On June 1, 2025, in the afternoon, the next meeting of the literary club was held in the library of St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York.
At the latest meeting, chaired by the rector of the cathedral, Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov, the story “The Telegram” by K.G. Paustovsky was discussed.
The work, which tells of the last days of an elderly woman living alone, neglected by her indifferent adult daughter, was first published in 1946 and became widely known.
The German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich, who visited Moscow in 1964 and had read “The Telegram,” expressed her admiration for K.G. Paustovsky by kneeling before him on stage during her concert.
Meetings of the literary and film club of St. Nicholas Cathedral parishioners are traditionally held on the first Sunday of each month.
