#kiril famous

[shalpilot]

also do not eat anything

[hollenka99]

Something something Freddie being the reason Kiril's childhood innocence was taken from him early in the form of learning about the fratricide tradition but Freddie also being one of Kiril's anchors/reasons to keep going when everything falls apart following the purge.

Like what if you knew your only ally who could ever understand things the way you do was your fellow survivor? And what if he doesn't actually fully have the same perspective as you because he is a child? What if you wanted to give him the world as compensation but in the end, it only corrupted you until one of you died because of it? What if you left him to fend for himself because of your mistakes? Or maybe those mistakes haunt you both figuratively and literally until they drag you down, one brother pushing the other underwater while frantically attempting to keep their head above the surface.

[tanasha-not-yet]

i lowkey hate the way humanity handles the idea of religion so

THESE are NOT accepted in MY HOUSE /lh

genuinely curious what does a boris look like

handsome

[xoxoskai]

Before anything else, I want to make it abundantly clear that these are all speculations.

I have taken whatever I could from the books and little hints and crumbs and come up with this theory and in no way does it reflect what will really be in the book.

Before I present my theory as to who the White Mask is, I want to cover who it isn't.

1. Vaughn Morozov

For everyone who doesn't know who Vaughn is, he's Kirill and Sasha's son and was, until recently, prime suspect #1 but Rina confirmed he will not be a part of Legacy of Gods so that essentially votes him out of this immediately.

2. Remington Astor

Before I started reading this series and had only heard of the White Mask, my first immediate guess went to the most unsuspecting person, Remi. Simply because no one would expect that from him and also because chances were that my man had more demons in his closet than he was letting on (like his Dad). However, he is not getting a book and the White Mask mystery is too good to not be revealed in a book which made me rule him out (sorrows and prayers, RemiAri you will always be famous)

3. Eli King

First of all, why would a 26 y/o participate in a passtime game of tag with college students? He's preparing to inherit an entire kingdom and I can't see him chasing people around for shits and giggles or for a more bloodthirsty reason. He simply does not have the time for it. Besides, even if he's not part of the Elites, he's dedicated to the entire united front that the Kings love to showcase which he won't betray just to satisfy his bloodlust (he might have other methods for it that does not require him to join the Heathens).

Which brings me to my prime suspect,

Ava Nash

Over the course of the first three books (Legacy of; Malice, Pain and Wrath), there were a lot of things that were said about Ava or in connection to her that hinted on something far more than simply words tossed to the wind.

(I will be referencing all of them and going forward will refer to the White Mask as WM)

I think the first, most obvious conclusion most people made was that the White Masked Heathen could be a girl. While the four known Heathens are all described as tall and muscular, it was specifically mentioned that WM was leaner.

(God of Wrath, Chapter 1, pg. 10)

Comes and goes as they please.

(God of Malice, Chapter 19, pg. 1)

Cherry could seduce the guards but not WM.

(God of Malice, Chapter 38, pg. 13)

Choice of weapon: Chains.

I always found this the most interesting because Killian, Jeremy and Nikolai rely on their strengths to wield their weapons whether it's a bat or a golf club or bare fists. It takes a considerable amount of power to swing those and inflict enough damage and pain.

But chains are easier to maneuver if you do not possess the actual strength to physically overpower your opponent. They can be swung at someone, used to disarm them or trip people or effectively cut air supply without exerting too much energy.

(God of Wrath, Chapter 1, pg. 9; God of Malice, Chapter 16, pg. 2)

Yes, I hear you. All of this is nice and good and obvious but where does Ava fit in?

Remember when Ava Nash took a shot for having done illegal things but not elaborating? There is so much more to her than what meets the eye.

Time and again, Ava has displayed tendencies that depict that violence does not bother that. That she finds it fun.

God of Malice, Chapter 7, pg. 2; God of Wrath, Chapter 4, pg. 8; God of Pain, Chapter 5, pg. 3; God of Wrath, Epilogue 2, pg. 1; God of Wrath, Chapter 25, pg. 2 God of Wrath, Chapter 25, pg. 2

Most Heathens: Jeremy, Killian and Nikolai partake in the brutal initiation to satiate their bloodlust of some sort. While Ava might not necessarily have the same level of thirst for violence as them, she is definitely a rule-breaker, loves treading the line between what is allowed and what isn't and has the most inside knowledge about the Heathens, something I will discuss in more detail soon.

