Olga Romanov: Russia's Last Grand Duchess

Olga Romanov: Russia's Last Grand Duchess by Phenix, Patricia. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780670884759.

Olga Romanov lived a life full of romance and danger. Born into the doomed Romanov family in the late 19th century, she barely escaped the Bolshevik Revolution with her life. Never before seen letters and diary entries from Russian archives and family members cast new light on her daring escape across the Crimea, and reveal details of her miserable first marriage and subsequent love affair with the handsome officer who would become her second husband. A true tale of riches to rags, Olga lived on the proceeds of a spectacular cache of Faberge jewels smuggled out of Russia, eventually dying in relative poverty above a hair salon in a run down neighborhood of Toronto. With photographs from surviving descendents and quotes from Olgas own letters, this book brings one of the most illustrious and well-loved figures of Russias grand imperial court to life.