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Prince Sergei Platonovich Obolensky Neledinsky-Meletzky (November 3, 1890 – September 29, 1978), known as Serge Obolensky, was a Russian-born aristocrat then American citizen, U.S. Army colonel, socialite and publicist. He served as vice chairman of the board of directors of the Hilton Hotels Corporation.
"Serge Obolensky abhors a vacuum," teased one nightclub reviewer in 1959, as he'd transformed a hotel basement into "another of his imperial fashion bazaars. Colonel Obolensky has an eye for grandeur, réclame, décor and White Russian nights of gala.
30 de mar. de 2023 · Obolensky was born Prince Sergei Platonovich Obolensky Neledinsky-Meletzky, an Oxford-educated Russian aristocrat who would be close to England's future Edward VIII.
Prince Serge Obolensky became a U.S. commando at the age of 53 and single-handedly liberated Sardinia from thousands of enemy troops during World War II.
24 de mar. de 2020 · The life of the Russian aristocrat, Prince Sergei (Serge) Obolensky, was full of rises and falls, deprivations, great financial success, and military exploits. During the First World War he was awarded the highest medals for personal courage; later, the Bolsheviks hunted him.
16 de ene. de 2021 · Serge Obolensky was a product of the Russian nobility (a prince in fact). He saw it in its last, splendid days, and lived through its downfall. Obolensky served as a cavalry trooper in WWI and led a band of Tatar guerillas against the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.
After the Russian Revolution, part of the Obolensky family was forced into exile and their descendants carry "Obolensky" as a regular surname. Alexander Sergeevich Obolensky (b. 1916, d. 1940 in Suffolk ), was a Russian prince and went on to represent England in international Rugby Union.
