Alan Ellis took over leadership of the Book Club a couple years ago with the hope of broadening participation in PKSCA via Russian literary classics. And off we went into the Golden Age of Russian Literature—discussing Turgenev’s Fathers and Sons, … Read More
The Board of Directors of the Portland-Khabarovsk Sister City Association held a “meet and greet” with PKSCA Members at Kachka Restaurant in downtown Portland November 12-15, 2024. Post-covid, and with opportunities for person-to-person interaction so infrequent these days, informal events … Read More
April 25, 1945 marks a significant milestone in World War II history, particularly for those in the U.S. and the former Soviet Union. For it is on this day that American and Soviet troops met at the Elbe River in … Read More
We have submitted our 2024 Letter Report to the City of Portland. Review a copy by clicking here.
24 октября 2023 года Совет директоров Ассоциации городов-побратимов Портленд-Хабаровск («PKSCA») принял Платформу за Мир В Украине, в которой изложены базовые условия для прекращения военных действий между Россией и Украиной. Согласно данной Платформе, вместо всех других исторических и/или культурных прецедентов признаются … Read More
On October 24, 2023, the Portland-Khabarovsk Sister City Association (“PKSCA”) Board of Directors adopted a Platform for Peace in Ukraine articulating a basis for the end of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine. The Platform accepts (in lieu of all other … Read More
Vice President Shireen Farrahi and Treasurer Patti Pulliam represented PKSCA at the City of Portland’s annual Sister Cities reception…… Read More
Artwork made by students at Portland Public Schools Kelly Elementary Russian Immersion program is on display in Khabarovsk. Check out the Children’s Art Exchange webpage.
On February 24, 2022, Russian Federation military forces overtly and violently transgressed the territorial sovereignty of Ukraine. Membership in the Portland-Khabarovsk Sister City Association affords no equivocation on that point. That said, comity – not opposition – is at the … Read More