Imperial Dancer: Mathilde Kschessinska and the Romanovs

by Coryne Hall

Natalia Makarova (Foreword)

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The vivacious Mathilde Kschessinska (1872-1971) was the mistress of three Russian Grand Dukes and the greatest ballerina of her generation. As a young girl, she had enjoyed romantic troika rides, and passionate nights, with the future Tsar Nicholas II. When their relationship ended Mathilde began simultaneous affairs with Nicholas's cousin, Grand Duke Sergei and Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich. When her son was born in 1902 nobody knew for certain the identity of the father - except that he was undoubtedly a Romanov. In ballet, she partnered the great Vaslav Nijinsky, became a force to be reckoned with in the...

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  • ISBN10 0750935588
  • ISBN13 9780750935586
  • Publish Date 20 July 2006 (first published 27 June 1996)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 28 May 2024
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint The History Press Ltd