Maria Romanov
Maria Romanov The First English Translation of the Intimate Writings of a Member of the Last Russian Imperial FamilyIn the twilight of the nineteenth century, a third daughter was born to Tsar…
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Maria Romanov
The First English Translation of the Intimate Writings of a Member of the Last Russian Imperial FamilyIn the twilight of the nineteenth century, a third daughter was born to Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra. Often overshadowed by her two older sisters, Olga and Tatiana, and later, her brother Alexei and younger sister Anastasia, Maria ultimately proved to have a uniquely strong and solid personality.In Maria Romanov: Third Daughter of the Last Tsar, Diaries and Letters, 1908-1918, by translator and researcher Helen Azar with George Hawkins, Mashka's voice is heard again through her intimate writings, presented for the first time in English. Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna--known to her family and friends simply as "Mashka"--grew into an empathetic, down-to-earth girl, unaffected by her imperial status.
The Grand Duchess was much more than a pretty