If it's not obvious enough still,

Rina Kent does not like going with the obvious. She loves surprises and plot twists and I love getting surprised and having my mind blown.

Ava finds the entire concept of the initiation "fun" when mostly everyone outside of the Heathens has expressed distaste.

The reason I brought up WM's weapon of choice is because it was fascinating to me how Rina didn't go the conventional way of making Ava a pianist or a violinist which are usually what music majors in fiction pursue. She's a cellist. So, she probably has experience lugging her instrument to and from places. It speaks of considerable strength that she probably has carrying an instrument that weighs roughly 5-7 pounds around the campus daily, for years.

Every LoG book so far has been a Heathen X REU pairing.

Killian Carson X Glyndon King

Annika Volkov X Creighton King

Jeremy Volkov X Cecily Knight

Mia Sokolov X Landon King

Nikolai Sokolov X Brandon King

And lastly, Ava Nash X Eli King.

MORE STUFF SOON<3

[mariacallous]

Stay and fight, future clients!

Journalists at Agentstvo Media have learned that the man who appears in a recent selfie video promoted by Z-bloggers urging men in the Kursk region to stay and fight the Ukrainian military is actually the owner of a tombstone and funeral business in St. Petersburg. Four years ago, Kirill Vlasikov changed his name to Suvorov (apparently to boost his tombstone business that bears the Suvorov name — which means "severe" in Russian and is the name of a famous 18th-century Russian general and military theorist). Besides tombstones, Suvorov’s business offers cremation, burial, and transportation services specifically for soldiers killed in combat. He told Agentstvo directly that he believes men living in Kursk should stay and help resist the Ukrainians and said he sends humanitarian aid to Russian troops in Ukraine. He declined to answer when asked if he plans to enlist with Russia’s armed forces.

[duchesssoflennox]

Is there any royal family that you dislike you can name more than 1 ;)

Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich's family 😒

Of all the royals I've ever known, grand duke Vladimir Alexandrovich (paternal uncle of Tsar Nicholas II) and his family have always been my least favorite.☹️

They are my least favorite for the following reasons:

Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna were hostile and disloyal to Emperor Nicholas II, who was Vladimir's nephew and Maria's cousin. They held a rival court at their palace in Saint Petersburg and spread malicious gossip about the Emperor and his wife Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.

Maria Pavlovna was ambitious and greedy, and used her influence to obtain money, jewels, and estates from the Tsar and other wealthy people. She also exploited her position as the president of the Russian Red Cross to embezzle funds and supplies for her personal use

She was arrogant and snobbish, and looked down on other members of the Imperial Family, especially those who married below their rank or were not of Russian origin. She also despised the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, whom she considered a German spy and a bad influence on the Tsar

Kirill Vladimirovich, son of Vladimir Alexandrovich and Maria Pavlovna, is best known for his scandalous affair with his married first cousin, Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh.

Kirill and Victoria Melita got married years later, after Victoria Melita divorced her first husband. Their marriage was considered incestuous and morganatic by the Russian Orthodox Church and the Imperial Family, and caused a scandal in the Royal Courts of Europe and Great Britain

Kirill betrayed Emperor Nicholas II during the February Revolution of 1917, when he marched to the Tauride Palace wearing a red armband to show his support for the Provisional Government. He also renounced his rights to the Russian throne in 1917, but later claimed them back in 1924, proclaiming himself as the head of the House of Romanov and the rightful heir to the throne, despite the existence of other senior claimants.

Boris Vladimirovich is known for his scandalous affair with his married first cousin Queen Marie of Romania! Boris Vladimirovich was a notorious playboy and gambler, who spent lavishly on women, cars, and parties. He had numerous affairs and illegitimate children, and was involved in several scandals with actresses, dancers, and socialites. He was disloyal to his cousin, Emperor Nicholas II, and supported the February Revolution of 1917 that overthrew the monarchy. He also collaborated with the Bolsheviks and accepted their protection after the October Revolution, while most of his relatives fled or were killed. He was selfish and greedy, and used his influence to obtain money, jewels, and property from the Soviet government. He also sold some of his family's treasures and artworks to foreign collectors and museums.

