Russian Heritage Society

10/13/2026

American ballet has Russian roots. 🩰

George Balanchine was born Georgiy Balanchivadze in St. Petersburg. In 1933
he came to New York, founding the School of American Ballet (1934) and the
New York City Ballet (1948). 465+ ballets made the Petersburg boy "the father
of American ballet." ✨

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У американского балета — русские корни. 🩰

Джордж Баланчин родился Георгием Баланчивадзе в Санкт-Петербурге. В 1933-м
он приехал в Нью-Йорк и основал Школу американского балета (1934), а затем
New York City Ballet (1948). 465+ балетов — и его стали называть «отцом
американского балета». ✨

#русскоенаследие #русскоговорящие #балет

10/12/2026

Dear followers !

Our friend, Nadia Granski is launching her new book, Parenting: Return on Intention. Stop fixing your kids. Meet them where they are. It will be available on Amazon on October 14.
https://www.amazon.com/Parenting-Return-Intention-fixing-kids-ebook/dp/B0HHG1WPBS
The book is a story-driven parenting book about moving from control toward true connection through curiosity and building a lifelong relationship with our children.
Nadia wrote, “My children were born a generation apart and raised across two continents, in different cultures, under different social systems, with a very different version of me as their mother. That distance gave me something I could never have planned: the chance to see what lasted. What I got wrong. What I changed. And what mattered far more than I understood at the time.”
Who it’s for:
Parents of toddlers through adult children — and anyone who values connection over control.
When it’s useful:
In the everyday moments that actually shape relationships: when an opinion becomes a verdict, something a child trusted us with comes back as blame, or a yell is regretted before it’s even over.
Why it’s a must-have:
Parenting: Return on Intention introduces the ROI Framework: Relationship, Ownership, Impact. It helps parents separate facts from the stories they tell themselves and notice the quick, automatic reactions that most often cost them connection with their children.

The question at the heart of the book:
What if the goal of parenting isn’t raising a child who listens—but raising an adult who still wants to talk to you? https://www.nadiagranski.com/parenting-return-on-intention

Discover Parenting: Return on Intention by Nadia Granski—a story-driven parenting book about building lasting parent-child relationships through curiosity, trust, and genuine connection. Read a free sample and early reader reviews.

10/10/2026

She turned 136 this year. 🪆

The first matryoshka was carved in 1890 at Abramtsevo by Vasily Zvyozdochkin and hand-painted by Sergey Malyutin: a girl with a rooster outside, seven more figures inside, the smallest a baby.

Her name comes from Matryona — from Latin mater, "mother". Generations nested one inside another.

In 1900 she earned a bronze medal at the Paris World's Fair — and became the most recognized symbol of Russian culture worldwide.

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Ей исполнилось 136 лет. 🪆

Первую матрёшку выточили в 1890 году в Абрамцево — Василий Звёздочкин по рисунку Сергея Малютина: девочка с петухом снаружи, ещё семь фигурок внутри, самая маленькая — младенец.

Имя — от Матрёны, от латинского mater, «мать». Поколения, вложенные одно в другое.

В 1900 году — бронзовая медаль Всемирной выставки в Париже. И самый узнаваемый символ русской культуры в мире.

#русскоенаследие #матрёшка

10/08/2026

Television has Russian roots. 📺
Vladimir Zworykin was born in Murom, Russia (1888). In 1919 he emigrated to America — and at RCA invented the iconoscope and kinescope, the tubes behind electronic TV.
A Russian-speaking emigrant helped invent the screen the world watches. ✨

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У телевидения — русские корни. 📺
Владимир Зворыкин родился в Муроме в 1888 году. В 1919-м он эмигрировал в Америку — и в RCA изобрёл иконоскоп и кинескоп, лампы, благодаря которым появилось электронное телевидение.
Русскоязычный эмигрант помог изобрести экран, который смотрит весь мир. ✨

#русскоенаследие #русскоговорящие #наука #телевидение

10/06/2026

Some words can't be translated — only felt. 🇷🇺
«Тоска» (toska) is a deep ache of the soul: longing, nostalgia, and restlessness all at once.
What word in your language can't be translated? 💬

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Есть слова, которые не переводятся, — их можно только чувствовать. 🇷🇺
«Тоска» — глубокая боль души: томление, ностальгия и беспокойство одновременно.
Какое слово нельзя перевести в вашем языке? 💬

#русскоенаследие #русскоговорящие #русскийязык

10/04/2026

Before a long journey, many Russian-speaking families sit down together for one quiet minute — «посидеть на дорожку», to sit a little before the road. 🧳

A moment to gather your thoughts, wish each other well, and make sure nothing important is forgotten.

Do you still keep this tradition in your family? 💛

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Перед долгой дорогой во многих русскоговорящих семьях принято присесть всем вместе на минутку и помолчать — «посидеть на дорожку». 🧳

Собраться с мыслями, пожелать друг другу удачи и убедиться, что ничего важного не забыто.

А в вашей семье сохранилась эта традиция? 💛

#русскоенаследие #русскоговорящие

06/06/2026

Today is Russian Language Day and also Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin's birthday! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BLq7Gg2tc/

06/05/2026

“Children Read” summer enrichment program took place at the Johnson County Library - Monticello branch. Kids read some books and we completed a few fun tasks. Next event is on July 13 at the Johnson County - Central Resource Library at 6:15 !

Talent Ville Club Russian language school.