Atlantis Magazine | In the Courts of Memory | Volume 2 | Number 1
Tartars Versus Moguls: The Case of Yussoupoff v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by Idris Rhea Traylor.Jr. and Ronald C. Moe Russian émigrés, by and large, did not fare well in courts of law in the first post-Revolutionary decades and their ambiguous legal and social status outside of Russia made them wary of litigation. Notable exceptions in this respect were Prince Felix and Princess Irina Youssoupoff, who were involved in a number of internationally-publicized lawsuits beginning in the early 1920's.
A Little Prince in a Large Land by Mark Lobanov-Rostovsky Winston Churchill once, famously, described Russia as a "riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." With the collapse of the "Iron Curtain," (another Churchillian coining), I felt, in 1992, that the time had come for me, a scion of an ancient Russian family to go and see for myself the land of my forefathers.
Queen Victoria's Russian Daughter-in-Law: Marie Alexandrovna (1853-1920), Duchess of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha by Julia P. Gelardi One of the great dynastic alliances of the nineteenth century took place in 1874 when the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna (1853-1920) was united in matrimony with Queen Victoria's second son, Prince Alfred ("Affie"), Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900). Sadly, for this Russian Grand Duchess, life did not have a fairy tale ending, for hers was a Cinderella story in reverse.
Alexei’s Blood: The Alternate Hypothesis by John M.L. Kendrick Despite the complete absence of documented proof, popular belief continues to claim that the only son of Emperor Nicholas II was a hemophiliac whose hemorrhaging episodes were cured by the healing powers of the infamous Grigory Efimovich Rasputin. No clinical evidence, no doctor’s report, no blood test result, not even evidence from the DNA of Romanov remains that could show the hemophilia carrier gene on the X-chromosome, has been able to confirm the claims of historians.
Massandra, the Unknown Jewel by Coryne Hall Massandra lies to the east of Yalta, surrounded on three sides by mountains and facing south, towards the Black Sea. Legend says that the estate was once inherited by a very wealthy young lady, who borrowed a valuable pearl necklace from a relative, but lost it during a ball. As compensation, she presented the relative with the estate of Massandra.
Scarface and His Fabulous Trotting Horses by Gretchen Haskin Through the spring grass and nodding sunflowers they stroll. Noble in bearing, strong of heart, and clear of eye they are Russia's last aristocracy, living out their pampered lives in Voronezh, Tula, Smolensk, and Moscow.
I Was At Ekaterinburg: The Memoirs of Princess Helena of Serbia, Chapter Two: On the Road to Exile Translated and annotated by Penny Wilson
Summers in the Finnish Skerries: Life Aboard the Russian Imperial Yachts. by Greg King An extract from the work-in-progress "The Court of the Last Tsar: Pomp, Power and Pageantry in the Reign of Nicholas II,"
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Tartars Versus Moguls: The Case of Yussoupoff v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
by Idris Rhea Traylor.Jr. and Ronald C. Moe
Russian émigrés, by and large, did not fare well in courts of law in the first post-Revolutionary decades and their ambiguous legal and social status outside of Russia made them wary of litigation. Notable exceptions in this respect were Prince Felix and Princess Irina Youssoupoff, who were involved in a number of internationally-publicized lawsuits beginning in the early 1920's.
A Little Prince in a Large Land
by Mark Lobanov-Rostovsky
Winston Churchill once, famously, described Russia as a "riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." With the collapse of the "Iron Curtain," (another Churchillian coining), I felt, in 1992, that the time had come for me, a scion of an ancient Russian family to go and see for myself the land of my forefathers.
Queen Victoria's Russian Daughter-in-Law: Marie Alexandrovna (1853-1920), Duchess of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
by Julia P. Gelardi
One of the great dynastic alliances of the nineteenth century took place in 1874 when the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna (1853-1920) was united in matrimony with Queen Victoria's second son, Prince Alfred ("Affie"), Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900). Sadly, for this Russian Grand Duchess, life did not have a fairy tale ending, for hers was a Cinderella story in reverse.
Alexei’s Blood: The Alternate Hypothesis
by John M.L. Kendrick
Despite the complete absence of documented proof, popular belief continues to claim that the only son of Emperor Nicholas II was a hemophiliac whose hemorrhaging episodes were cured by the healing powers of the infamous Grigory Efimovich Rasputin. No clinical evidence, no doctor’s report, no blood test result, not even evidence from the DNA of Romanov remains that could show the hemophilia carrier gene on the X-chromosome, has been able to confirm the claims of historians.
Massandra, the Unknown Jewel
by Coryne Hall
Massandra lies to the east of Yalta, surrounded on three sides by mountains and facing south, towards the Black Sea. Legend says that the estate was once inherited by a very wealthy young lady, who borrowed a valuable pearl necklace from a relative, but lost it during a ball. As compensation, she presented the relative with the estate of Massandra.
Scarface and His Fabulous Trotting Horses
by Gretchen Haskin
Through the spring grass and nodding sunflowers they stroll. Noble in bearing, strong of heart, and clear of eye they are Russia's last aristocracy, living out their pampered lives in Voronezh, Tula, Smolensk, and Moscow.
I Was At Ekaterinburg: The Memoirs of Princess Helena of Serbia, Chapter Two: On the Road to Exile
Translated and annotated by Penny Wilson
Summers in the Finnish Skerries: Life Aboard the Russian Imperial Yachts.
by Greg King
An extract from the work-in-progress "The Court of the Last Tsar: Pomp, Power and Pageantry in the Reign of Nicholas II,"