On March 4, 2023, in the parish hall of St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York, as part of the regular events held by the “Russian Culture in New York” society, a lecture was given on the outstanding Russian writer V.V. Nabokov. The lecture was given by philologist and translator Marina Bernsgord. The audience learned about the Russian period of the Nabokov family’s life and about the writer’s work in emigration, including the 20 years he spent in the USA.