Russian Tea Room
The "Russian Tea Room" is a Russian cuisine restaurant located in Manhattan between two skyscrapers: the 77-story Metropolitan Tower and the 60-story Carnegie Hall Tower, on East 57th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenue.
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Roerich Museum
This is the second largest collection of works by the great Russian artist Nikolai Roerich, who lived in the USA from 1920 to 1923. The private museum was founded in 1923, when Roerich gained many admirers in America due…
Kerensky's House in New York
Kerensky spent the last 20 years of his life occupying the entire top floor of this building. He also taught Russian history and politics at Stanford University in California.
In 1917, the socialist revolutionary Kerens…
Russian Coat of Arms in New York's Main Post Office
The vestibule of the main post office in New York, built in 1912, is adorned with the official emblems of the countries that founded the Universal Postal Union. Therefore, on the ceiling, one can see a large copy of the …
Trotsky and the New World
At this address was the headquarters of "The New World," a small Russian revolutionary newspaper in exile, edited by Nikolai Bukharin and Alexandra Kollontai.
On January 14, 1917, America welcomed an unusual refugee fro…
A La Vieille Russie Jewelry Store
This elite store, founded in Kyiv in the mid-1800s, has been a symbol of high society in New York since 1930, offering Fabergé pieces and other exquisite Russian jewelry. Throughout the 20th century, New York's elite and…
The Grave of Anna Vyrubova
After the revolution, Anna Alexandrovna was repeatedly subjected to arrests and interrogations. In the summer of 1917, the Medical Commission of the Provisional Government, led by Ivan Ivanovich Manukhin, established tha…
The 'Tree of the Poor' in Yasnaya Polyana
In Leo Tolstoy's house in Yasnaya Polyana, a elm tree grew throughout his life. This tree outlived the writer by 60 years. The elm witnessed many events occurring at the entrance to the house. Under its branches, Tolstoy…
Royal Regiment of Scotland Grey Dragoons
In recent years, we have managed to organize numerous commemorative events dedicated to various periods of the shared history of Russia and the United Kingdom. One such event took place in early April when we hosted a de…
Monument to Potemkin
The monument, created for the 45th anniversary of the burial of the founder of Kherson, Prince Potemkin, in the city cathedral, was made based on a model created in 1831 by academician I. P. Martos. At the end of 1836, i…
