The Winter Imperial Ball was held in Kolomenskoye in February 9th- dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the beginning of the monarchical activity - Chairman of the All-Russian Monarchist Center (Председателя Всероссийского Монархического Центра), Director of the Moscow Memorial Museum of the Russian Imperial Surname Nikolai Nikolayevich Lukyanov-Razumovsky. Veterans of the Monarchist Movement, leaders of friendly imperial social organizations were invited to the celebration. Among them were the Head of the Military Orthodox Mission (VPM), Counselor to the First Hierarch of the ROCOR Igor Smykov, President of the Moscow Aristocratic Club, Count Alexei Kamensky, Duke of Friulsky, Chairman of the Russian Alexander Imperial Committee Viktor Balyshev, member of the Council of the International Union of Nobility Nikolai Pokrovsky, famous historian Associate Professor of the RSGU, candidate Historical Sciences Evgeny Pchelov.
The Chairman of the VIC Nikolai Lukyanov-Razumovsky addressed the audience with a greeting - he briefly recalled the circumstances of the events of the early spring of 1989 - when he was still a police officer with colleagues, he organized a point on the Izmaylovo vernissage on the distribution of monarchical and Orthodox literature, as well as portraits of the Royal Family. It was there that the main core of the staff was formed - which were first organized as a Department of the Russian Imperial Union-Order. and later, when such an opportunity appeared, and they registered the Monarchic Center and the Museum of the Imperial Surname.
The VIC - presented I.Trushkin and S.Vasilyev, two volunteers of the Youth Association “Russian Traditions” for his great personal contribution and active participation preservation and popularization of the best traditions of Russian and European culture.
