Helen Azar

George Hawkins

In Maria Romanov: Third Daughter of the Last Tsar, Diaries and Letters, 1908-1918, by translator and researcher Helen Azar with George Hawkins, Mashka's voice is heard again through her intimate writings, presented for the first time in English. The Grand Duchess was much more than a pretty princess wearing white dresses in hundreds of faded sepia photographs; Maria's surviving diaries and letters offer a fascinating insight into the private life of a loving family--from festivals and faith, to Rasputin and the coming Revolution; it is clear why this middle child ultimately became a pillar of strength and hope for them all. Maria's gentle character belied her incredible courage, which emerged in the darkest hours of her brief life. "The incarnation of modesty elevated by suffering," as Maria was described during the last weeks of her life, she was able to maintain her kindness and optimism, even in the midst of violence and degradation.

Daughter of the Last Tsar, Diaries and Letters, 1913-1918

Maria Romanov

Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna was destined to become the most famous of her siblings - through rumors of her survival of the family's brutal murder on the night of 16-17 July 1918. She has appeared in movies, novels, musicals and plays, and yet among all this the real Anastasia has been lost. Here for the first time, readers can discover the real Anastasia through her own letters and writings - translated into English by Helen Azar and George Hawkins, many for the first time - a surprisingly modern teenager from the dawn of the 20th century who had a sharp sense of humor, was intelligent but sometimes naughty, with a gift for storytelling and a penchant for taking "selfies" on her brownie box. Meet the historical Anastasia who inspired the legend.

The Tsar's Youngest Daughter Speaks Through Her Writings (1907 - 1918)

Anastasia Romanov

Sofia Ivanovna Tyutcheva (1870-1957) was appointed to the service of Nicholas II's daughters in 1907 and served as a companion to them until her resignation in 1912. In 1945, she recorded her memoirs of her time spent with the last Russian Imperial Family, among other things recounting the trip to England to visit the English Royal Family and a visit to the Empress's brother in Hesse. Tyutcheva records her impressions of all the immediate members of the Tsar's family with interesting details about their life not found in other sources.

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