Русские принцессы за границей. Воспоминания августейших особ

Bytʹ docherʹi͡u rossiĭskogo imperatora oznachalo prinadlezhatʹ gosudarstvu, a ne sebe. S nachala XVIII veka t͡sarskie nevesty stali samym vesomym argumentom rossiĭskoĭ diplomatii. Im nadlezhalo zabytʹ o lichnykh zhelanii͡akh, chtoby ukrepitʹ tron novoĭ rodiny i sokhranitʹ vernostʹ pokinutoĭ otchizne. V knigu voshli unikalʹnye dnevniki i pisʹma dochereĭ Pavla I, Nikolai͡a I, Aleksandra II i Aleksandra III. Dli͡a bolʹshinstva ėtikh zhenshchin zhiznennym kredo stalo absoli͡utnoe smirenie i sluzhenie. No stranit͡sy sbornika otkroi͡ut vam i drugie sudʹby: polnye taĭnykh strasteĭ, opasnykh intrig i smelykh popytok brositʹ vyzov vole vent͡senosnykh ott͡sov radi prava na li͡ubovʹ.

Being the daughter of the Russian emperor meant belonging to the state, not to oneself. Since the beginning of the 18th century, royal brides have become the most powerful argument of Russian diplomacy. They had to forget about their personal desires in order to strengthen the throne of their new homeland and remain loyal to their abandoned homeland. The book includes unique diaries and letters from the daughters of Paul I, Nicholas I, Alexander II and Alexander III. For most of these women, absolute humility and service have become their life credo. But the pages of the collection will reveal other destinies to you: full of secret passions, dangerous intrigues and bold attempts to defy the will of the crowned fathers for the sake of the right to love.