“On behalf of the United States Government, I congratulate the Russian American Foundation and the Bolshoi Ballet Academy on 15 years of successful partnership. Your collaboration has deepened ties between the U.S. and Russian dance communities and encouraged cross cultural understanding through the arts, despite the challenges in the official bilateral relationship. Your success demonstrates that the Russian and American people can perform, learn, and thrive side-by-side. I wish you many more years of successful collaboration ahead.”
- Honorable John J. Sullivan, U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation, 2022
“The Russian American Foundation’s contributions to cultural, educational, and sports programs in the United States and Russia help foster greater understanding between the people. Such programs highlight the things that the American and Russian people have in common.”
- Honorable Michael A. McFaul, former U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation, 2012
The Role of the Russian Media in the US & in the Life of the Russian-Speaking Community
May 1, 2014
The Memory of Time & Space: Russian and American Jewish Women Photographers
May 14, 2014
From Primitivism to Propaganda: Russia's Modern Masters Press Breakfast
May 27, 2014
Opening Reception
with Mayor Bill de Blasio at MET
June 11, 2014
Sergei Parajanov: The Creator
Retrospective Exhibiton
June 17, 2014
Obraztsov Puppet Theater
June 20, 2014