Russian secrets of German Wiesbaden

The new book of Svetlana Arro is about the dynastic connections of Russia and Germany in the 19th century, when the two countries were related thanks to the many marriages of the Grand Dukes, princesses, princes, princesses, kings and kings. These relationships are based on the mutual search for grooms and brides who did not always end with marriages, but created the friendliness of states. German princesses became Russian queens, and Russian princesses by German queens. The Russian-European market of brides and grooms worked uninterruptedly. German brides and grooms dreamed of a rich, magnificent and mysterious Russia. Only fate and marriages rarely decided in heaven, they had political background and often ended in tragedies. However, along with the dramatic fate among brides, princesses or great princesses, bold and active women with characters appeared, achieving independence and independence, who deserve respect for contemporaries. It is interesting that these were the daughter and granddaughter of Pushkin, about whom this book also talks about. The author used many unknown Russian and German archival materials regarding mainly the Hessen, Wisbaden and Darmstadt land, which sought to become near the Russian capital of St. Petersburg