The Dream of Youth. Memoirs of the Daughter of Emperor Nicholas I

The memoirs of Queen Olga of Württemberg, daughter of Russian Emperor Nicholas I, who was born in 1822 and left this world in 1892, tell about the life of the imperial Romanov family in the second quarter and middle of the 19th century — with joys, sorrows, and love for relatives... The pages of Olga Nikolaevna's memories are dedicated not only to Nicholas I, although he was the main person for his children, and to the Empress-mother, but also to relatives from royal houses of Europe, for example, the Prussian King Frederick William, her beloved grandfather, and other kings and queens, princes and princesses, as well as the courtiers of the imperial family. Details of everyday life within the palace walls, family celebrations, travels across Europe, political events of the turbulent 19th century, and the heartfelt fascinations of the young grand duchesses — the memoirist touched upon various, very engaging topics for the modern reader.