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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
For anyone interested in the Romanovs, or anybody who enjoyed "the Last Grand Duchess" by Vorres this is really a must have book. These are the reminiscences of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna published in conjunction with her silver wedding anniversary in Denmark in 1942 . These stories were originally published in Denmark as magazine articles, which have in recent years been reprinted in books there. However, this is not a straight translation of that work but instead is a translation from Olga's original notes, which were written in a combination of Danish and English.
This book is not simply the same stories you read in the memoirs produced later in life, but many new ones you won't see in other books about Olga. The memoirs are also interspaced with letters from Olga stored in the Russian archives and the translated memoirs of Countess Zinaide Mengden . Pictures are interspaced throughout the book, some of them quite rare images of Olga and at the end is a very handy family tree showing all of Olga's descendants. As the title says, this is 25 chapters, none of the terribly long, but nevertheless this is a good read and a book anyone interested in Olga should buy that will undoubtedly be highly sought after by royalty buffs in years to come.
This book is not simply the same stories you read in the memoirs produced later in life, but many new ones you won't see in other books about Olga. The memoirs are also interspaced with letters from Olga stored in the Russian archives and the translated memoirs of Countess Zinaide Mengden . Pictures are interspaced throughout the book, some of them quite rare images of Olga and at the end is a very handy family tree showing all of Olga's descendants. As the title says, this is 25 chapters, none of the terribly long, but nevertheless this is a good read and a book anyone interested in Olga should buy that will undoubtedly be highly sought after by royalty buffs in years to come.
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Since reading Raymond Massie's 'Nicholas and Alexandra' I have been fascinated by the fate of the Romanovs in the Russian Revolution. This is the story of the 'Ones Who Got Away'.
What I found really fascinating was the amount of liberty allowed to the Grand Duchess even as a young girl, she seems to have gone wherever she liked unchaperoned. Even more impressive is the way that she took the hardships and the demands made on her as a hospital nurse during the Great War in her stride.
The first chapters are interesting as a record, 'from the horse's mouth' so to speak, of the life of the Imperial Family before The Revolution; while the last chapters are riveting with their descriptions of Russia in chaos during the Revolution.
This is a must have book for anyone interested in Russia, the Romanovs, the Revolution, or World War I.
What I found really fascinating was the amount of liberty allowed to the Grand Duchess even as a young girl, she seems to have gone wherever she liked unchaperoned. Even more impressive is the way that she took the hardships and the demands made on her as a hospital nurse during the Great War in her stride.
The first chapters are interesting as a record, 'from the horse's mouth' so to speak, of the life of the Imperial Family before The Revolution; while the last chapters are riveting with their descriptions of Russia in chaos during the Revolution.
This is a must have book for anyone interested in Russia, the Romanovs, the Revolution, or World War I.
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Grand Duchess Olga's life in her own words
6 Mar 2010
Format:Paperback
For anyone interested in the Romanovs, or anybody who enjoyed The Last Grand Duchess: Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, 1 June 1882-24 November 1960 or Olga Romanov: Russia's Last Grand Duchess this is really a must have book. These are the reminiscences of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna published in conjunction with her silver wedding anniversary in Denmark in 1942 . These stories were originally published in Denmark as magazine articles, which have in recent years been reprinted in books there. However, this is not a straight translation of that work but instead is a translation from Olga's original notes, which were written in a combination of Danish and English.
This book is not simply the same stories you read in the memoirs produced later in life, but many new ones you won't see in other books about Olga. The memoirs are also interspaced with letters from Olga stored in the Russian archives and the translated memoirs of Countess Zinaide Mengden . Pictures are interspaced throughout the book, some of them quite rare images of Olga and at the end is a very handy family tree showing all of Olga's descendants. As the title says, this is 25 chapters, none of the terribly long, but nevertheless this is a good read and a book anyone interested in Olga should buy that will undoubtedly be highly sought after by royalty buffs in years to come - currently this book can be found at amazon uk.
This book is not simply the same stories you read in the memoirs produced later in life, but many new ones you won't see in other books about Olga. The memoirs are also interspaced with letters from Olga stored in the Russian archives and the translated memoirs of Countess Zinaide Mengden . Pictures are interspaced throughout the book, some of them quite rare images of Olga and at the end is a very handy family tree showing all of Olga's descendants. As the title says, this is 25 chapters, none of the terribly long, but nevertheless this is a good read and a book anyone interested in Olga should buy that will undoubtedly be highly sought after by royalty buffs in years to come - currently this book can be found at amazon uk.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Interesting book from a personal perspective
18 Aug 2010
Format:Paperback
The content of this book was compiled from notes taken by Olga Alexandrovna Kulikovsky and also past interview material. It gives a personal perspective (Olga's) on her life and is charming. It doesn't go into detail on personal family matters that may not be considered the public's "business". That type of material has been covered previously in other printed media. If you wish to know more about a plain Russian woman who just happened to be the daughter of Tsar Alexander III of Russia, please don't overlook this book.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Fantastic work on Olga Alexandrovna
5 Feb 2011
Format:Paperback
This is a really wonderful record from the lady herself that is a great companion to her authorised memoirs recorded by Ian Vorres shortly before her death. I would recommend it 100 per cent.
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