Knowing your place: the boundaries around relationships in pre-Revolutionary Russia
Lately I have read pieces both in fiction and non-fiction which have claimed my grandfather, Pavel Voronov, “stepped over the line” when in the presence
Writing about my family, history and moments in time.
Searching for an April birth month and finding more questions
I was born in April so, looking for something to write about this week, I thought I would see if any of my ancestors were
Ella – elegant, enchanting and somewhat elusive – was she also evasive?
Before Russia invaded Ukraine, which sometimes seems like a lifetime ago, I began a quest to discover my great Aunt Ella’s correct birth year. Since
What’s in a Name? Was I named in memory of the Empress?
Was I named after Empress Alexandra (pictured above), wife of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia? It is a question I have been asked time and
The Tsar is buried… the Emperor is no more…
Last week I shared the memories of my great-grandmother, Anna Pavlovna Voronov, of the day Tsar Alexander II was assassinated. This week I share her
Assassination in St Petersburg! The Tsar is dead!
On the 13 March 1881 (1 March in the Russian old style calendar) Tsar Alexander II was assassinated. His carriage was bombed in St Petersburg
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