George Vladimirovich Galitzine (1916–1992) in whose memory The Prince George Galitzine Memorial Library was founded in 1994 by his widow, Princess George Galitzine (formerly Jean Dawnay), and his daughter Princess Catherine (Katya) Galitzine. Prince George served with distinction in the rank of Major, Welsh Guards 1939–45. He was subsequently a diplomat and businessman. Following retirement he was active as a researcher, author and lecturer on Russia. The Prince George Galitzine Library specialises in the cultural life of St Petersburg with a collection in excess of 3000 books, photographs and documents for research tracing back to Catherine the Great. The Library occupies the palace on the Fontanka, formerly the family home of his mother Countess Catherine Carlow, daughter of Duke George of Mecklenburg-Strelitz a younger son of Ekaterina Mikhailovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia. Through the Mecklenburg-Strelitz connection, this branch of the Galitzine family are related to many of the Royal Houses of Europe. George Golitzin (1916–1963), Hollywood producer and deacon in the Orthodox Church in America. Georgy Sergeyevich Golitsyn (b. 1935), Russian physicist noted for his research on the concept of nuclear winter. (1942–2018), Russian-Serbian-American banker with Bank of New York who led the re-introduction of banks in the former Warsaw Pact countries including the newly formed states from the former Soviet Union. Bishop Alexander (Golitzin) (b. 1948), is Archbishop for Dallas, the South and the Bulgarian Diocese for the Orthodox Church in America. He is also emeritus professor of theology at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. His academic work focuses on the discerning the roots of eastern Christian spirituality in Second Temple Judaism. Alexander Golitzen (1908–2005) was a Moscow-born production designer and oversaw art direction on more than 300 movies; he died in San Diego, California. Anatoliy Golitsyn (1926–2008) was a Soviet defector to the United States Maria-Anna Galitzine (b. 1954), wife of Prince Peter Galitzine, Catholic activist Grigori Galitsin (1957–2021) was a former erotic photographer. Tatiana Galitzine (b. 1984) is an American architect and the daughter Prince Peter Galitzine. Maria Galitzine (1988–2020) was a Russian-American interior designer and the daughter of Prince Peter Galitzine. Nicholas Galitzine (b. 1994), son of Prince Geoffrey Galitzine and Lora (née Papayanni), an actor and musician, was born in London and has starred in films such as High Strung (2016), Handsome Devil (2016), Cinderella (2021) and Purple Hearts (2022) Notes References Bibliography Golitsyn, Sergei (1909–1989): Memoirs of a Survivor: The Golitsyn Family