Wrapping Up Our 20-Year Anniversary Exhibition
The 20th Anniversary Exhibition, led by Carol Whittaker, was held at the Center for the Arts in Troy this past
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Tulan Filmmaker in Town for the Ballston Film Festival
Thirty-six-year old filmmaker Mikhail Kanaev arrived from Tula, Russia just in time to participate in the Ballston Spa Film Festival
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Capital Region Students Win Trip to Russia
This fall we are sending three bright Capital Region students Tula for a two-week educational experience. These enterprising young people earned
The Yasnaya Polyana Orchestra is Coming to Troy
The last time that Yasnaya Polyana Balalaika Orchestra was in Albany, NY was in September, 2004. Well, guess what? They
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A Heavenly Performance of Road to Paradise
The “Road to Paradise” was a long and winding one but the show finally premiered this past weekend. Russian Composer,
Sculpture Dedication Honors 20 Years as a Sister City!
The sun broke through after a week of rain to shine on the dedication of The Albany-Tula Sculpture, a steel
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Russian Olympiad Winners Enjoy John Boyd Park
High-spirited Russian students Evegeniya and Yaha are “living” American history rather than reading about it in a textbook. After Boston,
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Open World Farewell Dinner
A week’s worth of ambitious activities culminated in a Farewell Dinner at the Schuyler Meadows Country Club in Loudonville last
Olympiad Winners Announced
After months of preparation, the last 5 remaining contestants gave riveting presentations of their subjects during Round 3 of the
The Open World Delegation Begins
The Russians have arrived! For the next two weeks, I have three of nine wonderful guests from Tula, Russia sharing