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History

Founded in 1996 by Alexander Ivanovich Suscenko, members of the Russian émigré community and friends in the capital, the Russian Summer Ball is today one of the highlights of London’s social calendar. 

The Russian Summer Ball is a magnificent expression of Russian old tradition, one that holds true to those of centuries past as been described in Tolstoy’s books 200 years ago.

History of past balls

24/05/1996       The (First) Russian Summer Ball, The Irish Club
06/06/1997       2nd Russian Summer Ball, Six Hamilton Place
05/06/1998       3rd Russian Summer Ball, The Naval and Military Club
19/06/1999       4th Russian Summer Ball, The Naval and Military Club
Guest of Honour: HH Prince Nicholas of Russia
10/06/2000       5th Russian Summer Ball, The Savile Club
23/06/2001       6th Russian Summer Ball, The Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace
Guests of Honour TH Prince and Princess Alexander of Russia
08/06/2002       7th Russian Summer Ball, The Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace
21/06/2003       8th Russian Summer Ball, The Cavalry and Guards Club
19/06/2004       9th Russian Summer Ball, The Cavalry and Guards Club
Guests of Honour: TH Prince and Princess Dimitri of Russia
25/06/2005       10th Anniversary Russian Summer Ball, The Cavalry and Guards Club
Guest of Honour: HH Prince Dimitri of Russia
Attended: HE The Russian Ambassador Mr Yuri Fedotov
01/07/2006       11th Russian Summer Ball, The Cavalry and Guards Club
Guests of Honour: TH Prince and Princess Dimitri of Russia
07/06/2007       12th Russian Summer Ball, The Cavalry and Guards Club
Guests of Honour: TH Prince and Princess Dimitri of Russia
Attended: HE The Russian Ambassador Mr Yuri Fedotov
14/06/2008       13th Russian Summer Ball, The Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace
Guests of Honour: TH Prince and Princess Dimitri of Russia, HH Princess Olga of Russia
06/06/2009       14th Russian Summer Ball, The Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace
Guests of Honour: TH Prince and Princess Dimitri of Russia, HH Princess Olga of Russia
Attended: The Charge d’Affaires Mr Alexander Sternik
12/06/2010       15th Russian Summer Ball, The Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace
Guests of Honour: TH Prince and Princess Dimitri of Russia, HH Princess Olga of Russia, HE The Russian Ambassador Mr Yuri Fedotov
11/06/2011       16th Russian Summer Ball, The Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace
Guests of Honour: HH Princess Olga of Russia, HH Prince Rostislav of Russia, HE The Russian Ambassador Mr Alexander Yakovenko
16/06/2012       17th Russian Summer Ball, The Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace
Guests of Honour: TH Prince and Princess Dimitri of Russia, HH Princess Olga of Russia, HH Prince Rostislav of Russia, HH Princess Alexandra of Russia
29/06/2013       18th Russian Summer Ball, The Carlton Club
Guest of Honour: HH Princess Olga of Russia
07/06/2014       19th Russian Summer Ball, The Cavalry and Guards Club
Guests of Honour: HH Princess Olga of Russia, HH Prince Rostislav of Russia
20/06/2015       20th Anniversary Russian Summer Ball, Lancaster House
Guests of Honour: HH Princess Olga of Russia, HH Prince Rostislav of Russia, HH Prince Nikita of Russia, 
11/06/2016       21st Russian Summer Ball, Lancaster House
Guest of Honour: HH Princess Olga of Russia
01/07/2017       22nd Russian Summer Ball, Armoury House, HAC
Guests of Honour: H.H. Princess Olga of Russia, H.H Prince Rostislav of Russia
30/06/2018       23rd Russian Summer Ball, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace
Guest of Honour: H.H. Princess Olga of Russia
15/06/2019       24th Russian Summer Ball, The London Scottish House
Guests of Honour: H.H. Princess Olga of Russia, H.H Prince Rostislav of Russia

Guests have included

T.H. The Prince and Princess Alexander of Russia
H.H. Princess Alexandra of Russia
T.H. Prince and Princess Dimitri of Russia
H.H. Princess Olga of Russia
H.H. Prince Nicholas of Russia
H.H. Princess Rostislav of Russia
H.H. Princess Nikita of Russia
H.R.H. Princess Victoria Saxe-Coburg & Gotha
H.H. Prince Karl Emich zu Leiningen
H.R.H. Princess Tomislav of Yugoslavia
H.R.H. Prince George of Yugoslavia
H.R.H. Prince Michael of Yugoslavia
H.E. The Russian Ambassador Mr. Yuri Fedotov
H.E. The Russian Ambassador Dr. Alexander Yakovenko
H.E. The Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Russia Mr. Polad Bulbuloglu
Mr. Sergei Leiferkus
Mr. Sergei Larin

Charities involved

1996- 1996     Restoration Fund of the Russian Convent of St Mary Magdalene, Jerusalem
1996- 2001     The Building Appeal Fund of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition in London
2001- 2004     Children’s Home at the Russian Convent of the Virgin, Santiago, Chile
2004- 2015     The Romanov Fund for Russia
2005  2006     The Oxford-St. Petersburg Educational Trust
2014  2014     St. Gregory’s Foundation
2016 2017     Rusfond UK
2018 2018     Lesna Convent, Normandy