Media Coverage

04.24.23: U.S. ‘sister cities’ agonize over cutting their years-long Russian ties (WASHINGTON POST)

03:29:23: Grondahl: Charlie Buchanan, 91, philanthropist and selfless force for good (TIMES UNION)

02:23:23: Residents with ties to Russia-Ukraine work to help refugees resettle (Dave Lucas does a 3-part series on WAMC during 1-year invasion anniversary) LISTEN HERE

8.25.21: Region mourns the loss of ‘larger than life’ businessman Gerald Shaye VIEW HERE

8.22.21: Legacy obit to our dear friend Jerry Shaye VIEW HERE

8.5.21: Student achievers in the Capital Region VIEW HERE

7.21.20 WTEN-10, ABC affiliate, mentions the ATA when covering a story about the Russian Pilgrim ship. VIEW HERE

7.21.20  TU writer Paul Grondahl mentions the ATA covering a story with the Russian 18th-century ship Pilgrim docked in Albany.  VIEW HERE

4.8.20.  The LANARK English School in Tula Announce Essay Contest Winners VIEW HERE

2.25.20 TULA Investment Call to Action VIEW HERE

2.25.20  TULA Press Release  VIEW HERE

2.20.20 TULA24 Newspaper – Vladimir Kuperman and Jerry Shaye meet with Tula’s Economic Development team VIEW HERE

1.19.20 Times Union – Plan Ahead blurp about the start of the 2020 Essay Contest VIEW HERE

7.31.19 Times Union – New Cold War strains Albany-Tula Alliance by Paul Grondahl VIEW HERE

4.9.19  Times Union – Winners of the 2019 Essay Contest! VIEW HERE

1.5.2019  Times Union – Albany-Tula Alliance seeking 2019 entries VIEW HERE

4.30.2018  Ithaca Journal – Dryden fifth grader representing the USA.  Team is sponsored by ATA VIEW HERE

4.2.2018 Times Union – High School Hockey All Stars sponsored by Albany-Tula Alliance VIEW HERE

3.10.2018 Times Union – 2018 Essays on Tula Alliance soughtVIEW HERE

11.26.2017  WNYT/Channel 13 – Forum 13 interview between Phil Bayly and ATA chairman David Smith VIEW HERE

4.3.2015  Southern Saratoga County Community News Weekly – Local Teen’s essay turns into trip to Russia VIEW HERE

3.13.2015  Times Union – A trip to Tula PhotoVIEW HERE

9.5.2014  Times Union – Russians are coming, but not as many VIEW HERE

5.8.2014  Times Union – Three Capital Region Students Win Essay Contest VIEW HERE

6.14.12  Times Union – Rose Schneider and Haewon Hwang Win Essay Contest VIEW HERE

2.28.12  WNYT/Channel 13 – Dawn Weinraub On Schenectady Today ShowVIEW HERE

2.20.12  Times Union “Calling All Juniors and Seniors – Win a Trip to Russia!” VIEW HERE

5.15.11  Times Union – Albany-Tula Alliance Celebrates with Road to Paradise.VIEW HERE

5.20.11 WNYT/Channel 13 – Coverage of Sculpture Dedication VIEW HERE

5.20.11  Times Union – Charlotte Buchana and Mayor Jennings hosted Albany-Tula Alliance board members and visitors from Tula, Russia to dedicate a steel sculpture designed by Steve Kroeger. VIEW HERE

5.18.11  YNN – Local YNN Capital Region Entertainment Reporter Vince Gallagher reports on the Russian Musical “Road to Paradise” in May, 2011. Jan Smith also talks about the Sculpture Dedication. VIEW HERE

5.17.11 Schenectady Today Show – Ann Parillo Interviews Jan Smith About 20th Anniversary Events.VIEW HERE

2.6.11 YNN TV – Albany Tula Alliance Business Incubator Delegation. YNN business reporter Steve Ferenze visited with Business Committee Chair Mel Chudzik and local businessman Greg Johnson at Union College during the kickoff events of a one-week visit by Drs. Vladimir Chadaev and Yury Panaev from Tula State University. VIEW HERE

2.5.11  Essay Contest Noted in All Over Albany. The 2011 Essay Contest was recently written up in the Web blog All Over Albany. VIEW HERE

11.11.10  Alliance Debuts New Website. A Times Union blog entry by Board Member, Videographer, and Travel Writer Sonja Stark of PilotGirl Productions. VIEW HERE

3.10.10  Schenectady Educators Visit Tula for American Olympiad. Click HERE to read the blog prepared by three local educators who have just returned from Tula.

6.18.10  Times Union: “Students can write own ticket to Russia” READ MORE

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