- Source: Ivan Sergeevich Artsishevsky
Ivan Sergeevich Artsishevsky (Polish: Iwan Siergiejewicz Artiszewski; June 17, 1950 — April 7, 2021) was the representative of the Association of Members of the Romanov Family in Russia, and a leading expert in the field of etiquette and protocol in Russia. He was a member of the "Union of Russian Nobles" in Paris, member of the International Club of St. Petersburgers, and a member of the Public Council of the Tax Service Administration for Saint Petersburg.
Biography
Ivan Sergeevich Artsishevsky was born on June 17, 1950, in China to a family of Russian emigrants. In 1953, the Artsishevskys moved to Brazil, to São Paulo. At the age of 7, Ivan went to a Brazilian school. He returned to his homeland with his family in 1967. He graduated from the P. Stuchka Latvian State University with a degree in mathematics. He worked in the Leningrad branch of the State Committee for Tourism as the head of the information group and as the head of the additional services group. In 1991, Ivan Sergeevich held the first Congress of Compatriots in Leningrad. In 1994 he became General Director of the 3rd meeting of the Board of Directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Artsishevsky was married and had a daughter.
Representative in Russia of the "Association of Members of the Romanov Family"
He began his activities as a representative of the Association of the Romanov Family under the mayor of Saint Petersburg Anatoly Sobchak, when he organized the first visit of the descendants of the imperial family to Russia. In 1998, he headed the working group for the reburial of Emperor Nicholas II, his family and servants, and wrote the burial scenario. At the same time, he became the representative of the Romanov family in Russia, which he remained until 2017. At the same time, he was appointed to the post of head of the State Protocol Department of the Administration of Saint Petersburg, where he was responsible for organizing and holding numerous visits of heads of state and government to our city. In 2006, Ivan Sergeevich left Smolny and organized the "School of Protocol and Etiquette", the first licensed institution of this profile. Over time, the School was transformed into the Etiquette Center "European Format", and then into the "Ivan Artsishevsky Center for Effective Communications", reflecting the ever-growing interest in the topic of communication culture and business communications. He has participated in numerous radio and television programs and is the author of several books on etiquette, including for children. He has lectured at Saint Petersburg State University, the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation, the Stockholm School of Economics, and a number of other educational institutions. The Kirillovichs' claims to the throne were criticized by the Association of Members of the Romanov Family. According to some information, he himself collaborated with the Russian Imperial Fund Grand Duke Georgy Romanov on a number of issues.
Last years and death
In 2017, the "Association of Members of the Romanov Family" held presidential elections. After the death of the last active member Dmitry Romanovich, the organization's official representative in Russia, Ivan Artsishevsky, managed its affairs. Prince Mikhail Pavlovich Romanovsky-Ilyinsky fired Artsishevsky and announced to the press his election as the new president. And he appointed Pavel Kulikovsky as the representative of the Association instead of Artsishevsky. Artsishevsky had been seriously ill for the last two years, and had undergone more than one operation. Ivan Sergeevich died on April 7, 2021, at the Pesochny Cancer Center, after a long illness, he did not live several months to see the wedding of Grand Duke Georgy Mikhailovich and Rebecca Bettarini in 2021. Governor Alexander Beglov sent condolences on the occasion of his death. The farewell to I. S. Artsishevsky took place in the Prince Vladimir Cathedral. The exact place where I.S. Artsishevsky is buried is unknown.
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External links
Russian National Library. Lecturers
House of the Romanovs. Tag: I.S. Artsishevskyй
About us - Modern etiquette
Ivan Artsishevsky: The Romanovs do not need a special status to love Russia. Time will show. Fragment of the release dated November 6, 2015
Ivan Artsishevsky: “Humanity is pregnant with a new world”
"CONFLICTS AND WAYS TO RESOLVING THEM" - Ivan Artsishevsky
