Russian Memories

July 1914--Enthusiasm at Moscow--My Ambition Realised--England and Russia Allies--A War of Right--Wounded Heroes--Russia's Faith in Victory--Our Emperor's Call--England's Greatn...

The Real England--The St. James's Hall Meeting--Remarkable Enthusiasm--Mr. Gladstone's Speech--He Escorts Me Home--Newspaper Comment--Lord Salisbury and General Ignatieff--Mutua...

His Last Utterance.--His Fearlessness---His Opinion of _Russia and England_--A Christian Revolution--Cardinal Manning's Tribute--Gladstone and the Old Catholics--The Question of...

My Thursdays in Russia--Khalil Pasha's Death--Lord Napier and the Lady-in-Waiting--Madame Volnys--My Parents-in-law's _ménage_--An Exceptional Type--Prince Vladimir Dolgorouki's...

A Pacific Emperor--An Imperial Fault--The Pauper's Funeral--The Emperor's Visit to my Mother--My Dilemma--The Emperor's Kindness--He is Snubbed by an _Ingénue_--The Emperor's De...

"A Russian Agent"--"To Lure British Statesmen"--A Charming Tribute--The Press at Sea--Wild Stories--A Musical Political Agitator--"An Unofficial Ambassador"--Baron de Staal's In...

My Mother--Her Musical Friends--I Study with Masset--His Generous Offer--Litolff's Visit--My Mother's Musicales Develop into a Conservatoire--Rubinstein's Anger--His Refusal to...

A Fatal Treaty--Gladstone's Opinion--The Concert of Europe--The Unspeakable Turk and His Methods--England's Responsibility--Mr. Gladstone's Energetic Action--Lord Rosebery Resig...

Russian Dreamers--Fighting a Curse--First Steps--An Interesting Encounter--A Great Reform--Its Acceptance by the Peasants--The Cabman's Interrogative--He Begs me to Intercede wi...

My Embarrassment--A Spy--I Am Easily Taken In--A Demand for Fifty Pounds--A Threat--I Defy the Blackmailer--A Warning--Gladstone's Refusal to meet Gambetta--My Husband's Dilemma...

England's Sympathy with the Nihilists--Cabinet Ministers' Indiscretion--Mr. Gladstone's Incredulity--I Prove my Words--Mr. Gladstone's Action--A Strange Confusion--A Reformed Ni...

Dostoyevsky's Call--His Retort to a Dandy--Russia and the Revolution--The Court of Imperial Mercy--How Political Prisoners May Solicit Pardon--The Coach-driver's Letter--The Peo...

A Remarkable Personality--The Grand Duke's Graciousness--His Tact and Sympathy--The Wounded Soldier--A Censored Book--Prince Oleg and my Brother Alexander--A Talented Child--A S...

Russia Blamed for the Balkan Muddle--Bulgaria's Treachery--Gen. Grant on the Russians and Constantinople--Bulgaria's Dissatisfaction--The Reign of the Fox--The Treatment of Pris...

A New Era--The Russian Ideal--The Trick of Double Nationality--Lord Kitchener's Legacy--The Armenian Inventor--The Kaiser and Double Nationality--The Future of Prussia--Russia's...

July 1914--Enthusiasm at Moscow--My Ambition Realised--England and Russia Allies--A War of Right--Wounded Heroes--Russia's Faith in Victory--Our Emperor's Call--England's Greatn...

It is not only easy, but delightful at this moment to write in dear England about Russia and Russians, about our institutions and customs, confessing even our drawbacks when the...

The Real England--The St. James's Hall Meeting--Remarkable Enthusiasm--Mr. Gladstone's Speech--He Escorts me Home--Newspaper Comment--Lord Salisbury and General Ignatieff--Mutua...

His Last Utterance--His Fearlessness--His Opinion of Russia and England--Cardinal Manning's Tribute--Gladstone and the Old Catholics--The Question of Immortality--Mr. Gladstone'...

My Thursdays in Russia--Khalil Pasha's Death--Lord Napier and the Lady-in-Waiting--Madame Volnys--My Parents-in-law's _ménage_--An Exceptional Type--Prince Vladimir Dolgorouki's...

At one of my little receptions there happened a {73} very disagreeable duel between Lord Napier and a lady-in-waiting belonging to the Court of the Grand Duchess Helen. She was...

A Pacific Emperor--An Imperial Fault--The Pauper's Funeral--The Emperor's Visit to my Mother--My Dilemma--The Emperor's Kindness--He is Snubbed by an Ingenue--The Emperor's Desi...

"A Russian Agent"--"To Lure British Statesmen"--A Charming Tribute--The Press at Sea--Wild Stories--A Musical Political Agitator--"An Unofficial Ambassador"--Baron de Staal's In...

In many respects the Jewish Question in Russia has now become an anachronism. I am happy to say that a new argument in favour of the Jews is the part played by many of them in o...

The Tamboff Steppes have a great fascination for me. I was always very happy at Novo Alexandrofka, our country home. It possesses the beautiful church built by my son. Then I ha...

My Mother--Her Musical Friends--I Study with Masset--His Generous Offer--Litolff's Visit--My Mother's Musicales Develop into a Conservatoire--Rubinstein's Anger--His Refusal to...

A Fatal Treaty--Gladstone's Opinion--The Concert of Europe--The Unspeakable Turk and His Methods--England's Responsibility--Mr. Gladstone's Energetic Action--Lord Rosebery Resig...

Russian Dreamers--Fighting a Curse--First Steps--An Interesting Encounter--A Great Reform--Its Acceptance by the Peasants--The Cabman's interrogative--He Begs me to Intercede wi...

My Embarrassment--A Spy--I Am Easily Taken In--A Demand for Fifty Pounds--A Threat--I Defy the Blackmailer--A Warning--Gladstone's Refusal to Meet Gambetta--My Husband's Dilemma...

England's Sympathy with the Nihilists--Cabinet Ministers' Indiscretion--Mr. Gladstone's Incredulity--I Prove My Words--Mr. Gladstone's Action--A Strange Confusion--A Reformed Ni...

To the Englishman the word "Siberia" seems to possess a significance so sinister as to make death appear almost a luxury; but imprisonment and the conditions under which the pri...

Dostoyevsky's Call--His Retort to a Dandy--Russia and the Revolution--The Court of Imperial Mercy--How Political Prisoners may Solicit Pardon--The Coach-driver's Letter--The Peo...

A Remarkable Personality--The Grand Duke's Graciousness--His Tact and Sympathy--The Wounded Soldier--A Censored Book--Prince Oleg and my Brother Alexander--A Talented Child--A S...

Russia Blamed for the Balkans Muddle--Bulgaria's Treachery--Gen. Grant on the Russians and Constantinople--Bulgaria's Dissatisfaction--The Reign of the Fox--The Treatment of Pri...

Our new Metropolitan of Petrograd, Pitirim, fortunately considers the Parish question to be of enormous importance. He ascribes to it even the power for future victory over our...

A New Era--The Russian Ideal--The Trick of Double Nationality--Lord Kitchener's Legacy--The Armenian Inventor--The Kaiser and Double Nationality--The Future of Prussia--Russia's...