Nikolay Sheremetev
1904–1979 (age 75)
Biography
Nikolay Sheremetev kept alive the traditions of his homeland through music, literature, and community leadership while navigating the challenges of exile. In Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, his presence became central to preserving a shared Russian heritage in France.
He continues to be remembered as a guardian of culture, whose warmth and resolve comforted those around him in a distant land.