Becoming a Romanov. Grand Duchess Elena of Russia and her World (1807–1873)
Taylor & Francis
\""This welcome volume makes a contribution to Russian studies in two different areas. The book provides the first and long-needed biography of an unusually accomplished woman who figured prominently in the political and social life of Russia in the mid-nineteenth century. And, through an examination of the upbringing and court life of the grand duchess, the chapters add significantly to women\u2019s history in the imperial period. As Marina Soroka and Charles A. Ruud summarize, she \""was able to participate in Russian social, cultural and political life because aristocratic women ... exercised significant control over family and society\"" (p. xi). The volume is especially strong in charting Elena Pavlovna\u2019s transformation from a weepy German princess, caught in a loveless marriage to Emperor Paul\u2019s youngest son, into a brilliant salonni\u00E8re and supporter of the Red Cross, the Petersburg conservatory, and the emancipation of the serfs.\""
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