The Dream of Youth. Memoirs of the Daughter of Emperor Nicholas I

The memoirs of Queen Olga of Württemberg, the daughter of Russian Emperor Nicholas I, born in 1822 and leaving this world in 1892, tell about the life of the Romanov imperial family in the second quarter and middle of the 19th century - with joys, sorrows, and love for relatives… The pages of Olga Nikolaevna's memoirs are dedicated not only to Nicholas I, although the father was the main person for his children, and to the Empress mother, but also to relatives from the royal houses of Europe, for example, to the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm, a beloved grandfather, and other kings and queens, princes and princesses, as well as the courtiers of the imperial family. The details of everyday life within the palace walls, family celebrations, travels across Europe, political events of the turbulent 19th century, and the heartfelt passions of young grand duchesses - the memoirist touches upon various themes that are very engaging for modern readers.