Descendants of Distinguised Compatriots Abroad

July 8, 2008 - President Hotel (Moscow, Russia): Honored guests included descendants of Sikorsky, Sheremetev, Pushkin, Shalyapin, Witte, Rodzyanko, Shakhovsky, etc. Prominent among the children and grandchildren of the highly regarded and respected forebears was Dr. Patricia Thompson, accomplished author and CUNY Professor herself, who is also known as Elena Vladimirovna Mayakovskaya, the only child of the ... Read more