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Troubetzkoy

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[troo-bit-skoi, troo-byits-koi] / ˌtru bɪtˈskɔɪ, tru byɪtsˈkɔɪ /

noun

  1. N(ikolai) S(ergeievich) Trubetzkoy, N(ikolai) S(ergeievich).


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Desmas, who is co-curating an exhibition of Troubetzkoy’s work at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris next year, was on her way to the premiere of “La Traviata” at the Music Center last Saturday when she made a detour to MacArthur Park.

From Los Angeles Times

Their names remained unknown until 1979, when a reader wrote to The Times identifying the newsboy as Andrew Azzoni, whose father was a waiter at a nightspot frequented by Troubetzkoy.

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The statue, she explained, is the work of Paul Troubetzkoy, who came to Los Angeles in 1917 and was regaled for his skill bringing life to bronze, an equal to Auguste Rodin and a friend of Leo Tolstoy.

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Born in Italy and a habitué of high society, Troubetzkoy was popularly known as Prince Troubetzkoy, a title gained from his father, who was a Russian prince.

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Even though Troubetzkoy’s commission was private, the work had the city’s approval.

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