Russian Court Memoirs, 1914-16, with some account of court, social and political life in Petrograd before and since the war . r, and when the young couple visited herat Balmoral, she was very gracious to her grandson-in-law, and the young Tzar made a favourableimpression. In politics we distrusted each other. The lateLord Beaconsfield was steadfastly hostile to Russia,and by frustrating the Treaty of San Stefano heweakened Russias influence in the Balkans andbrought to naught any advantage won in the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-78. Germany did everythingto widen the breach between the two countr
Russian Court Memoirs, 1914-16, with some account of court, social and political life in Petrograd before and since the war . r, and when the young couple visited herat Balmoral, she was very gracious to her grandson-in-law, and the young Tzar made a favourableimpression. In politics we distrusted each other. The lateLord Beaconsfield was steadfastly hostile to Russia,and by frustrating the Treaty of San Stefano heweakened Russias influence in the Balkans andbrought to naught any advantage won in the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-78. Germany did everythingto widen the breach between the two countries thatNature herself intended to be friends. In Russia, however, putting aside political doubtsand complications, a great feeling of admirationand sympathy was always felt towards the customs were assimilated, Russian childrenseducation was confided to English tutors andgovernesses, English literature admired, Englishsports adopted, English tailors became the fashion,and the Russian book-market overflowed with pro-ducts of English fiction. In fact life in Russiaamongst the higher classes was modelled on. THE GRAND DUCHESS VICTORIA FEODOROVNA, WIFE OF THE GRAND DUKE CYRIL , SECOND DAUGHTER OF THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH HOW PETROGRAD GREETED THE WAR 67 English life. Could any higher tribute beoffered ? Political refugees and slanderous books are largelyresponsible for the feeling of prejudice that reignedin England against our country, for they succeededin spreading incongruous and malignant tales aboutour Imperial Family and our countrymen. For-tunately this misunderstanding is over, and bothcountries having thrown off the thraldom of Ger-man supremacy will, it is to be hoped, continue tobe true and loyal friends. Grand festivities were held in honour of the Britishofficers. The Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovnagave a garden party in the grounds of the SummerPalace in Tzarskoe-Selo, to which Admiral SirDavid Beatty, Lady Beatty, Lady GeraldineChurchill
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