La Russe Illustree – a magazine for Russian émigrés
Some of the most difficult decisions I had to make in my life were made in the couple of months after my father died, when
Writing about my family, history and moments in time.
The Ship Called Him More Than The Ocean
My father loved ships. Twice in his life his dream of crossing the rolling seas on an ocean liner was realised. Once when he left
Russian Christmas memories; the Nutcracker and the Mouse King
I have a vague childhood memory of the evenings between Christmas on the 25December and Russian Christmas on the 7 January spent curled up on
Happy New Year from a Great-Grandmother to her Granddaughter
On 1 January 1946 my great-grandmother, Catherine Nicolaievna Jakowzoff (formerly Countess Kleinmichel), sent a Christmas / New Year greeting to her granddaughter, my mother. The
Christmas greetings from Grand Duchess Olga to another Olga
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolayevna as a nurse in WWI – postcard from the author’s personal collection
Disappearance, Scandal and Murder – her letter fears the worst
Rasputin, friend to Empress Alexandra of Russia and enemy of so many more, was murdered on 30 December 1916 – (17 December in the old
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