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Author : Olga Hendrikoff
language : en
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Release Date : 2016-10-25
A Countess In Limbo written by Olga Hendrikoff and has been published by Archway Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-25 with Social Science categories.
The diaries reveal details of a remarkable life of a woman born in Imperial Russia who refused to complain about the luxurious life she left behind. CTV National News Its a miraculous tale that takes the readers through revolutions and world wars and chronicles Hendrikoffs transformation from a wealthy privileged lady in-waiting for the Russian empresses to desperate survivor scavenging for coal in a Nazi-occupied France. Calgary Herald Countess Olga Lala Hendrikoff was born into the Russian aristocracy, serving as lady-in-waiting to the empresses and enjoying a life of great privilege. But on the eve of her wedding in 1914 came the first rumors of an impending wara war that would change her life forever and force her to flee her country as a stateless person with no country to call home. In A Countess in Limbo, Countess Hendrikoff tells her remarkable true story that includes the loss of her brother in the Russian gulag, her sister-in-law murdered with the Russian Imperial family, and herself being robbed at gunpoint and accused of being a spy by the Nazis. She also speaks of the daily life that continues during wartime: ration cards and food restrictions, the black market, and the struggle just to get by another day. Her gripping story and thoughtful analysis provide a valuable look at life and humanity in the face of war. Spanning two of the most turbulent times in modern historyWorld War I in Russia and World War II in ParisCountess Hendrikoffs journals demonstrate the uncertainty, horror, and hope of daily life in the midst of turmoil. Her razor-sharp insight, wit, and sense of humor create a fascinating eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution and the occupation and liberation of Paris.
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Author : Olga Hendrikoff
language : en
Publisher: SF Classic
Release Date : 2012
A Countess In Limbo written by Olga Hendrikoff and has been published by SF Classic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
Countess Hendrikoff was born into the Russian aristocracy, serving as lady-in-waiting to the Empresses and enjoying a life of great privilege. Spanning two of the most turbulent times in modern historyNWorld War I in Russia and World War II in ParisNher journals demonstrate the uncertainty, horror, and hope of daily life in the midst of turmoil.
A Countess In Limbo
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Author : Olga Hendrikoff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-10-25
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"The diaries reveal details of a remarkable life of a woman born in Imperial Russia who refused to complain about the luxurious life she left behind." --CTV National News "It's a miraculous tale that takes the readers through revolutions and world wars and chronicles Hendrikoff's transformation from a wealthy privileged lady in-waiting for the Russian empresses to desperate survivor scavenging for coal in a Nazi-occupied France." --Calgary Herald Countess Olga "Lala" Hendrikoff was born into the Russian aristocracy, serving as lady-in-waiting to the empresses and enjoying a life of great privilege. But on the eve of her wedding in 1914 came the first rumors of an impending war--a war that would change her life forever and force her to flee her country as a stateless person with no country to call home. In A Countess in Limbo, Countess Hendrikoff tells her remarkable true story that includes the loss of her brother in the Russian gulag, her sister-in-law murdered with the Russian Imperial family, and herself being robbed at gunpoint and accused of being a spy by the Nazis. She also speaks of the daily life that continues during wartime: ration cards and food restrictions, the black market, and the struggle just to get by another day. Her gripping story and thoughtful analysis provide a valuable look at life and humanity in the face of war. Spanning two of the most turbulent times in modern history--World War I in Russia and World War II in Paris--Countess Hendrikoff's journals demonstrate the uncertainty, horror, and hope of daily life in the midst of turmoil. Her razor-sharp insight, wit, and sense of humor create a fascinating eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution and the occupation and liberation of Paris.
After The Romanovs
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Author : Helen Rappaport
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2022-03-08
After The Romanovs written by Helen Rappaport and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-08 with History categories.
