Douglas Smith's new book is Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy.
From a Q & A at the author's website:
How did you first get interested in this story?
It was back in 2005 when I was writing a book on the scandalous love affair between Count Nicholas Sheremetev and his serf Praskovya Kovalyova, the famous opera singer who performed as “The Pearl.” I got to know some of the
Sunday, 30 September 2012
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