Opened in 1926 next to a still active retirement house, La Maison Russe, part of the Cimetière de Liers in the parisian suburb of Sainte Geneviève des Bois, is the largest Russian cemetery outside Russia. Today, the thorny question of its preservation lies at the crux of the many complex issues regarding relationships between Russian[…..]
Raphael Lopoukhine
An independent writer and speechwriter based in Paris.
The Wheel #24. The music of creation. Winter 2021
Marie Struve (1925-2020)
Often, telluric points are linked to a person’s passage on earth. Places where a person lived, loved, and suffered can tell a great deal about her. Marie Struve was born in Nice, a few steps from its Russian cathedral, where her father, Alexander Eltchaninoff, served as a priest for the large Russian immigrant community. She[…..]
