I Went to Russia Yesterday

By Karyn Dubravetz on November 18th, 2009

Yesterday, I was lucky enough to attend an event at the Russian Embassy. It was a conference to examine Russian-U.S. relations. It also commemorated the centennial of Andrei Gromyko, who was a Soviet diplomat during the cold war.

Now I am not quite as passionate about Russian history and politics as I am the language, but I was thrilled to finally get in that embassy! I must say, considering how “fortress-like” it is from the outside, I was surprised at how beautiful it was on the inside! Here are my photos from the day…

We were welcomed by Russian Ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak.


Ambassador Kislyak

 
Andrei Gromyko’s son spoke. His name is also Andrei Gromyko.

Andrei Gromyko

Remarks were given by Henry Kissinger.


Henry Kissinger

A couple pics from inside the embassy!


Russian National Symbols


A Hall in the Russian Embassy

Bonus pic: A rose from the embassy rose garden.


Embassy Rose

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2 Comments
  1. russian

    December 13, 2009 at 12:56 am

    gromyko – lol. yesterday socialist/communist – today – capitalist. such a bitch.

  2. RSR

    November 19, 2009 at 12:56 pm

    Very nice!! You are lucky to have had the opportunity, glad to see you siezed it like a squirrel jumping on a bbq roasted peanut!!! Nice One Mrs. Dubravetz!

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