Recollecting the young Tsarevitch who meant the world to Pavel Voronov
(Update of a previous post) The Tsarevitch Alexei probably knew my grandfather better than I did. In fact, I feel as if I hardly knew
Writing about my family, history and moments in time.
From Glory to Sorrow, her life had many Challenges
Cleopatra Konstantinovna Martynov, neé Countess Kleinmichel, faced many challenges in life. She was the eldest sister of my grandmother, Olga Voronov. Cleopatra was born on
An ancient motif; the swastika – lucky charm of Empress Alexandra
It is apparently common knowledge that Empress Alexandra of Russia believed the swastika to be lucky. However, I didn’t know that until I began to
More than a remote connection; corresponding with OTMA
OTMA – was the acronym the daughters of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia gave themselves; it was taken from the first letters of their Christian
Unaware of what lay ahead for Russia, they danced
Russia pre Revolution. A fancy dress ball. My grandmother and her partner dancing with no idea of the tragedy to come…
Plagiarism; or shall we say theft?
Plagiarism is a hot topic at the moment in the Australian literary scene. Plagiarism is also the reason I have not written a blog post
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