From Helen Rappaport, the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes After the Romanovs, the story of the Russian aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals who sought freedom and refuge in the City of Light. Paris has always been a city of cultural excellence, fine wine and food, and the latest fashions. But it has also been a place of refuge for those fleeing persecution, never more so than before and after the Russian Revolution and the fall of the Romanov dynasty. For years, Russian aristocrats had enjoyed all that Belle Époque Paris had to offer, spending lavishly when they visited. It was a place of artistic experimentation, such as Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. But the brutality of the Bolshevik takeover forced Russians of all types to flee their homeland, sometimes leaving with only the clothes on their backs. Arriving in Paris, former princes could be seen driving taxicabs, while their wives who could sew worked for the fashion houses, their unique Russian style serving as inspiration for designers like Coco Chanel. Talented intellectuals, artists, poets, philosophers, and writers struggled in exile, eking out a living at menial jobs. Some, like Bunin, Chagall and Stravinsky, encountered great success in the same Paris that welcomed Americans like Fitzgerald and Hemingway. Political activists sought to overthrow the Bolshevik regime from afar, while double agents from both sides plotted espionage and assassination. Others became trapped in a cycle of poverty and their all-consuming homesickness for Russia, the homeland they had been forced to abandon. This is their story.
The Hangman S Replacement
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Author : Taona D. Chiveneko
language : en
Publisher: Chiveneko Publishing Inc
Release Date : 2013-01-15
The Hangman S Replacement written by Taona D. Chiveneko and has been published by Chiveneko Publishing Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-15 with Fiction categories.
If you had to interview the candidates for a country's new hangman, what questions would you ask them? If your family was on the verge of starvation, and becoming a hangman was the only job available, would you apply? If you were hired, what would you do if the prisoners looked like your loved ones? If you knew that another good man was taking the job out of desperation, would you do anything to prevent him from getting it? What if that man's recruitment would somehow guarantee your own survival, would you encourage his candidacy? All these questions were asked of people who never thought they would find themselves in such a position, until they became mired in the chaos surrounding the hangman's replacement.
The Countess Of Erroll
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Author : Ed. D Edwards
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2009
The Countess Of Erroll written by Ed. D Edwards and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746 categories.
My journey encapsulates a three year mystery that began in Edinburgh, Scotland in October 2006 in which I was led by a variety of mysterious historical symbols to learn about the life and challenges of Lady Mary Hay in Cruden Bay, Scotland, who was the 14th Countess of Errol during the years of 1711-1758. Mary Hay was the Senior Great Officer, Royal Office of Scotland and Chief of the King's Household in Scotland. She succeeded to the title in 1717 when she became Lady Hay and Baroness of Stain, 23rd Chief of the Hays (since 1171) and Mac Garaidh Mhar (a Celtic title). In 1727 she nominated John Duke of Roxburgh, to act as Her Deputy and walk in the procession for the coronation of George II. In 1745 she raised an army of Buchan men who stood for "Bonnie Prince Charlie"-Prince Charles Edward Stuart. She was close to sixty years of age at the time. At this time, Mary was a practicing Episcopalian and as this faith was persecuted by the Hanoverians she fitted out a grain store as a place of worship. This was known in Cruden Bay as `Countess Mary's Girnal'. It was burnt to the ground in 1746 by English Dragoons. She succeeded her brother, Charles Hay, and was succeeded by grandnephew Lord James Boyd Kilmarnock, the grandson of her late sister Margaret.
William Mcgonagall Meets George Gershwin
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Author : Spike Milligan
language : en
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Release Date : 1988
William Mcgonagall Meets George Gershwin written by Spike Milligan and has been published by Michael Joseph this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Fiction categories.
The Limbo Line
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Author : Victor Canning
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
The Limbo Line written by Victor Canning and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Fiction categories.
War And Disease
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Author : Leo Barney Slater
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2009
War And Disease written by Leo Barney Slater and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
Fighting around the globe, American soldiers were at high risk for contracting malaria, yet quinine - a natural cure - became hard to acquire. This historical study shows the roots and branches of an enormous drug development project during World War II.
The Stanford Dictionary Of Anglicised Words And Phrases
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Author : Charles August Maude Fennell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1892
The Stanford Dictionary Of Anglicised Words And Phrases written by Charles August Maude Fennell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1892 with English language categories.