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Thanks for the link.  Looks pretty interesting.  I have
some friends that have done some work at similar World
Monuments sites in the Czech Republic.  It's really
great to see colleagues/promotions people/fund raisers
etc. here in "the west" lending their talents to these
causes.  Places like these and others not-so-grand are
the reasons why I (we?) travel, to go and see/experience
something different, interesting, and/or significant.
These are what make places unique, whether a WMF site,
house museum, or commercial center.

I will forward this, via my travel mate, to our Russian
hostess.  I wonder what she knows about these sites.

- Johnette
> <A HREF="http://www.a-force.org/">A-FORCE</A>
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> http://www.a-force.org/
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> Interesting site re: Russian/American partnering in histo presto.
>
> American Friends of the Russian Country Estate, is a Washington, D.C. based
> non-profit organization dedicated to restoring, preserving and enhancing the
> utilization of Russia's historic country estates and museum-houses.
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