Greetings of the Head of the Russian Imperial House, H.I.H. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna on the Occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the Coastal-Region Academic Dramatic Theater

I offer my heartfelt congratulations to the theatrical staff of the Gor’kii Coastal-Region [Primorskii] Academic Dramatic Theater (CRADT) on its 70th anniversary.

I am aware of the significant cultural contribution that CRADT offers to the Coastal-Region, and the moral boost that the wonderful performances put on inside the theater offers to the people of the area. I esteem greatly your efforts to preserve and further develop Russian theatrical arts, and I wish you all much success in your most noble profession.

May God preserve you all. 

(The original is signed in Her Imperial Highness’s own hand:)

Maria

Given in Madrid

15 February 2003