Boris Nikolayevich Lisanevich (Ukrainian: Борис Миколайович Лисаневич, Russian: Борис Николаевич Лисаневич; 1905 –1985) was a ballet dancer, a hotelier and a restaurateur. He helped pave the way for tourism in Nepal, when he opened the country's first hotel, the Hotel Royal, and later when he created the Yak & Yeti Hotel and Restaurant.
Lisanevich was the youngest of three brothers.[1] His great-grandfather Grigory Ivanovich Lisanevich fought at Borodino and his portrait was placed in the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace.[1]
At age 9, Boris entered the Odessa Cadet Academy. In 1924 he moved to France. In Monte-Carlo he married a ballet dancer named Kira Shcherbacheva, who later died. This would eventually lead to him dancing with Diaghilev's Ballets Russes until 1929. Then Boris left for South America and continued dancing, including in London, Milan.[citation needed]
Indiaedit
However his work visa expired in the UK and he only had a League of Nations Refugee Passport. In the 1930s he got work in Bombay and traveled in Ceylon, Indochina, Malaya, Shanghai and then went back to India and stayed in Calcutta, where, with the help of his friends, he founded "Club 300".[1] Lisanevich was the person who introduced the dish Chicken a la Kiev, to Calcutta as a menu item at "Club 300". The club was opened in 1936 and he ran it until 1946 and then left for New York City. Subsequently, he came back to India. Lisanevich made friends with Prince Emmanuel Golitsyn and in 1944 met and became friends with the Nepalese king Tribhuvan, who was in Calcutta for medical treatment. Lisanevich launched secret meetings of Tribhuvan with Indian prime ministerJawaharlal Nehru and participated in restoring Tribhuvan to power.[1] Lisanevich married a Danish woman, Inger Pheiffer (died in 2013), whom he had met in Bombay. He had three sons with Inger: Mischa, Alexander and Nicholas, and one daughter Xenia from his previous marriage to Kira. In 1951, the king deposed the Rana family from power and invited Boris to Nepal as a tourist. Then, he got a job in Nepal where he managed tourism and served as a consultant to the government. The local Sovietembassy asked Lisanevich to organize a meeting for Valentina Tereshkova there.[1]
Nepaledit
At the time, Visas were difficult to obtain in Nepal.[2] In an attempt to reform this process, Lisanevich convinced a group of 20 tourists from Kolkata (then Calcutta), mostly women, to come to Nepal in 1955 and then proceeded to have an intense discussion with the newly crowned King Mahendra about granting them a 15-day visa.[2] Finally the king relented, the guests arrived and Boris held the country's first handicraft exhibition.[2]
In 1951 Lisanevich opened the country's first hotel, The Hotel Royal with the Yak and Yeti Bar, in a converted Rana Palace with Prince Basundhara as his business partner. Once the Royal Hotel closed in 1969, he opened the Yak and Yeti restaurant in Lal Durbar with another business partner, who went on to found and establish the Hotel Yak and Yeti. Boris ran the restaurant as "The Chimney Room" in the newly established hotel bearing the name that Boris invented.[3]
New York Times 1929 Ballet Russe Review, Prokofiev conducting Stravinsky's Renard, Boris Lissanevitch dancing. New York Times 1929 Ballet Russe Review
New York Times 1956 Article on Coronation of King Mahendra of Nepal New York Times 1956 Coronation of King of Nepal
New York Times 1976 "Boris Lures Tourists to Land of Yak & Yeti. New York Times 1976 "Boris Lures Tourists to Land of Yak & Yeti
External linksedit
Boris on Saturday Night Live TV Comedy Sketch 1977
Boris interview in Kathmandu 1961 with video montage
[youtube link removed because of Wikipedia restrictions: Goto YouTube and search for "Boris Lissanevitch" Documentary on life of Boris Lissanevitch, Moscow (Russian with English subtitles)]
April 28, 2024
