Diary of a Russian Woman
14.99 €
11.99 €
In stock
Diary of a Russian Woman
14.99 €
11.99 €
In 1904, the journal Vsemirny Vestnik published the diary of a certain Elizaveta Dyakonova, a Russian student at the Sorbonne. Submitted for publication by the author’s brother, Alexander Dyakonov, “The Diary of a Russian Woman” attracted the attention of the reading public. “Dyakonova is true to the truth and real to the last detail,” wrote Vasily Rozanov, who highly praised this sincere documentary text.
And although virtually none of the contemporaries of the first publication knew anything about the life of the author of the “Diary,” the details of her tragic death, mysterious and horrifying, soon became known to the general public.
Elizaveta Dyakonova (1874–1902), like many young women of progressive views at the time, graduated from the Higher Women’s Courses in St. Petersburg, then studied at the Sorbonne, took her first steps in the literary field, led an independent life, and traveled around Europe without companions. In 1902, while on a solitary walk in the Tyrolean mountains, Elizabeth tragically died under unclear circumstances. In her travel trunk, the manuscript of the "Diary of a Russian Woman" was discovered, which, although it did not reveal the secret of her death, became a real discovery for readers of the early 20th century.
And although virtually none of the contemporaries of the first publication knew anything about the life of the author of the “Diary,” the details of her tragic death, mysterious and horrifying, soon became known to the general public.
Elizaveta Dyakonova (1874–1902), like many young women of progressive views at the time, graduated from the Higher Women’s Courses in St. Petersburg, then studied at the Sorbonne, took her first steps in the literary field, led an independent life, and traveled around Europe without companions. In 1902, while on a solitary walk in the Tyrolean mountains, Elizabeth tragically died under unclear circumstances. In her travel trunk, the manuscript of the "Diary of a Russian Woman" was discovered, which, although it did not reveal the secret of her death, became a real discovery for readers of the early 20th century.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author