Elena Vladimirovna was considered snobbish and vain by some people, including her mother's social rival, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna. She also allegedly refused to greet her sister-in-law Princess Marie Bonaparte and drew back her skirts as if not to be touched by her...

Andrei Vladimirovich had an affair with the famous ballerina Mathilde Kschessinska, who was also the former mistress of Nicholas II and two other grand dukes. He married her in 1921 and recognized her son as his, even though the boy's paternity was uncertain.

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[blackpilledkremlintsarina5294]

December 18-19, 2009

A ceremony to launch the new Arctic shuttle tanker Kirill Lavrov named after the famous Russian actor took place at the Admiralty Shipyard in St Petersburg. The ship was consecrated by the dean of the St Nicholas Epiphany Cathedral, Father Bogdan, and actress Alisa Freindlikh, Kirill Lavrov’s colleague. After that, Vladimir Putin visited the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theatre. He reassured the artists that the theatre building would be renovated soon. He then went to the Russian Geographical Society’s headquarters. Vladimir Putin was elected head of the Russian Geographical Society’s Board of Trustees in November 2009. In the evening, the Prime Minister had a workout at the School of Athletic Excellence. Vladimir Putin returned to Moscow from St Petersburg onboard a Sapsan train. A new high-speed train started regular service between the two cities on December 18 with speeds reaching up to 300 kilometers per hour.

[ggebba]

Hi there, just out of curiosity is it true that the top figure skaters in the same age group as Andrei and Pyotr usually exist in the same social circles as them (KHL/NHL russian players)? I noticed that Alina Zagitova and Andrei used to follow each other which makes sense considering her dad was the junior coach for Akbars + she used to date Dima Voronkov. Theres also this standing rumor that Stasya Konstantinova was Pyotr’s on-off ex for a couple of years. I know they were both sighted at zenit games a couple of times in the past & that he was with her during her birthday. But how common is it for skaters and players to share a bunch of mutual friends?

Hi 👋 Hockey and figure skating in Russia are closely related. More often than not, hockey players and figure skaters still came face to face at international competitions. Especially I want to note the Olympic Games. For example, after the 2018 Olympics, there were rumors that Kirill Kaprizov and Alina Zagitova started dating. But Alina, at that time, was underage and this topic was simply tried not to be mentioned.

Btw, now Kirill Kaprizov is in a relationship with the daughter of a famous Russian singer 🤫

There were a lot of rumors about who Alina was allegedly dating. Honestly, I don't know anything and most of them were just ridiculous rumors.

If we're talking about Andrei Svechnikov, he liked the singer Klava Koka better. That's what I saw information about in Russian publicks, that Andrei likes all her posts in social networks. But Klava has a boyfriend, so...

Klava Koka ⬆️

I've also read all sorts of things about Pyotr and Stasya. I only know about one of his ex-girlfriends, Dasha, because they often posted photos together and Pyotr mentioned her in interviews. Rumors, in fact, there were a lot of rumors. I can write about what was confirmed, but many rumors that I read about hockey players and Pyotr in particular are nothing more than fiction and conjecture 🤷‍♀️

But here's how I summarize it. A lot of Russian hockey players date/marry girls from gymnastics or from modeling. Here are a few examples:

Alex Romanov and Sofia (hockey player and gymnast)

Alexander Nikishin and Varvara Subbotina (hockey player and synchronized swimmer)

Artemi Panarin and Alisa Znarok (hockey player and model)

I hope I answered your question ♥️

[girlfriendline]

was he "wrong" on that call, sure. but do i enjoy that whoever the comms are saw a 97 and went 'must be kirill kaprizov' over y'know, the really famous guy. absolutely.

[juststayquiete]

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Tagged by dear @quaddmgd kith kith kith

Favorite Color: Purple! Yeah, the same Normal Amount tm as the other people who love purple........

