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Russian Club Strathfield

Russians

Avstraliada: Russkaia letopis

Avstraliiskaya Mozaika

Edinenie

Gorizont

Neva

Rynda

The Emigrant's Way

The Russian in Australia

Vostok

Russian Resurrection Film Festival

Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo

Berioska Dance Company

Consulate General of the Russian Federation

Don Cossack Choir

Great Moscow Circus

Military Union

National Alliance of Russian Solidarists

Russian Club

Russian Ethnic Community Council of New South Wales

Russian Historical Society in Australia

Russian Medical Aid and Comforts Committee

Russian Monarchist Group

Russian Relief Association of St Sergius of Radonezh

Russian Social Club

Russian Workers' Association

Stars of the Bolshoi Ballet

Sydney Balalaika Orchestra

Union of Russian Workers

Agishev, Nick

Belinski, Irina

Bellingshausen, Faddei Faddeevich

Davidenkov, George

George, Jennie

Jegorow, Bill

Michaelovitch, Alexander

Mikhailov, Pavel

Miklouho-Maclay, Nikolai

Milcow, Constantin

Pavlova, Anna

Petrov, Vladimir

Petrova, Evdokia

Putin, Vladimir

Repin, Ivan

Seryshev, Innokenti

Shalyapin, Fyodor

Shlemin, Methodius

Simonov, Peter

Boongaree chief of the Broken Bay tribe and his wife Matora 1820

Developed secret writing on reverse side of letter dated 17th September, 1962 that was given to ASIO agent by Ivan Fedorovich Skripov, First Secretary, Russian embassy

Kissing the altar, Midnight Mass at the Russian Orthodox Church, Cabramatta 2007

Midnight Mass at the Russian Orthodox Church, Cabramatta 2007

The Invasion, by WH Walker, published in Sydney in 1877

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Russians

Russian Club Strathfield

A centre for Sydney's Russians since its foundation in 1924, the Russian Club has had several locations and buildings.

Russians

Russians have a long and complex history in Sydney, with great diversity in ethnicity, religion and history within the community, and enormous influence from developments in politics in the wider world.

Avstraliada: Russkaia letopis

Russian language journal published quarterly since 1994.

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Avstraliiskaya Mozaika

Russian language journal first published in 2001.

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Edinenie

Russian language newspaper established in Melbourne but published in Sydney from 1977.

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Gorizont

Russian language newspaper published weekly since 1993.

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Neva

Three-masted ship of 370 tons and 61 metres long which was the first Russian ship to circumnavigate the globe in 1804.

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Rynda

Russian steam corvette class warship built in St Petersburg in 1885.

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The Emigrant's Way

Russian language magazine published by Oriento publishing house from 1935.

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The Russian in Australia

Russian language magazine published irregularly between 1937 and 1962.

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Vostok

Imperial Russian Navy ship that led the First Russian Antarctic Expedition in 1819–1821.

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Russian Resurrection Film Festival

Annual film festival to promote an appreciation of Russian cinema.

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Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo

Ballet company established in 1932 by Rene Blum and Colonel Wassily de Basil which toured Australia in 1936.

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Berioska Dance Company

Dance company of 70 dancers from Moscow which performed in Sydney in 1966 and 1977.

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Consulate General of the Russian Federation

Authority representing the rights and interests of the Russian Federation.

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Don Cossack Choir

Men's chorus of exiled Russian Cossacks founded by Serge Jaroff in 1921. It toured extensively under his direction until 1979.

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Great Moscow Circus

Circus company from Russia first imported to tour in Australia by Eric Edgley in 1965.

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Military Union

Russian political association formed between the wars.

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National Alliance of Russian Solidarists

Russian anti-communist organisation formed in Serbia in 1930 which spread worldwide with Russian emigrants.

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Russian Club

Pro-monarchist Russian social club formed in 1924. It has occupied various premises over the decades.

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Russian Ethnic Community Council of New South Wales

Umbrella organisation for Russian community and cultural groups.

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Russian Historical Society in Australia

Organisation to promote Russian history and culture.

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Russian Medical Aid and Comforts Committee

Organisation formed in 1941, a few weeks after Russia became an ally in the European war effort, to provide medical and humanitarian aid to the Russian people. This included over 165,000 dressed sheepskins sent in 1942.

