Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovitch, discussion and pictures

[aleksandr pavlovich]

RIP. I wonder where he was buried at the fortress of Peter & Paul ?

   If my memory serves me correctly, his remains (what little was left after the blast) were/are not at SS. Peter and Paul.   Regards,  AP.

   Later:  I understand that they have their second and final resting place at the Novospassky Monastery in Moscow, as of September 17, 1995. I see that the two burials have been previously covered early in this thread.     AP

[Eric_Lowe]

Thanks for the information.

[aleksandr pavlovich]

Thanks for the information.

                My pleasure!   Regards,  AP.

[Eric_Lowe]

I wonder why Sergei's diaries were not translated from Russian to English, given that he was married to the Queen of Great Britain's granddaughter and uncle of Earl Mountbatten of Burma.

[Olga from St.P.]

Eric_Lowe, Sergei's diaries is rare book (in 4 volumes) even in Russian (( Difficult to find and buy.

[Laura Mabee]

YES! Those books are very hard to find and buy. I have volume 1 & 2, but have not been able to find 3 or 4 for years. I honestly have been actively looking
 : (

[Eric_Lowe]

I seen them on sale but since I do not read Russian. It is not of use to me. Can they be translated ? Just wondering...

[Laura Mabee]

Of course things can be translated, it's just a matter of who is going to take the time to do it.
If it's an interest to a unofficial translator (*cough* like you and I *cough*) you always run into the trouble of the time it would take one person to translate diaries/letters of that volume, and if it's an accurate translation. If it's an official translator (or team of translators), we're looking a a lot of money. Sadly, unless someone here takes it on as a project of love, I don't see it happening anytime soon.

Edited to add:
There was a thread [here] that showed the sincere interest in seeing these volumes translated.

[Eric_Lowe]

I agree...I would buy the book if it is translated.

[matushka]

Laura, these books are indeed priceless, ant the 4th volume is absolutely delightful! I book my at this site Olga from St-Petersbourg is refering, Russian pilgrim (Russky Palomnik), idrp.riu To tell the truth I waited long until they had on in store, but it works. You can although get the books direct at the Novospassky monastery in Moscow. I have no idea if they can sell you one online and dispach is to the States, but you can try to look at their site http://novospasskiymon.ru/

[Eric_Lowe]

I wish they would be translated. I wonder if they shed any new light on Serge ?

[matushka]

They do, indeed. I wish you could read these volumes, Eric, and get from those documents, letters and diaries extracts a new idea of GD Serge, less caricatural, less concentrated on the whole "sexual and tyran" gossip. The most interesting are certainly his letters to Paul Alexandrovitch.

[Eric_Lowe]

I love to too, but I don't know why they are not translated...

[Svetabel]

I love to too, but I don't know why they are not translated...

Becouse it's very expensive.

Here we discussed the volumes on GD SErgei:

http://forum.alexanderpalace.org/index.php?topic=12563.0

[Eric_Lowe]

You mean expensive to get the info or to translate it...