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A Russian Childhood (Yalta, St. Petersburg, Moscow, London) Memoirs of Tatiana Nancy GAUBERT

June 21st, 2005 · Comments Off on A Russian Childhood (Yalta, St. Petersburg, Moscow, London) Memoirs of Tatiana Nancy GAUBERT · Books, Diaspora, PEOPLE, Reviews

Synopsis An Imperial Foundling A Russian Childhood (Yalta, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Yalta, and early Womanhood (London, Paris, Dublin) by Tatiana Nancy (“Romanovna”) GAUBERT What would a crocodile on a silver chain, taken for a walk on the streets of St. Petersburg, have in common with a kneeling British ambassador, vowing eternal love to a Russian […]

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Of Exorcism, Orthodox nuns and Ceausescu’s Children – Letter to an Italian Friend

June 20th, 2005 · Comments Off on Of Exorcism, Orthodox nuns and Ceausescu’s Children – Letter to an Italian Friend · Diary, International Media, PEOPLE

Carissima Principessa, You were kind enough to send me a link and I thank you for it: http://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Cronache/2005/06_Giugno/19/suora.shtml Romania, giovane suora muore crocifissa Era stata legata per tre giorni a una croce di legno da quattro suore e da un abate per un rito di esorcismo [img align=right]http://www.romanianstudies.org/images/articles/exorcism/mad_priest.jpg[/img]BUCAREST – Una giovane suora di 23 anni, […]

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