Tolstoy Foundation

The Tolstoy Foundation is a non-profit charitable, philanthropic organization. It was established on April 26, 1939 by Alexandra Tolstaya, youngest daughter of the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. Its headquarters are in Rockland County, New York in Valley Cottage.

Its original purpose was to help Russian refugees from Europe and Soviet Union. Later, the foundation played an important role in helping Soviet displaced persons, dissidents and former Soviet citizens to settle in the West. Presently among its goals the foundation lists education and training programs worldwide. Tolstoy Foundation has many branches of humanitarian organizations: it has elderly care homes, homes for orphaned children, free cultural institutes and kindergarten and education institutes.

• Church of Saint Sergius of Radonezh - Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - consecrated in 1940

Officials

President

• Alexandra Tolstaya 1939-1976
• Tatiana Schaufuss 1976-1986
• Teymuraz K. Bagration 1986-1992
• Andrew Kotchoubey, PhD 1992-1996

The position of President was eliminated in 1996

Chairman

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• Plato Malozemoff
• Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff
• Eugenia Jahnke
• Boris Vanadzin, MD 1992-2009

Sources

• Tolstoy Foundation homepage
• Orthodox organisations of America