Russian Manor houses restoration and preservation

[Russian_Manor_Fund]

Dear colleagues:
Russian manor renascence Fund’s mission is protection, reconstruction and effective modern use of the unique objects of native manor and parkland culture. The Fund’s activity is based upon the integration of social and private initiatives and the public policy of historical and cultural heritage management and protection.
Since October 2000 Russian manor renascence Fund has been developing and realizing concrete projects of the restoration of manor architecture objects, while reconstructing them for the modern utilization. Among the other trends of the Fund’s successful work are the informational and popularizational acitivity, exhibitions, scientific research and publishing. The Fund effectively cooperates with scientific, industrial and social organizations. Among the parnters of the Fund are federal, regional and local authorities; famous museums, archives and libraries; public organizations of scientists and cultural workers; leading manufacturing, financial and trading companies.
Russian manor renascence Fund is highly interested in international cooperation and attracting off-budget investment to carry out the projects on restoration and protection of Russia’s manor and parkland culture rarest samples, which namely are Uzkoye, Cheremushki, Znamenskoye-Sadki, (inside Moscow), Arkhangelskoye, Nikolskoye-Prozorovskoye, Vinogradovo (Moscow city region), Suda (Novgorod region) and many other. The Fund invites volunteers to its restoration and preservation projects in the above-named manors and parks.
The Fund is willing to render the detailed information on the manor ensembles, projects of modern use of these manor complexes, as well as the necessary information on those Fund’s activities which require sponsorship investment.
We hope for fruitful and effective collaboration with specialists in this domain and everyone interested in this problem.


Sincerely yours,



President of the “Russian Manor Renascence Fund”                                                         Potapov S.I.
“Russian Manor Renascence Fund”
Contact phone: (095) 209 62 65
e-mail: usadba@fovrus.ru
www.fovrus.ru

[Vassili_Vorontsoff]

Mr Potapov S.I.,

I'm really interested to know more about your organisation(have you photos of actual or past restoration),do you work with the association for russian culture of Priscilla Roosevelt,in what extent do you need volonteers,what sort of work could they give,wha

[Vassili_Vorontsoff]

(probleme of computer,sorry...)to finish I wanted to say what support do you have from the governement,do you have state aid,have you ever been helped by some oligarchs near from the russian governement(like Potanine who cares some much for cultural things has he makes for the Ermitage...)

Thanks for answering back,
Vassili

[Joanna]

An excellent site of the Society of Study of Russian Manors with historical reprints/photographs in the vicinity of Moscow c1924 for example:

http://oiru.archeologia.ru/history24.htm

Joanna

[Vassili_Vorontsoff]

In short(long message are not specially the best)thank you very much for this link,Johanna.

Vassili

[jacqueline]

Let me make sure I understand this proposal... This fund wants naive Americans to donate money for the restoration of manors that were stolen?  Maybe if the properties were given back to the families who own them, then they could get restored!

[Vassili_Vorontsoff]

Jacqueline,

I'm looking eyes to eyes with you (restitution ndlr)but what concerns this fund of Mrs Roosevelt they vould not be presented as naive,they are are a non profit association who only aims at promoting russian culture by restoration of russian architecture smasterpieces taht often fall in ruins  in view of the lack of state funds...

We could thanks them among others for the restoration of Arkhangelskoye(prince's Youssoupov palace) and Isnaia Poliana(Tolstoi's field)...I hope however that some russian association folow into Rosevel's foots steps...
Vassili

[Vassili_Vorontsoff]

I've found this image of the Ambramecevo estate,do some knows more about it?

Who used to own it,do someone have another shot of it...this image is so gorgeous and romantic it akes me think to Louis II castles(probablo do I overstate...)



It would be great if domebody could find something whatever it would be!
Vassia

[Vassili_Vorontsoff]

On this page,one may find pretty beautiful image of Russia,renovating churches ,natural spaces,restored historic areas that give us a shining image of Russia if only historic vandalism do not exist...

http://www.brodyaga.com/pages/w_europeg.php?count=Russia

I've alos found this image who is expected to be in Moscow but where remains such an old russian stule except the Kremlin(and it is looking as just restored)...

Vassili

[amelia]

What a beautiful website.  I saw all the photographs, thank you very much

Amelia

[Vassili_Vorontsoff]

Yes ,the pics ont his website are gorgeous...I specially love this one ...in my view it is the embodiement of russian emipre's
magnificentness


However,does anybody knows some thing about my last posts?

Vassili

[Vassili_Vorontsoff]

http://www.archi.ru/events/news/news_current_press.html?nid=2494&fl=1&sl=1&tid_1=1

Does some have read this book?

[Vassili_Vorontsoff]

One of the most interesting russian website on Moscow history and inheritance..
http://www.moskva.kotoroy.net/abook/

[Vassili_Vorontsoff]

I'm confused, I owe this photo without remembering what it is...and where it is...

[Belochka]

I'm confused, I owe this photo without remembering what it is...and where it is...

The is the magnificent lion fence in front of the former Bezborodko residence (now a hospital). It is located on Sverdlovskaya Embankment facing the Neva river. On the opposite side of this location lies the Smolnii Embankment.

Margarita