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Title: The court of Russia in the nineteenth century
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Hodgetts, Edward Arthur Brayley, 1859-1932
Subjects: Russia -- Kings and rulers Soviet Union -- Politics and government 19th century Soviet Union -- Court and courtiers
Publisher: London : Methuen
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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hed in hersplendours, and is quite happy. Whilst admiring herhandsome rooms, I would not exchange my little studyfor all Helens salons. There were no sons born of thisunion, and the Grand Duke predeceased his wife by manyyears, dying in 1848. The Grand Duchess Helen was oneof the few members of the Imperial family for whom IvanGolovine in his Russia under Nicholas /. has a good wordto say. He speaks of her as a woman of superior under-standing, which, he adds, often exposes her to adegree of jealousy on the part of the Empress, which isbetrayed in frequent petty domestic quarrels. He thenrelates a spiteful anecdote : On one occasion, when theGrand Duchess returned from abroad her trunks werestrictly examined at the custom-house; and although hernew dresses lost something of their freshness, they, never-theless, eclipsed all others at Court. What a revelationof the little tragedies and heart-burnings, intrigues anduncharitableness from which even such exalted ladies arenot quite free !
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THE GRAND-DUKE MICHAEL PAVLOVITCH AFTER A PORTRAIT (iV LADOURNlfeRE THE GRAND DUKE MICHAEL 229 The Grand Duchess Helen continued close to the end ofthe last century to be a force in Russian society, and tohold her salon, which was frequented not only by thebrilliant and witty nobles of the Court, but also offeredits hospitality to the most distinguished men of lettersand of science who visited the country. Golovine has also a word of faint praise for the GrandDuke Michael, of whom he says that he has a kind dis-position, but a rough exterior, and has a propensity tomake puns. It is affirmed that he has been seen to weepat seeing Russian soldiers slain in Poland, while his brotherConstantine rubbed his hands, saying, What do youthink of my Poles ? It is not said whether Michaelshed tears for the soldiers whom he sacrificed at Brailoff,but it is pretended that he would not wear the Order ofSt. George, conferred upon him for the deplorable siege ofthat place. He is, however, the greatest

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