Currently Reading: K that's been a while..... I don't even read fics lately, but I DO have a dozen of books that are waiting for me for ages lmao rn I really want to reread the Clockwork Orange....

Last Song: God why this question came up when I'm in my ru rap era I'm so ashamed skjdfkafkasjksd it's Jamik - Авторитеты

Last Movie: The Thing 1982. I liked it!!! The last 20 min were so intense!!! And the ending was cool!!!

Last Series: I don't watch series but I'm currently rewatching anime Double Decker Doug and Kirill. The second hand embarassment is real BUT I love it nonetheless

Sweet, Savory, or Spicy: I'm a picky eater so Idk it depends on the food......

Craving: I'm full rn and crave nothing skldjfksf

Tea or Coffee: Tea!!! My people are famous for drinking tea (yeah like the british lol) so I'm as a proud daughter of my ancestors usually drink like 4-6 cups of black tea with milk :3

Currently Working On: Nothing 💀💀💀 I'm really busy with my job rn and also I got sick so no, lich rally nothing *cries*

Tagging @hydrasshole @escelymir @fly-amanitaa @another-corpo-rat @civilization-illstayrighthere and whoever want to paricipate no pressure ofc <3333333

[shalpilot]

ARR elidibus is funny 2 me

[hollenka99]

Thinking of "The worst thing that has ever happened to me has already happened" to combat the pain of realising all the shit Asrit Frien went through all happened before she was 40.

[ilyasorokinn]

misc. masterlist, part 2 (western conference)

this masterlist is basically just blurbs, and maybe some fics, that i'm not proud of (but don't want to delete) or players i no longer write for. just because they are on this list doesn't mean i don't write for them. this list will probably grow as time goes on, i don't know.

key: name = do write for currently name = no longer write for *= from a prompt list

arizona coyotes,

✷ 3+1 (travis dermott) - y/n tells travis some very exciting news.

colorado avalanche,

✷ cute babies (bowen byram) - y/n tells bowen they make cute babies and wants to have another one.

✷ post-roadie cuddles (ross colton) - ross comes home after a roadie and all he wants is to cuddle. *

✷ hair transformations (cale makar) - y/n and cale have a youtube channel together, and y/n surprises scale with a hair transformation.

chicago blackhawks,

✷ make it better (anthony beauvillier) - Anthony had caught word that y/n has a bad day, so being the good boyfriend he is, he takes care of her and helps turn her bad day into a semi-good one. *

dallas stars,

✷ bubs the pup (roope hintz) - y/n finds a dog and brings it home with her.

✷ beach braids (roope hintz) - y/n and roope braid each other's hair on the beach. *

✷ wired autocomplete interview (tyler seguin) - y/n and tyler do a wired autocomplete interview.

✷ couples account (tyler seguin) - y/n and tyler pull tiktok pranks on each other (and the dogs).

✷ slow swayin' in the kitchen (tyler seguin) - the only rosie can fall asleep is if someone is holding her and swaying. *

edmonton oilers,

✷ an old married couple (dylan halloway) - y/n and dylan are kind of like the old married couple of their friend group, so everyone always goes to them for advice. *

los angeles kings,

✷ cuddle (erik portillo) - movie nights are erik's favorite. why? cuddling.

✷ there for him (erik portillo) - y/n's there for erik after the loss.

✷ safe in these arms (alex turcotte) - alex had a pretty bad day, but knows the second you wrap your arms around him, he'll be okay. *

✷ proud of you (alex turcotte) - y/n and alex are talking about their future, and talking about how proud they are of each other. *

minnesota wild,

✷ hat trick (matt boldy) - y/n's with matt when he scores his first hat trick.

✷ matt boldy's imfamous cheese quesadillas (matt boldy) - y/n has a bad day, so matt makes her his world-famous dish. *

✷ sweet dreams (matt boldy) - matt wakes up after a bad dream. luckily y/n's there to help him fall back asleep.

