• a tribute to the legendary Rudolf Nureyev

• Award presentations celebrating the life and work of musicians Mstislav Rostropovich, Van Cliburn and Valery Gergiev, choreographer Igor Moiseyev, translator Tatiana Kudriavtseva, and to the Librarian of Congress James Billington

•major touring exhibitions of Russian art and artifacts in Unseen Treasures and Nicholas and Alexandra: At Home with the Last Tsar and His Family

• a monument to Russia’s immortal poet, Alexander Pushkin, in the city of Washington, DC
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