Russian Ladies" Stories
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This book tells about the fate of nine maids of honor. Maria Hamilton ended the life path on the block. Juliana Mengden spent the best years in exile. Elizaveta Vorontsova had a chance to become an empress. Ekaterina Nelidova sincerely loved Paul I, but ended up in disgrace, and the prudent Anna Lopukhina replaced her so that the sovereign showered her with merits and married her loved one. Sofia Tizengauzen (Shuazel-Gufier), Roxandra Sturdza (Edling), Anna Tyutcheva (Aksakova) and Alexander Rosset (Smirnova) had a literary gift. In the memoirs they left - a description of the most important events of Russian history, portraits of emperors Alexander I, Nicholas I and Alexander II, their wives and family members, details of court life. It unites all these women - they, outstanding, were close to the throne, and some of them, perhaps, even influenced the decisions of the supreme power
Author:
Author:Demkin Andrey
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
- Category:Fiction
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:18+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-91678-652-1
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