's 'Story of a Life'” as a part of the Russian History Museum’s Second Saturday online lecture series. In 1943, the Soviet author Konstantin Paustovsky started out on what [...]
On Saturday, October 7, Dr. Joachim Pissarro presented “Rise and Fall of an Ideology: From Utopia to Dissent" as a part of the Russian History Museum’s Second Saturday online lecture series. In this lecture, Dr. Joachim Pissarro addressed the surprising meandering that took [...]
On Saturday, September 9, Michael Perekrestov presented “Mysteries and Odysseys: Stories of Unlikely Journeys and Unexpected Discoveries" as a part of the Russian History Museum’s Second Saturday online lecture series. Michael Perekrestov, the museum’s Executive Director, shared some of the surprising recent revelations [...]
On Saturday, June 10, Dr. Thomas Hodge presented "Ivan Turgenev: Russian Turmoil, Russian Nature" as a part of the Russian History Museum’s Second Saturday online lecture series. Ivan Turgenev was one of Russia’s finest nature writers. In his short stories, essays, and novels, he [...]
The Russian History Museum is proud to announce that it was awarded an absolute charter from the New York State Education Department. The NYS Board of Regents approved the charter in its April meeting. The absolute charter certifies that the Russian History Museum meets [...]
