Although I have attended YAGP many times before, this is the first year that Russian Pointe has sponsored it, and I was pleased to meet Jonathan "Legacy" Perez from "So You Think You Can Dance" at the event.
Read MoreThe days I spent at the factory learning all about the manufacturing process of printing books and making toys for Growing Through Arts, checking the quality standards and controls, and understanding the technological details were some of the most interesting and fulfilling days of my life.
Read MoreI traveled to Washington, D.C., to attend a special reception at the Russian Embassy on March 9 celebrating the 20th anniversary of Lukoil, Russia’s second largest oil company.
Read MoreOn March 7, I had the pleasure to meet with Illinois Senator Mark Kirk, and I was so surprised when he appointed me to chair his Russian and Eastern European Advisory Board!
Read MoreOn Nov. 12, I had the pleasure of hosting a beautiful reception for Maestro Vladimir Spivakov and the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra before the orchestra’s performance at Symphony Center.
Read MoreOn Feb. 26, I went with my sister, Elizaveta, and my 4-year-old neice, Klava, to see the Joffrey Ballet’s production of The Merry Widow at the Auditorium Theater. This comedic ballet is about the love story between a widow, danced by my favorite Joffrey member, Victoria Jaiani, and the handsome Count Danilo.
Read MoreYesterday, I opened up my email and received two letters from customers about how much they love Russian Pointe. Here's what they had to say...
Read MoreThere’s something so magical about attending the opening night of the opera, especially at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. On Feb. 11, I attended the first performance of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner.
Read MoreI had the pleasure of attending “Pointe of Departure,” a fundraising event put on by the Joffrey Ballet’s Auxiliary Board at Archisesto in Chicago on Thursday, Feb. 10.
Read MoreI took my four-year-old niece, Klava, with me to see The State Ballet Theatre of Russia’s performance of Swan Lake on Feb. 4 at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, and she has learned something: The only time she gets to spend time alone with me is when we go to the ballet.
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