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Anna Alexandrovna Vyrubova (1884 – 1964) was a Russian lady-in-waiting and close friend of Tsaritsa Alexandra Fyodorovna, Empress of Russia and wife of the last ruler of the Russian Empire, Nicholas II. Within this fascinating volume, she recounts her unique experiences of life at the Russian court and relationship with the Romanov family during the years leading up to the 1917 revolution. Offering extraordinary insights into the Romanovs and the political and social climate of the time, this volume constitutes a must-read for anyone with an interest in this significant episode of world history. Many vintage book such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with the original text and artwork.

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This book was originally published in the 1920s, and it certainly reads like it, with an old-fashioned vocabulary and phrasing that can make plowing through it heavy going at times. Still, it's valuable because it's a first person account of the years just before and during the Russian Revolution of February 1917 by an insider at the Russian Imperial Court.Anna Virubova was born a member of the Russian aristocracy, with parents who circulated on the fringes of St. Petersburg and Moscow's high society. Her family was friends and neighbors to the Grand Duke Serge and his wife Elizabeth, whose younger sister eventually married Tsar Nicholas II. This meant that Anna was introduced to the young Empress Alexandra, who took an interest in her and arranged what turned out to be a disastrous marriage to a Russian army officer. When the marriage collapsed after a year Alexandra and her husband apparently felt sympathetic and a bit guilty about it and included Anna in some of their family gatherings. She and the Empress hit it off and became close friends.Anna's continued intimacy with the Imperial Family caused jealousy among the other Romanovs and in Russian high society as a whole, who were largely excluded from contact with the Tsar and Empress due to Alexandra's extreme shyness. Her reputation suffered along with the Empress's when Gregory Rasputin became another court favorite, and by 1917 Anna was widely regarded as an arch intriguer and possible German spy. She was arrested by the new revolutionary government, spent several months in prison being investigated, and was eventually released without further charges. She was fortunate enough to be able to flee Russia shortly after the Bolsheviks took power in October 1917 and spent the rest of her life in Finland.Anna Virubova was not a well-educated or particularly intelligent woman. She was loyal to a fault, refusing to believe any of the unsavory stories about Gregory Rasputin, for example. She was just as loyal to the Tsar and Empress and their five children, spending most of her book defending their good names and characters. She had little or no understanding of the forces which brought about World War I the Revolution. The value of her memoirs lies in her memories of what life was like with Nicholas and Alexandra as private people.

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