Nelka - Mrs. Helen de Smirnoff Moukhanoff, 1878-1963, a Biographical Sketch

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Nelka, by Michael MoukhanoffThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.orgTitle: Nelka Mrs. Helen de Smirnoff Moukhanoff, 1878-1963, a Biographical SketchAuthor: Michael MoukhanoffRelease Date: September 17, 2007 [eBook #22655]Language: English***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK NELKA***E-text prepared by John Young Le BourgeoisNELKA(Mrs. Helen de Smirnoff Moukhanoff.)1878-1963A Biographical Sketch.by Michael Moukhanoff1964FOREWARD.In attempting this biographical sketch of Nelka I am using the memories of 45 years together and also a great number ofletters as material. Her Aunt, Miss Susan Blow, had the habit of keeping Nelka's letters over the years. There are someas early as when Nelka was only five years old and then up to the year 1916, the year her aunt died. These letters reflectvery vividly the personality, the ideas, the aspirations, the disappointments and the hopes of a person over a period of along life. They paint a very real picture of her personality and for this reason I am using quotations from these letters veryextensively.Nelka de Smirnoff was born on August 19, 1878 in Paris, France.Her father was Theodor Smirnoff, of the Russian nobility. Her grandmother had tartar blood in her veins and was ...