✷ kirill night (kirill kaprizov) - after. aloss, y/n spends the night comforting kirill. *

nashville predators,

✷ new job - (juuse saros) y/n works with kids, so she gets sick at least once a year, but luckily juuse’s always there to take care of her. *

st. louis blues,

✷ time to go (colton parayko) - colton drags y/ out after a long day of work where they fall alseep, mid party. *

vancouver canucks,

✷ job opportunities (brock boeser) - y/n gets a call, while hanging out with family, that she got the job she wanted. *

✷ daddy's girl (conor garland) - stella garland is a daddy's girl, especially when she gets hurt.

vegas golden knights,

✷ red, taylor's version (brendan brisson) - y/n finds out brendan is (secretly) a swiftie.

✷ post college anxiety (brendaon brisson) - y/n's been getting lots of job opportunities for after school, and brendan's getting stressed.

misc. players,

✷ britney and the astronaut (ethan edwards) - y/n and ethan's halloween costume is iconic.

✷ proud of you (ethan edwards) - y/n is there for than after the loss.

✷ sore (mark estapa) - after a hard game, mark's sore everywhere, so y/n gives him a massage.

✷ looking a little low (mark estapa) - mark comes back from the bathroom to see a guy getting a little too close.

✷ root beer floats (jimmy lambert) - y/n has a tradition of whenever she watches harry potter, she makes root beer floats. jimmy knows this, and ditches the guys to join her.

[mariacallous]

Last week, at a plenary session of the Russian State Duma, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko laid out his extremely regressive vision of what a woman’s life trajectory should look like. In Murashko’s view, women who pursue education and careers before having children are shirking their “responsibility” to their country and its future demographic success. The statements came amid a push by the ministry to restrict Russians’ access to medication abortion; according to the independent outlet Verstka, however, the real instigator of the initiative is the Russian Orthodox Church. Russia’s religious authorities have long opposed abortion in all forms, but they’ve achieved a new level of political influence since the start of the full-scale war as Moscow has abandoned even the pretense of a separation between church and state. Meduza summarizes Verstka’s report.

The Russian Health Ministry is losing ground in its standoff with the Russian Orthodox Church on the issue of abortion, knowledgeable sources told journalists from Verstka. The Russian authorities are poised to limit access to medication abortions in the near future, but the sources say the church would like to secure more serious restrictions as well.

By the end of this year, the government may restrict the sale of medical abortion products, according to two sources familiar with ongoing discussions about the initiative. Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko has said as much, and the Health Ministry has reportedly prepared a draft order to add the abortion medications Misoprostol and Mifepristone to its list of controlled substances. At the same time, according to the sources, the decision has been challenging for the authorities on a political level, and the initiative’s biggest advocate and beneficiary is the Russian Orthodox Church. In the future, the sources said, the laws governing abortions in Russia could very well become even more restrictive, and could potentially expand to include the removal of emergency contraception drugs from public sale altogether.

One source said the church is “pushing through” the anti-abortion measures, and that the current moment is an especially opportune one. While before the full-scale war Russia at least pretended to uphold the principles of a secular state, now the authorities are trying to embed the purported “traditional values” of the Russian Orthodox Church ever deeper into the country’s political and legislative agenda, he said. The church was always a major player in Russian politics, according to the source, but in recent months, it seems to have “received a carte blanche” and can now “bend [other parties] over its knee” in many policy discussions. The most obvious example has been the controversial transfer of the painter Andrey Rublev’s famous Trinity icon from Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery to the city’s Christ the Savior Cathedral, said the source. “And that’s only the beginning,” he added. “We’re no longer waiting for the fusion of church and state; that happened a long time ago.”

This isn’t the first time the Russian Orthodox Church has lobbied for specific policies. In 2022, for example, church leader Patriarch Kirill urged Vladimir Putin not to support a bill to prevent domestic violence.

Converging interests

The Russian Orthodox Church has always opposed abortions in any form, a source who attended meetings on the topic told Verstka, while the Health Ministry has traditionally opposed the church. According to the source, the ministry has long held the position that banning abortions does nothing to make them less frequent or increase the country’s birth rate (claims that have been borne out in other countries that have restricted abortion). “In other words, under the current circumstances, the Health Ministry can lower the number of abortions by having doctors work with women who come to antenatal clinics and talk them out of seeking the treatment by explaining that it poses risks to their health and that they shouldn’t do it,” he said. “If abortion is banned, the authorities will have no way to monitor the process, and it will leave the legal realm, while the risks to women [seeking illegal abortions] are more likely to exacerbate the demographic situation.”

