EDNOTE. Today is the 105th anniversary of the birth of writer Vladimir Nabokov. As you all know, the Saint-Petersburg Nabokov Museum is in danger of losing its home--a portion of the Nabokov family home on Bolshaya Morskaya Street where  Nabokov was born on April 23, 1899. The property is owned by the city government which is suing the museum for back rent. In order to help resolve the museum's current crisis and to support its development, a group of supported have established the Friends of the Nabokov Museum which is officially registered with the IRS as a tax-deductible charity.
NABOKV-L encourages you to celebrate Nabokov's birthday by lending your financial support to the museum.
 
                                         AN APPEAL
                                               from
     THE SAINT PETERSBURG VLADIMIR NABOKOV MUSEUM

FROM: The Office of the Director Tatyana Ponomaryeva

TO:  NABOKV-L

Dear Nabokov readers and scholars, let me draw your attention  to the new organization Friends of Nabokov Museum. The Chairman and President of the FNM Board  is  Mr. Dmitri Nabokov; Mr.Terry Myers is Vice President; and Prof. Brian Boyd -- the Director. The FNM has now been declared a tax-deductible organization for U.S. citizens by the IRS. The chief purpose of the FNM is to provide the financial support that The Vladimir Nabokov Museum in St. Petersburg  badly needs.

All donations made by US citizens are fully tax-deductible. Even very small donations can definitely help the Museum. Please contact  Mr.Terry Myers at frendsofnabokov@sbcglobal.net  with your  questions.