Love Beyond the Law or 'The Countess-Cherry' on the Imperial Cake
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The love story between the grandson of Nicholas I and the granddaughter of Pushkin happened at the turning point of two eras. Against the backdrop of fateful events: the Russo-Japanese War, World War I, riots, and revolutions. But the origins of that love lie back in peaceful 1890 in France. It was there, on the French Riviera, that Grand Duke Mikhail Mikhailovich met the beauty Sophie. In violation of the laws of the time, he married his new love, which incurred the wrath of Emperor Alexander III. The marriage was declared morganatic, and the prince was forbidden to appear in Russia.
But the love for Countess Sophie de Torby, the poet's granddaughter, turned out to be a salvation for the grand duke - as three of his brothers, Nicholas, George, and Sergei, were executed by the Bolsheviks during the Civil War.
The book offered to readers can be classified as a literary sensation. As an appendix, it includes the first publication in Russian of the grand duke Mikhail Mikhailovich's novel "Do Not Despair," dedicated to Countess de Torby. Readers can learn all the twists and turns of this forbidden love story from the firsthand accounts of the characters in this book.
But the love for Countess Sophie de Torby, the poet's granddaughter, turned out to be a salvation for the grand duke - as three of his brothers, Nicholas, George, and Sergei, were executed by the Bolsheviks during the Civil War.
The book offered to readers can be classified as a literary sensation. As an appendix, it includes the first publication in Russian of the grand duke Mikhail Mikhailovich's novel "Do Not Despair," dedicated to Countess de Torby. Readers can learn all the twists and turns of this forbidden love story from the firsthand accounts of the characters in this book.
Author:
Author:Cherkashina L.A.
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
- Category:Fiction
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Dimensions:
Dimensions:20x13x2 cm
Series:
Series:Love dramas
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
Product type:
Product type:partial lacquering
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-4484-4308-4
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