THE ST PETERSBURG PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE

was organised by The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum with the encouragement of HRH The Prince of Wales, the Forum's President, and in collaboration with St Petersburg's late Mayor Anatoly Sobchak. With the support of a group of international business leaders and advisers it focused practical action and international expertise on the regeneration of this historic city and its rich culture.

THE PUSHKIN WORKING NOTEBOOKS PROJECT

was organised by a consortium headed by Sir Ernest Hall, a major champion of the Initiative and Chairman of the Dean Clough Centre for Enterprise and the Arts in Halifax, West Yorkshire. The project is part of a programme to help cultural institutions generate income through the rational exploitation of their unique collections.

THE PUBLISHERS

The Complete Working Notebooks of Alexander Pushkin are published by the Institute of Russian Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences in association with the St Petersburg Partnership Consortium.

THE PRINCE OF WALES INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LEADERS FORUM

is a not for profit organisation, founded in 1990 by HRH The Prince of Wales in response to the emerging social challenges of economic growth and change in the global economy. The Forum's mission is to promote international leadership in responsible business practices, to benefit business and society.

The Forum works strategically with business, civil society and the pubic sector in transition and emerging economies in order to achieve socially, economically and environmentally sustained development. It is supported by international business from Europe, North and South America and Asia. It has a small full-time staff in London, led by chief executive Robert Davies.

THE CONSORTIUM

The St Petersburg Partnership Consortium is made up of the St Petersburg Partnership Initiative and E & E Plumridge, of Linton, Cambridge, England, jointly with Mr & Mrs J Geraghty of St Petersburg; the Consortium's consultants are: Professor Anthony Cross, University of Cambridge, and Professor Robin Alston, University of London.