Stories Worth Sharing

On her 90th birthday, Irina Dragomiretzky, manager of the Russian Center’s Slavic Library, shares her personal immigration story and her devotion to the library.

After 2 years of hard work, the history of Russian immigrants to San Francisco is now an official City document.

Listen on demand to a fascinating lecture about Russian immigrant life in 1920's San Francisco.

Learn how a fairy tale about a little humpbacked horse has captured the hearts of Russians and the world for almost 200 years.

Dr. Bogdan shares the struggles of the Russian immigrants in San Francisco as they assimilated into American society.

How museum and library staff continue to lovingly organize and preserve a wonderful variety of Russian books.

SF Planning presented an overview of the Russian American Historic Context Statement, completing a major milestone for SF's Russian American heritage project.

In 2023, the SF Planning Department kicked off an effort to identify and evaluate local Russian American cultural resources and offer recommendations for their preservation.

In May, the Russian Center came alive with Festival atmosphere as nearly 1,700 visitors celebrated Slavic culture and heritage.