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A Family of the Old Russian Empire

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by Stanislas M. Yassukovich
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Availability:In StockContributor:Stanislas M. YassukovichPublish date:2025-05-23Pages:188
Language:EnglishPublisher:Austin MacauleyISBN-13:9781035864256ISBN-10:1035864258UPC:9781035864256Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:HistoricalSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.4211Product ID:SCJA7W386X
In the wake of the October 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, a young noblewoman in the Russian Empire makes the bold decision to stay behind, while her family scatters across the globe. Her brother flees with the White Russian emigration to New York, while her mother and sister escape to Poland. Strangely, her brother leads his American family to believe that his sister, along with her husband and daughter, vanished during the Russian Civil War (1917-1922) and are presumed dead. But this is far from the truth. Although his other sister's life in Poland, marked by tragedy during World War II, is well known, the fate of his sister in Russia remains a secret. In reality, he has secretly maintained contact with her, even sending financial support. Her story is one of immense suffering and resilience, enduring exile to Siberia and eight years in a brutal Gulag, branded as a "former person," a Soviet term for those of noble birth and supporters of the old regime. This is a poignant saga of loss, survival, and astonishing strength in the face of unimaginable adversity.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Austin MacauleyISBN-13:9781035864256ISBN-10:1035864258UPC:9781035864256Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:HistoricalSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.4211Product ID:SCJA7W386X
Yassukovich, Stanislas M.: - Stanislas M. Yassukovich was born in Paris to a Russian émigré father and a French mother. The family went to America in 1940, and Stanislas was educated there at Deerfield Academy and Harvard College. He served in the United States Marine Corps and then moved to England in 1961, where he pursued a distinguished career in the City of London-becoming known as one of the founders of the international capital markets. On retirement, he moved to the Luberon region of Provence in Southern France, and he now lives in the Western Cape, South Africa. For services to the financial industry, Stanislas was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Freeman of the City of London. His previous works, Two Lives: A Social and Financial Memoir, Lives of the Luberon, James Grant, a novel, Short Stories, a collection, A Cape Town Decameron, and A Third Collection of Short Stories, were published by Austin Macauley Publishers in 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Stanislas is married to the former Diana Townsend of Lowdale Farm, Mazoe, Zimbabwe, and they have three children: Tatyana, Michael, and Nicholas.
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