Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich. Memories

Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich, aka Sandro (1866-1933), uncle and contemporary of Tsar Nicholas II, was his friend and brother-in-law, married to Grand Duchess Xenia; father of six sons and daughter Irina, who married Felix Yusupov.
A charming aristocrat and a cheerful, wise man, a sailor, an admiral and the creator of Russian military aviation, he knew everyone and understood everything, and in his way of thinking he is more modern than many of us.
This volume includes both books of the Grand Duke's memoirs. The first book is being published here for the first time with the restoration of all the numerous banknotes of political and intimate nature that were made by Russian emigrants in Paris in 1933.
The second book, which tells about the years of emigration, was translated specifically for this publication.