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Category Archives: Russianism
SF Ballet’s “Onegin”, Zyzzyva
Often, the thing we love about the work of a great author is the ability to describe a moment, an emotion, some nuance of experience, in such a way that it is immediately recognizable to us, however foreign to our … Continue reading
Posted in ballet, REVIEWS, Russianism, San Francisco, theatre
Tagged ballet, Eugene Onegin, John Cranko, onegin, Pushkin, Russia, San Francisco, San Francisco Ballet
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This is fun.
Did you know that Russians have been in California longer than San Francisco has been a city? In 1812, the tsarist government (which didn’t have much going on that year) chartered Fort Ross in what is now Sonoma County, to control exploration, trade, … Continue reading
Posted in EVENTS, Russianism, San Francisco
Tagged festivals, Russian Center, Russian Festival, San Francisco
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Hell is Your People
I got an invitation in the mail the other day to the annual “Russian Festival” at the San Francisco Russian Center, an event I attended regularly as a child. I remember tables of cherry pastries and pierogi, game stands where … Continue reading
Valentine’s Day Shvitz
The Russian Turkish Baths are a legendary New York institution, referenced by some of the last century’s great writers such as Arthur Miller and Clifford Odets. Under Russian management throughout its entire 114 year-old history, the baths are set in … Continue reading
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