

The oldest Russian calendar dedicated to Russian culture abroad ceased to exist in 2024.
This tear-off desk calendar in Russian was published in the United States by N.N. Martianoff since 1941.
N.N. Martianoff fought in World War I, was awarded the Cross of St. George, and participated in the failed Socialist Revolutionary conspiracy against Lenin. Martianoff fled to southern Russia, where he joined the White Army. As an immigrant, he lived in Prague and then Berlin. He was a journalist, editor, book publisher, and director and owner of a Russian bookstore in New York. After Martianoff's illness in 1975, the calendar continued to be published under the Aegis of the Russian Orthodox Youth Committee, founded by Archdeacon Nikita Chakirov and with the blessing of Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky). With the assistance of S. Kargay and V. Gonchar, the publisher N. Mokhoff added specifically more material on Russian spiritual culture and also information for daily readings from the Gospel and Epistle along with interesting articles on history and culture. The calendar was published in this form until 2024. Publication ceased due to high prices and the death of many regular readers.
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