This is an account of life in Russia before, during, and immediately after the Revolution, culminating with the author's escape to Scotland. It is a story of two families, separated in culture and geography, but bound together by a Russian-Scottish marriage.
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An exceptionally moving and beautiful account Sunday Telegraph There is no other autobiography quite like it Contemporary Review
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Eugenie Fraser was born in Archangel, Russia to a Russian father and a Scottish mother. After the family fled to Scotland, she was brought up there and later spent most of her life in India. She died in Edinburgh in 2002.
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Charming and very sad,
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This review is from: The House by the Dvina: A Russian Childhood (Paperback)
I enjoyed this book because it described a time and place, Russia from 1905 through 1920, that I knew little about. The author tells the story of her parents' love match -- a young Scottish woman marries a Russian man and moves to his country -- and the family events that followed, including her own birth. Very charming and sad. I'm so glad Ms. Fraser wrote an autobiography instead of trying to turn her story into a novel as so many younger writers from potentially interesting backgrounds are doing today. This way she was able to include various events that were exciting, fun or touching without stretching to find some novelistic reason for including them.
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An excellent read,
By alviz (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The House by the Dvina (Paperback)
Very interesting book by Mrs. Fraser, who was a child of a Russian-Scottish marriage in pre-revolutionary Russia. This has to be one of the very few detailed accounts of life in the Arkhangelsk region around that time, at least in English. Following a recounting of some of her family's colorful history, the book essentially tracks the pre-war years of her memory through the civil war and her escape from Russia. I had a hard time putting it down and am looking forward to reading her follow-up book dealing with this subject, "The Dvina Remains."
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Haunting, Beautiful, and True,
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I first read this book many years ago when a Swiss friend sent it to me. I could not put it down and the fact that I have read it cover to cover at least three times indicates how special I think it is. It gives a vivid account of what life was like in an aristocratic household in Russia in the years leading up to and during the revolution. The richness in love, piety, generosity, and tradition give us a much different view of the noble class than the usual decadence and frivolity of Hollywood descriptions of Russian aristocracy. This is a true tale that weaves an incredible tapestry of characters and events against the background of a remarkable time and place. Best read in winter in front of a cozy fire.
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