Category Archives: News Archive
Anna Akhmatova
The work by Dr. Kraineva on the poems of the famed Anna Akhmatova continue with our help at the State Library Archives in St. Petersburg. Dr. Kraineva’s initial focus was on the poet’s famous work “Poem without a Hero.” Akhmatova’s work is particularly hard to condense into a final format as she wrote on whatever [...]
Fred Andresen – President
We welcome Fred Andresen as our new President, who was unanimously elected at the Board Meeting on October 22, 2006. Fred has been a very active Board Member, whose personal knowledge of St. Petersburg through his business ventures and cultural passions will greatly benefit the LASPSCC.
Medical Committee Project Progress
The project is continuing with ongoing contacts with the Russian faculty leaders, the trained faculty (3) and the Special Fellows who began postgraduate training in September 2004.
The Project is a model for the international medical community devoted to assisting developing countries. The unique characteristics include:
Collaboration and trust between the Russian leaders and Western experts;
Continuity – [...]
Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade
Sister Cities International (SCI) participated in the 2005 Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade held on Sunday, November 27 in Hollywood, CA. Part of SCI, The Los Angeles-St. Petersburg Sister City Committee was well represented during the day’s festivities by young ballerina Kasha Kropinski. Dressed in a beautiful ballerina costume, Kasha represented the dancers of the legendary [...]
2005 Ball Aftermath
The LASPSCC is actively seeking comments from individuals interested in the arts, business and technology ( including medicine) so that we can expand our horizons.
The February 5, 2005 Ball was a resounding success – photos are included in the photo gallery.
Do let us hear from you by entering the contact us page – thank you [...]
Winter Ball 2005 Plans
September Membership meeting featuring Professor David MacFayden of the Slavic Department of UCLA was devoted to his work, sponsored by the LASPSCC, on the digitized preservation of Anna Akhmatova’s works. Everyone in attendance learned a great deal and was impressed by the potential for this powerful tool for preservation and future scholarship.
Plans for the Ball:
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News
Report to the Board:Trip to St.Petersburg, June 2004 – Board rep.June 04.doc
The Membership meeting will be at the UCLA Faculty Center on September 22, 2004.
The 2005 Ball will be February 5, 2005 at the Casa del Mar in Santa Monica.
U.S. Russian Forum – Fort Worth, TX
Dear Colleagues:
Greetings from Sister Cities International! I hope you are doing well.
It is with great pleasure that I invite you to participate in the U.S. – Russian Forum to be held at the Sister Cities International Annual Conference on Wednesday, July 14, 2004. The Forum will introduce and report on various U.S. – Russian conferences, [...]
Visiting Delegation of Russian Judges
Open World Leadership Program
Post Program Report
Visiting Delegation of Russian Judges to Los Angeles
November 8 – 15, 2003
Los Angeles-St. Petersburg Sister City Committee and
American Council (Judge Bufford)
The Special Delegation of Russian judges sponsored by the Open Society flew to Los Angeles on Saturday, November 8. Dr. Ellin Lieberman, President of the Los-Angeles-St. Petersburg Sister City Committee [...]
