extremely rare in the status-obsessed cult

not allow him to do so. Marriages to serfs were extremely rare in the status-obsessed cult

The count’s dilemma was one faced by noblemen in numerous comic operas. Nikolai Petro

The count’s dilemma was one faced by noblemen in numerous comic operas. Nikolai Petro

The count’s dilemma was one faced by noblemen in numerous comic operas. Nikolai Petro

Nanine

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Praskovya’s secret relationship with the count placed her in an almost impossible posit

Praskovya’s secret relationship with the count placed her in an almost impossible posit

Praskovya’s secret relationship with the count placed her in an almost impossible posit

dacha,

the gossip of the serfs from spreading to the public in Moscow: visitors would come to snoo

the gossip of the serfs from spreading to the public in Moscow: visitors would come to snoo

the gossip of the serfs from spreading to the public in Moscow: visitors would come to snoo

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Yet even at Ostankino Prasvovya’s situation remained extremely difficult. Resented b

Yet even at Ostankino Prasvovya’s situation remained extremely difficult. Resented b

Yet even at Ostankino Prasvovya’s situation remained extremely difficult. Resented b

Les Manages Samnites,

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Shortly before Les Manages Nikolai Petrovich had been summoned to the court by the Empe

Shortly before Les Manages Nikolai Petrovich had been summoned to the court by the Empe

Shortly before Les Manages Nikolai Petrovich had been summoned to the court by the Empe

Les Manages

Fountain House. It was at this stage that the first signs of Praskovya’s illness became clea

Fountain House. It was at this stage that the first signs of Praskovya’s illness became clea

Fountain House. It was at this stage that the first signs of Praskovya’s illness became clea

Praskovya’s confinement to the Fountain House was not just the result of her illness. Rumo

Praskovya’s confinement to the Fountain House was not just the result of her illness. Rumo

Praskovya’s confinement to the Fountain House was not just the result of her illness. Rumo

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The moral support of the Emperor must have been a factor in the count’s decision to flou

The moral support of the Emperor must have been a factor in the count’s decision to flou

The moral support of the Emperor must have been a factor in the count’s decision to flou

legal wife. Nikolai Petrovich had always believed that the Sheremetev family was diffe

legal wife. Nikolai Petrovich had always believed that the Sheremetev family was diffe

legal wife. Nikolai Petrovich had always believed that the Sheremetev family was diffe

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One year later Praskovya gave birth to a son, Dmitry, who was christened, like his father,

One year later Praskovya gave birth to a son, Dmitry, who was christened, like his father,

One year later Praskovya gave birth to a son, Dmitry, who was christened, like his father,

The easy pregnancy of your mother heralded a happy resolution; she brought you into the w

The easy pregnancy of your mother heralded a happy resolution; she brought you into the w

The easy pregnancy of your mother heralded a happy resolution; she brought you into the w

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At this moment, the most desperate time in his life, the count was abandoned by the whole

At this moment, the most desperate time in his life, the count was abandoned by the whole

At this moment, the most desperate time in his life, the count was abandoned by the whole

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the funeral and accompanied the coffin from the Fountain House to the Alexander Nevsky

the funeral and accompanied the coffin from the Fountain House to the Alexander Nevsky

the funeral and accompanied the coffin from the Fountain House to the Alexander Nevsky

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I thought I had friends who loved me, respected me and shared my pleasures, but when my wif

I thought I had friends who loved me, respected me and shared my pleasures, but when my wif

I thought I had friends who loved me, respected me and shared my pleasures, but when my wif

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Lost in grief, the count resigned from the court, turned his back on society and, retreati

Lost in grief, the count resigned from the court, turned his back on society and, retreati

Lost in grief, the count resigned from the court, turned his back on society and, retreati

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For years the grief-stricken count would leave the Fountain House and walk incognito th

For years the grief-stricken count would leave the Fountain House and walk incognito th

For years the grief-stricken count would leave the Fountain House and walk incognito th

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was a form of vanity, like my desire to charm and surprise people’s feelings with things th

was a form of vanity, like my desire to charm and surprise people’s feelings with things th

was a form of vanity, like my desire to charm and surprise people’s feelings with things th

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On Praskovya’s death the count wrote to the new Emperor, Alexander I, to inform him of his

On Praskovya’s death the count wrote to the new Emperor, Alexander I, to inform him of his

On Praskovya’s death the count wrote to the new Emperor, Alexander I, to inform him of his

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Praskovya was blessed with a rare intelligence and strength of character. She was the fines

Praskovya was blessed with a rare intelligence and strength of character. She was the fines

Praskovya was blessed with a rare intelligence and strength of character. She was the fines

found among the papers of the recently deceased Tatyana Shlykova, the opera singer (Shere

found among the papers of the recently deceased Tatyana Shlykova, the opera singer (Shere

found among the papers of the recently deceased Tatyana Shlykova, the opera singer (Shere

… O merciful Lord, the source of all goodness and endless charity, I confess to you my sins

… O merciful Lord, the source of all goodness and endless charity, I confess to you my sins

… O merciful Lord, the source of all goodness and endless charity, I confess to you my sins

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The musical life of eighteenth-century Russia was dominated by the court and by small pri

The musical life of eighteenth-century Russia was dominated by the court and by small pri

The musical life of eighteenth-century Russia was dominated by the court and by small pri

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