Anastasia: The autobiography of H.I.H. the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaevna of Russia

Anastasia: The autobiography of H.I.H. the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaevna of Russia

A few weeks after my arrival in Bukovinaafter I had had time to recover from the emotional and nervous shock and body wounds which I had suffered at the time of the tragedy on the night of July 16-17, 1918I decided to write about my home life with my beloved family, about our arrest, about our exile in Tobolsk and Ekaterinburg, about the assassination of the family in Ekaterinburg, and about my rescue and subsequent escape across the frontier. I made many, many notes, totaling over three hundred pages. I spent hours and hours in the writing, days and nights of introspective experiences, of grief and horror. I wrote in a peasant cottage in a lonely village dotted with thatched-roof houses. I wrote at night in the candlelight, agonizing over my story. At times the only relief I had from my misery was the howling or barking of a dog. I remembered my beloved Fathers words, Dearest children, are you awake? Tear after tear dropped as I labored. I remembered also my Fathers desire that a history of Russia should be written by a member of our family. My Father had had in mind that such a history might be written by my two oldest sisters and, to that end, he gave them much valuable information. As it has turned out, it is the youngest sister, the one least prepared to do so, upon whom devolves the task of writing such a book, if it is to be written. That is something for the future. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 68616
Author: Smith, Eugenia
Release Date: Jul 28, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: Robert Speller & Sons
Publication Date: 1963
Publisher Country: United States