The Opening of the Season for the St Petersburg English Club in the Menshikov Palace

The Opening of the Season for the St Petersburg English Club in the Menshikov Palace

Since its rebirth, it has become a tradition for the St Petersburg English Club to open its seasons in the Menshikov Palace. On 1 October 2001 the Great Hall of the Menshikov Palace was the venue for a formal reception to mark the opening of the fourth — 2001–02 — season. People’s Artist of Russia Andrey Petrov, a member of the club’s Board of Trustees presented a new anthem for the St Petersburg English Club.

At the reception new members were presented with their cards, while those celebrating a jubilee were honoured. The guests were treated to an excursion around the Menshikov Palace. The keynotes of the 2001–02 season for the St Petersburg English Club is to be a return to the historical traditions of the club and preparations for the 300th anniversary of the founding of St Petersburg.

At the formal reception

Andrey Petrov, People’s Artist of Russia and a member of the Board of Trustees of the St Petersburg English Club