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Married to the Empire: Three Wives of Russian America's Governors, 1829–1864 – Rabow-Edling Suzanne – BiblioRossica – 2025 – ISBN 978-5-907918-76-4

Married to the Empire: Three Wives of Russian America's Governors, 1829–1864
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In the Russian Empire's New World possessions, life was far from European notions of civilization. The settlers indulged in drunkenness and corruption, making them a poor example for the native inhabitants—people the empire considered desperately in need of moral enlightenment.

So what did the central government propose? Send in women. From 1829, every new governor had to be married—it was expected that women would serve as models of piety and charm in this harsh land. Suzanne Rabow-Edling recounts the stories of three governors' wives who went to the frontier: Elizabeth Wrangel, Margaretha Etolin, and Anna Furugelm.
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