Russia – Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers

Little Mother of Russia

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:04:05 +0000

Empress Marie (1847-1928), born Princess Dagmar, was the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark and sister of Queen Alexandra of Great Britain, Edward VII’s wife. She was betrothed to Tsarevitch Nicholas of Russia, a love match on both sides, but tragically he died months before the wedding. A year later, out of duty she married his brother the new Tsarevich and sailed for Russia in 1866.

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Princess Olga

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:04:04 +0000

This is very much a human interest story, told with humour by a down to earth woman struggling to make ends meet in the 21st century. The upkeep of her historical childhood home, Provender House, in the depths of the English countryside, is indeed a constant daily battle for this modern-day princess. Princess Olga Romanoff, is the daughter of the eldest nephew of Tsar Nicholas II…

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The Zinoviev Controversy Resolved

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:03:47 +0000

Finalist in Winter 2019/20 PEOPLE’S BOOK PRIZE COLLECTION for Non-Fiction. The controversy surrounding the publication of the Zinoviev letter in the Daily Mail in October 1924 has close parallels with events today: On the basis of compelling evidence this book overturns the generally accepted view about the authenticity of the Zinoviev letter and shows that it was genuine.

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A Tear in the Curtain

SheaFowb429Aslf — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 05:01:57 +0000

Chosen for Spring 2013 PEOPLE’S BOOK PRIZE COLLECTION for Fiction This story of three families, Russian, Hungarian and British, is a timely reminder of the recent but half-forgotten period in which the story is set, the Cold War. Their experiences reflect the brutality, bravery, heartbreak, hope and disappointment of those days when Europe was divided by the Iron Curtain. As a thaw in East…

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