Memories

The history of the Yusupov family occupies an important place in the narrative. Family archives were lost during the revolution, so the author relied on the preserved work of his grandfather. His own childhood is connected with his mother Zinaida Nikolaevna, his father — a guard officer — and his older brother Nikolai. The memoirs include studies, a tumultuous youth, life in Arkhangelsk and St. Petersburg mansions. The author describes family celebrations, the arrangement of estates, and the luxury in which he grew up. Many episodes are presented with irony and wit. Significant attention is given to World War I and the revolution of 1917. In the emigration chapters, the narrative discusses the loss of property, departure abroad, and the life of the Russian emigration.