Russian Orthodox Church representatives such as Bishop Tikhon Shevkunov (who is reputed to be Putin’s personal confessor) have advocated for bans and restrictions on abortion in meetings with Russian officials. Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev’s wife, Svetlana Medvedeva, has provided political support for the clergy. Medvedeva is the president of the Foundation for Social and Cultural Initiatives, an organization that, among other things, organizes the annual anti-abortion campaign “Give Me Life.” According to a source, the group’s position is that abortion is a moral issue. “In a country that safeguards traditional values, we should be raising highly moral people, and infanticide is unacceptable. In other words, it’s an ideological approach,” he said. “This side has never used the argument about the demographic growth that an abortion ban would bring. They don’t make calculations like that. For them, this is a values issue and an ideological one. ‘It should be banned because it shouldn’t happen.’”

Until recently, the church and the Health Ministry took different views on the question of why abortion should be restricted, the source noted. After the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine, however, the church’s views and those of the Health Ministry began to converge, according to a third source who’s familiar with the authorities’ discussions surrounding abortion. “[The initiative to restrict abortions] is being pushed through by the Russian Orthodox Church, of course,” he said. “The Health Ministry has hard numbers on the improvement of the situation [of birth rates in Russia in recent years]. But now that the spineless head of the Health Ministry got a negative reaction to his speech, he’ll be willing to go all the way.”

‘Nobody liked it’

The source was referring to a recent statement by Mikhail Murashko at a State Duma plenary session in which the minister spoke disapprovingly of women who pursue their education and careers before deciding whether to have children. “[Women delaying childbirth] causes a lot of problems: infertility, miscarriages, IVF. It also reduces the amount of time for women to have their third and fourth child,” said the minister.

According to Verstka’s source, Murashko’s statement provoked outrage “at the very highest level,” because women, including those in the government, saw it as an “attempt to return them to the kitchen” and to deprive them of their fundamental rights. “Murashko [tried to please] the boss [Putin], but his attempt failed — nobody liked it,” said a source from the Russian government. “So now he’s making a big fuss and showing his devotion.” The episode was reminiscent of the Defense Ministry’s recent statements in opposition to lawmakers’ initiative to ban gender changes, which ended with the ministry being “worn down,” according to Verstka’s source.

Two sources told Verstka that they believe the reproductive rights situation in Russia could get even worse in the future. The restrictions being discussed right now only involve abortion medications that contain Misoprostol and Mifepristone. However, these substances are also ingredients in emergency contraception productions, if in smaller doses. According to the medical information site Medvestnik, the Health Ministry’s order doesn’t mention dosage, which means the emergency pills could disappear from pharmacy shelves as well (or they could become considerably more difficult to find). Additionally, similar medications that don’t contain those products could be removed from circulation in the future as well, according to the sources. “If the fight moves to an ideological level, nobody will stop, and the restrictions will continue,” one source stressed. “Once the government starts invading women’s beds, it’s unlikely to stop voluntarily.”

[duchesssoflennox]

CHILDREN OF PRINCESS VICTORIA MELITA OF EDINBURGH 🥺💙✨️🫶

Princess Victoria Melita (25 November 1876 – 2 March 1936) was the second daughter and third child of Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia! She was the granddaughter of Queen Victoria from her English father's side and Tsar Alexander II's granddaughter from her Russian mother's side. She is famous for her divorce and remarriage scandals!

In 1894, at the age of 18, at the suggestion of her grandmother, Queen Victoria, she married her cousin, Prince Ernest of Hesse and by Rhine! Between 1895 and 1900, Victoria Melita and Ernest had 2 children:

Princess Elizabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (11 March 1895 – 16 November 1903) affectionately known as "Ella"!

a stillborn son (25 May 1900 - 25 May 1900) who died in the womb of his mother In 1900, Victoria Melita gave birth to a stillborn son, which was very disappointing for Queen Victoria!

