Rubies in the Snow: Diary of Russia's Last Grand Duchess, 1911-1918
Kate Hubbard
- UK Short Books
- 188 p. 20 cm.
Anastasia lives life as a whirl of parties, strawberry ice and skating on the palace lake. Irreverent and charming, she is the naughty one of the family: she quarrels with her brother and sisters, she's atrocious at spelling and loves practical jokes - her father calls her 'the imp'.But if this seems like a fairytale, it isn't. For Anastasia's beloved Russia is a country in turmoil. And the common people are no longer enchanted by their princess.