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Once a Grand Duchess

Xenia, Sister of Nicolas II

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Once a Grand Duchess

By: John Van der Kiste, Coryne Hall
Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
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This biography of Xenia, sister of Nicholas II gives a new angle on the Romanov story and provides new information on relationships within the family after the Revolution.

©2002, 2004 John Van der Kiste and Coryne Hall (P)2021 Tantor Biographies & Memoirs Politics & Activism Military & War War Politics & Government History & Theory Politicians Political Science
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Not much new information but entertaining and based on actual documents rather than fanciful speculations. The mispronunciations are really grating. How did Thyrah become “Cheerah”?!

Interesting read

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Despite my great interest in Russian history, I found the biography disappointing as history took a back seat to endless reading of correspondence amongst "impoverished" nobility scattered across Europe after the Revolution.

Somewhat disappointing

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Narrator is breathy, too soft spoken for me. Material she is reading is from diaries?

It’s a hard listen

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