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UPDATED: 05 Nov 2009 GMT
  • Tom Armbruster and Sylva Etian (left) at the briefing. Vladivostok International Jazz Festival Briefing

    During a special October 28 briefing arranged by the Primorskiy Kray Philarmonic Concert hall, Vladivostok Consul General Tom Armbruster and Public Affairs Officer Sylva Etian briefed the local public, musicians, and journalist on the Consulate’s collaboration with Russian partners to organize and launch...

  • Birgitta Ingemanson and  Dmitriy Ancha (2nd and 3rd on the left) share their knowledge of Vladivostok history with an enthusiastic group. Vladivostok History Coming Alive

    From October 12th to the 27th, Ms. Birgitta Ingemanson, well-known researcher, author of a prize winning non-fiction book “Eleanor Pray: Letters from Vladivostok 1894-1930” and professor at Washington State University was invited to Vladivostok to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the Far Eastern State University.

  • ATO information booth. Vladivostok Culinary Festival 2009

    The Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) for the fifth time participated in the Primorskiy Culinary Festival which took place this year in Vladivostok on October 13-15. The basis for the Festival was based on two main principles: products that were available were affordable and persons exhibiting were experienced.

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Robyn Shifrin demonstrates her documentary “The American Dream.”

Is There Such a Thing as the “American Dream?”
Senior English Language Fellow Robyn Shifrin addressed the question to the Vladivostok American Corner visitors on October 23rd.

Head of Khasan administration Stepanov and CG Armbruster.

Border Trip
Khasan, Russia is where Russia, China, and North Korea meet. CG Tom Armbruster visited Khasan on October 22 to learn more about border trade and activities.

Nelly Miz shows the pictures of famous American citizens of Vladivostok.

American Pages of Vladivostok History
On October 16th, an honorary citizen of Vladivostok and a famous historian Nelly Miz launched a series of lectures at the Gorkiy Library dedicated to the Americans who lived in Vladivostok and contributed to the city’s development in one way or another.

California grapes on display in Vladivostok.

California Grapes in Vladivostok
From August to October, the California Table Grape Commission has been promoting sales of California grapes in the largest supermarkets of Vladivostok.