In 1901, Princess Victoria Melita and Ernest divorced because they had an unhappy and incompatible marriage. They were first cousins who married under family pressure, but they soon realized that they had nothing in common Princess Victoria was in love with another cousin, Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia, while Ernest was rumored to be a homosexual.

Princess Victoria Melita had a complicated and tragic relationship with her daughter Princess Elisabeth... She was fond of her daughter, but she was not very involved in her upbringing.

Princess Victoria Melita's relationship with her daughter Princess Elisabeth was strained after the divorce. Princess Elisabeth blamed her mother for the divorce and resented her for leaving her father. Princess Victoria tried to reconnect with her daughter during her visits, but she was only partially successful. Princess Elisabeth was very close to her father and preferred to stay with him at Wolfsgarten, where he built her a small house of her own in the woods. Princess Victoria and Princess Elisabeth never had a chance to fully reconcile, as Princess Elisabeth died of typhoid fever in 1903, at the age of eight. It was a tragic loss for both parents, who loved their little daughter dearly.

Victoria melita later wrote in her memoirs: "My little Ella was taken from me. She was the joy of my life and I never really recovered from this loss."

Victoria melita's memories of her daughter were mostly sad and bitter, but she also cherished some happy moments they shared. She remembered how Ella loved animals and nature, and how she enjoyed playing in the woods near Wolfsgarten, where Ernest built her a small house of her own. She also remembered how Ella had a sweet and gentle personality, and how she looked like a fairy with her Dark hair and blue eyes... Two years after the death of her daughter Elizabeth, in 1905 she married her cousin and long-term lover Kirill Vladimirovich! In 1907, Victoria Melita and Kirill welcomed their first child, a daughter named Marie. Marie was named after her maternal grandmother! In 1909, Kirill and Victoria Melita welcomed their second child, a daughter named Kira! And in 1917, Kirill and Victoria Melita welcomed their third and last child, a son named Vladimir, The birth was so difficult and painful that 41-year-old Victoria Melita went near death during the birth of Vladimir! Princess Victoria Melita had 3 children from her second marriage who survived to adulthood and married and all had children. Despite the birth of three more children, Princess Victoria Melita never forgot her little Elizabeth and always kept a portrait of her in her room until her death in 1936...

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Masquerade

was written in 1941 by Aram Khachaturian as incidental music for a production of the play of the same name by Russian poet and playwright Mikhail Lermontov. It premiered on 21 June 1941 in the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. The music is better known in the form of a five-movement suite. Background Khachaturian was asked to write music for a production of Masquerade being produced by the director Ruben Simonov. The famous waltz theme in particular gave Khachaturian much trouble in its creation: moved by the words of the play's heroine, Nina – "How beautiful the new waltz is! ... something between sorrow and joy gripped my heart." – the composer struggled to "find a theme that I considered beautiful and new". His former teacher, Nikolai Myaskovsky, attempted to help Khachaturian by giving him a collection of romances and waltzes from Lermontov's time; though these did not give immediate inspiration, Khachaturian admitted that "had it not been for the strenuous search" for the appropriate style and melodic inspiration, he would not have discovered the second theme of his waltz which acted "like a magic link, allowing me to pull out the whole chain. The rest of the waltz came to me easily, with no trouble at all." Khachaturian dedicated the waltz to the actress who played Nina, Alla Kazanskaya. Masquerade was the last production staged by the theatre before the invasion of the USSR by Germany, and the production run was cut short.[ Suite Later, in 1944, Khachaturian extracted five movements to make a symphonic suite. The movements are: - Waltz - Nocturne - Mazurka - Romance - Galop Recordings In 1954, Khachaturian recorded the Waltz, Nocturne, and Mazurka from the Suite, conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra for Columbia (also setting down some of his other scores in the same sessions). - 1958, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin (CD), RCA 09026 63302 2 - 1992, Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi (CD), Chandos 8542 - 2008, Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Loris Tjeknavorian (CD), ASV CDDCA 773 Read the full article