Memoirs of Countess Golovina, nee Countess Golitsyna
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Countess Varvara Nikolaevna Golovina, the nee Princess Golitsyna (1766 - 1821) - the maid of honor of the courtyard (1783) of Catherine II, and then Maria Fedorovna and Elizabeth Alekseevna, the memoirist and artist, beloved niece of I. I. Shuvalova, the approximate Empress Elizabeth Alekseevna, cavity lady of the Order Saint Catherine (1816) She became famous for her "memoirs", which describes the events from the era of the reign of Catherine II, Paul I and Alexander I. After the death of Catherine II, the position of Barbara Nikolaevna was very shaken at the court, which is why she was soon forced to leave for Paris. In 1805, she was returning to Russia, but she failed to establish relations with the imperial court to the end. The position of maid of honor gave Countess Golovina an extensive material for observations that she collected in her "memoirs". Circulation 30 copies. Made using Print-on-Demand technology
Author:
Author:Golovina Varvara Nikolaevna
Cover:
Cover:Soft
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
Series:
Series: Russian memoirs
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-4481-0423-7
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