![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A striking feature of the book is how relatively sheltered the sisters’ lives remained even after the Russian Revolution. It’s as if 100 years from now an author were to collate contemporary news reports about Prince William, Kate Middleton and their son into an epic tome viewing early 21st century history from the point of view of regal domesticity.īut it’s not all pointless. There is a lot more of this in the book, a great accumulation of it. We also learn that on a trip to England in 1910, Olga and Tatiana bought some postcards and also “treated themselves to some perfume from Beken & Son’s pharmacy.” Maria and Anastasia, however - gasp - wore their hair down. How unscintillating are the details Rappaport includes? We learn that at a ball given on her 16th birthday, Olga wore her hair up, as did her sister Tatiana. ![]()
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