INTRODUCTION
I HAVE LIVED AMONG ROYALTY, PEASANTS, AND PROSTITUTES. My name is Anya Pavlovitch. I was born in Moscow early in the twentieth century, the same year as the birth of the teddy bear. But I get ahead of myself. The story starts with my parents and this is their journey.
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An Affair of Honor
YOU TWO APPEAR TO BE OLD FRIENDS.” Mikhail’s voice held a strained tenor. “What is it you two find so amusing?” Continue reading
Posted in Act II - .Right of Passage, Act II - I. Trials and Tribulations
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The Ball
THE MODEST MANOR DID NOT HAVE A GILDED CEILING and the Tsar and Tsarina would not attend. However, several hundred people crowded the room just the same. Continue reading
Mother Arrives
AUNTIE MASHA, I THINK THIS GOWN MAY NEED A DIFFERENT SASH.” Before the Countess could respond to Kira, Continue reading
Posted in Act I - .Roman & Kira Meet, Act I - III. Moscow
Tagged Historical Fiction, Kira, Moscow, P C Chinick, red asscher, Roman, Russia
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The Musketeers Arrive
THE DIMLY LIT TAVERN with heavy soot walls and air that held an odor of sour mash was the best accommodations the boys could find in Moscow. Continue reading
Posted in Act I - .Roman & Kira Meet, Act I - III. Moscow
Tagged Historical Fiction, Kira, Moscow, P C Chinick, red asscher, Roman, Russia
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