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Boris Nikolayevich Lisanevich Ukrainian Boris Mikolajovich Lisanevich Russian Boris Nikolaevich Lisanevich 1905 1985 was a ballet dancer a hotelier and a restaurateur He helped pave the way for tourism in Nepal when he opened the country s first hotel the Hotel Royal and later when he created the Yak amp Yeti Hotel and Restaurant Boris LissanevitchBoris Mikolajovich LisanevichBornBoris Nikolayevich Lisanevich 1905 10 04 October 4 1905Odessa UkraineDiedOctober 20 1985 1985 10 20 aged 80 Kathmandu NepalOccupation s Hotelier restaurateurKnown forOpening first hotel in Nepal Contents 1 Early life and ballet career 2 India 3 Nepal 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksEarly life and ballet career editLisanevich was the youngest of three brothers 1 His great grandfather Grigory Ivanovich Lisanevich fought at Borodino and his portrait was placed in the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace 1 At age 9 Boris entered the Odessa Cadet Academy In 1924 he moved to France In Monte Carlo he married a ballet dancer named Kira Shcherbacheva who later died This would eventually lead to him dancing with Diaghilev s Ballets Russes until 1929 Then Boris left for South America and continued dancing including in London Milan citation needed India editHowever his work visa expired in the UK and he only had a League of Nations Refugee Passport In the 1930s he got work in Bombay and traveled in Ceylon Indochina Malaya Shanghai and then went back to India and stayed in Calcutta where with the help of his friends he founded Club 300 1 Lisanevich was the person who introduced the dish Chicken a la Kiev to Calcutta as a menu item at Club 300 The club was opened in 1936 and he ran it until 1946 and then left for New York City Subsequently he came back to India Lisanevich made friends with Prince Emmanuel Golitsyn and in 1944 met and became friends with the Nepalese king Tribhuvan who was in Calcutta for medical treatment Lisanevich launched secret meetings of Tribhuvan with Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and participated in restoring Tribhuvan to power 1 Lisanevich married a Danish woman Inger Pheiffer died in 2013 whom he had met in Bombay He had three sons with Inger Mischa Alexander and Nicholas and one daughter Xenia from his previous marriage to Kira In 1951 the king deposed the Rana family from power and invited Boris to Nepal as a tourist Then he got a job in Nepal where he managed tourism and served as a consultant to the government The local Soviet embassy asked Lisanevich to organize a meeting for Valentina Tereshkova there 1 Nepal editAt the time Visas were difficult to obtain in Nepal 2 In an attempt to reform this process Lisanevich convinced a group of 20 tourists from Kolkata then Calcutta mostly women to come to Nepal in 1955 and then proceeded to have an intense discussion with the newly crowned King Mahendra about granting them a 15 day visa 2 Finally the king relented the guests arrived and Boris held the country s first handicraft exhibition 2 In 1951 Lisanevich opened the country s first hotel The Hotel Royal with the Yak and Yeti Bar in a converted Rana Palace with Prince Basundhara as his business partner Once the Royal Hotel closed in 1969 he opened the Yak and Yeti restaurant in Lal Durbar with another business partner who went on to found and establish the Hotel Yak and Yeti Boris ran the restaurant as The Chimney Room in the newly established hotel bearing the name that Boris invented 3 Lisanevich was buried in the cemetery of the British embassy in Kathmandu References edit a b c d e Odessa journal N4 5 1998 in Russian Archived from the original on 2007 09 28 Retrieved 2007 08 11 a b c Boris Nepali Times Retrieved 2007 08 11 Our Chairman Hotel Yak and Yeti Further reading editVictor Klenov From Odessa to Kathmandu Journal of the Britain Nepal Society No 24 2000 p 9 15 Michel Peissel Tiger For Breakfast Time Books International 1990 Full Text of Tiger For Breakfast the Story of Boris of Kathmandu Click here for pdf version gt https www dropbox com s 6m836l1csv9qr06 Tiger 20For 20Breakfast pdf dl 0 New York Times 1929 Ballet Russe Review Prokofiev conducting Stravinsky s Renard Boris Lissanevitch dancing New York Times 1929 Ballet Russe Review New York Times 1956 Article on Coronation of King Mahendra of Nepal New York Times 1956 Coronation of King of Nepal New York Times 1976 Boris Lures Tourists to Land of Yak amp Yeti New York Times 1976 Boris Lures Tourists to Land of Yak amp YetiExternal links editBoris on Saturday Night Live TV Comedy Sketch 1977 Boris interview in Kathmandu 1961 with video montage youtube link removed because of Wikipedia restrictions Goto YouTube and search for Boris Lissanevitch Documentary on life of Boris Lissanevitch Moscow Russian with English subtitles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boris Lisanevich amp oldid 1220565680, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
