(L to R) RACH-C President, Dr. Olga Zatsepina, Pianist Maxime Anikushin, and at Anikushin’s Solo Recital at Carnegie Hall
Concert of “Songs by Long Island Russian Jewish Composers” presented jointly by The Long Island Composers Alliance (LICA) and The Russian American Cultural Heritage Center (RACH-C)
History Tour of St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York City
For the first time a delegation of Russian-Americans was present in the senate on April 17th when New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat introduced the resolution to which was adopted by the senate and sent to the Governor Andrew Cuomo for his signature. The resolution was passed on the 19th, officially making April 2012 Russian-American History Month.
On April 20th, The coalition in support of Russian American History Month & The Consulate of General of the Russian Federation in New York City held a reception to celebrate the first Russian American History Month in New York State.