Word: nadejda
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Died. Michael Michaelovitch Romanov. 68, Grand Duke of Russia, cousin of Nicholas II, son of the late great Grand Duke Michael Nicholaevitch (1832-1909); in London, where his daughter Nadejda is the smart Marchioness of Milford Haven, wife of Prince George Mountbatten, potent kinsman of George V. Once used to an income of five million dollars. Grand Duke Michael had recently been employed in the British civil service at a salary...
Moscow: "Give us a short history of Lenin's life and sayings that we may insert it in the place of the Gospel." Nadejda Constantinovna Krupskaya, Lenin's widow, answered thus many of her numerous messages of condolence: "Let not your deep, abounding grief be expressed in outward honors for Lenin's personality. Monuments to his name and sumptuous ceremonies-all that in his life he valued so little, found them all so tiresome. Remember how much poverty and lack of order yet exist in our country. If you want to honor Lenin's name build...
Engaged. Princess Nadejda, 25, sister of King Boris of Bulgaria, to her third cousin, Duke Albert Eugene of Wurttemberg, 28, second son of Duke Albrecht. They are great grandchildren of Louis Philippe of France, who-during the revolution of 1848-was smuggled to England as "Mr. Smith...