Her Last Easter in Russia Before They Escaped
Revisiting a post from 2020: My grandmother did not spend her last Easter in Russia at the beautiful Assumption Cathedral in Novorossiysk (pic above) but
Writing about my family, history and moments in time.
The Controversial Count who restored a palace, built a railway and had a poem written for him
Count Pyotr Kleinmichel is one ancestor I’m not proud of. He’s my maternal 2 x great grandfather and, if you have read the 2nd edition
Just when they thought they were safe, they were attacked by explosive shells
Apparently the difference between a shell and a bomb, is that one is shot from a platform (ground or ship, etc) and the other is
The Russian Revolution snuck up on them before it pounced
I believe my maternal grandparents, Olga and Paul Woronoff, never saw the revolution coming, and they certainly didn’t think the turmoil, violence and bloodshed would
Perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of weapons are being housed in a library near you…
OK, I’ve stolen part of the quote by Sarah J Maas, an American fantasy author. The full quote is “Libraries were full of ideas –
Three photos of three generations along the matrilineal line, all around the same age
My grandmother, Countess Olga Kleinmichel; my mother, Tatiana Woronoff; and me, Alexandra de Fircks, all around the same age, although as only my mother’s photo
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