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Russian Monarchist Group

Russian political group which supported the restoration of the Russian monarchy.

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Russian Relief Association of St Sergius of Radonezh

Russian aid organisation which extended its services to aged care.

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Russian Social Club

Pro-Soviet club formed in 1943.

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Russian Workers' Association

Organisation formed to give voice to alienated migrant workers.

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Stars of the Bolshoi Ballet

Ballet company which toured Australia from Russia.

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Sydney Balalaika Orchestra

Orchestra of authentic folk instruments which plays traditional Russian folk music.

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Union of Russian Workers

Revolutionary organisation formed in Brisbane which agitated for the overthrow of the Russian monarchy and was strongly opposed to the Australian government and the war effort. Many members were deported for organising illegal demonstration and newspapers.

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Agishev, Nick

Administrator.

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Belinski, Irina

Russian community leader.

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Bellingshausen, Faddei Faddeevich

Russian admiral and explorer who was the commander of the ship Vostok that arrived in Sydney in 1820 as part of a Russian expedition through the Pacific and the Antarctic. Also known as Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen.

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Davidenkov, George

Russian emigrant and active member of the community in Sydney.

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George, Jennie

Trade unionist and politician who became the first women to hold the position of President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions from 1996 to 2000.

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Jegorow, Bill

Russian migrant who fought for the rights of migrants and worked for decades to improve ethnic affairs and community relations.

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Michaelovitch, Alexander

Russian grand duke and grandson of Tsar Nicholas I who visited Australia for the Centenary celebrations.

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Mikhailov, Pavel

Official artist on the Vostok voyage to the Antarctic under the command of Captain Bellingshausen which visited Sydney in 1820.

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Miklouho-Maclay, Nikolai

Ethnologist, anthropologist and biologist who established the first marine research station in Sydney.

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Milcow, Constantin

Convict of Russian origin.

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Pavlova, Anna

Russian ballerina who toured the world with her own company to great critical acclaim.

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Petrov, Vladimir

Soviet diplomat and spy whose defection in 1954 caused outrage and serious repercussions within Australian politics for many years.

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Petrova, Evdokia

Russian diplomat and spy who defected with her husband in 1954.

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Putin, Vladimir

Russian politician who served as the second President of the Russian Federation and since 2008, as Prime Minister of Russia.

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Repin, Ivan

Coffee shop proprietor and coffee importer who helped establish a European cafe culture in Sydney.

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Seryshev, Innokenti

Priest of the Russian Orthodox church who initially used other Orthodox churches for services in 1926.

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Shalyapin, Fyodor

Russian opera singer who toured Australia.

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Shlemin, Methodius

Russian Orthodox priest who was invited from Queensland to be parish priest to the Sydney community.

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Simonov, Peter

Communist activist who was appointed Russian consul and was one of the founding members the Communist Party of Australia.

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Boongaree chief of the Broken Bay tribe and his wife Matora 1820

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By

Pavel Mikhailov

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[MRB/ F980/ 3A1, Pl 23]

(from the 'Voyage of Captain Bellingshausen to the Antarctic Seas, 1819-1821' 'Dvukratnye izyskanii͡a v I͡Uzhnom Ledovitom okeani͡e i plavanii͡e vokrug svi͡eta, v prodolzhenii 1819 20 i 21 godov : sovershennyi͡a na shli͡upakh Vostoki͡e i Mirnom, pod nachals̓tvom Kapitana Bellinsgauzena, Komandira Shli͡upa Vostoka. Shli͡upom Mirnym nachal'stoval Leĭtenant Lazarev', Sanktpeterburg : Tip. I. Glazunova, 1831.)

Developed secret writing on reverse side of letter dated 17th September, 1962 that was given to ASIO agent by Ivan Fedorovich Skripov, ...

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Contributed By

National Archives of Australia

[A432, 1963/2272, Photo 11A, Barcode: 8162303]

Kissing the altar, Midnight Mass at the Russian Orthodox Church, Cabramatta 2007

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By

© Danny Huynh

Danny Huynh Photography

(In the collection of the Fairfield Museum & Gallery)

Midnight Mass at the Russian Orthodox Church, Cabramatta 2007

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By

© Danny Huynh

Danny Huynh Photography

(In the collection of the Fairfield Museum & Gallery)

The Invasion, by WH Walker, published in Sydney in 1877

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

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