Spirits of the Elbe
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
Book Club Aspires to Twelve Chairs
Our current reading selection is Twelve Chairs by Ilf and Faynzilberg. Book Club meetings are held via Zoom on the last Thursday evening of odd-numbered months beginning at 7:00 p.m. (Portland time). Check out the PKSCA Book Club page and … Read More
Annual Report to City of Portland
We have submitted our 2024 Letter Report to the City of Portland. Review a copy by clicking here.
Платформу за Мир
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
Platform for Peace
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
Report to Portland City Council
Vice President Shireen Farrahi and Treasurer Patti Pulliam represented PKSCA at the City of Portland’s annual Sister Cities reception…… Read More
Children’s Art Exchange
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.
It’s Time to Renew Memberships
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
John Bennett Remembered
News that John Bennett passed away in February of 2022 at 89 came as a shock—not that 89 isn’t a ripe old age, but John’s boundless zest for life seemed to defy aging. Mainly though, his passing saddened because he … Read More