Kschessinska's Memoirs

[ashanti01]

I was looking on ebay and I saw this book listed but its in Russian. It seems to have many nice photos and information about Kschessinska and her affiar with the Romanov men.
Is this a reprint of her orignal memoirs? And does anyone know if this is avaliable in English?

[Marlene]

I was looking on ebay and I saw this book listed but its in Russian. It seems to have many nice photos and information about Kschessinska and her affiar with the Romanov men.
Is this a reprint of her orignal memoirs? And does anyone know if this is avaliable in English?

Dancing in St Petersburg was published some years ago in the USA,  and copies are plentiful.  Coryne Hall's bio on Mathilde is due out in the spring from Sutton.

[ashanti01]

Thank you Marlene

I had no idea it was the same book.  Thank alot for the useful information.  

[ashanti01]

You wouldn't happen to know where I can find
" Dancing in St Petersburg" would you?

[Marlene]

You wouldn't happen to know where I can find
" Dancing in St Petersburg" would you?

try one of the book searching sites, such as addall.com

[helenazar]

I was looking on ebay and I saw this book listed but its in Russian. It seems to have many nice photos and information about Kschessinska and her affiar with the Romanov men.
Is this a reprint of her orignal memoirs?  

Hi Ashanti,

I have the Russian copy that I bought last year in Russia. I believe it does come from her original memoirs with some stuff added.

Helen

[Eurohistory]

You wouldn't happen to know where I can find
" Dancing in St Petersburg" would you?

You can purchase a copy at euroistory.com

Arturo Beéche

[Belochka]

Hi Ashanti,

I have the Russian copy that I bought last year in Russia. I believe it does come from her original memoirs with some stuff added.

Helen

There is a Russian language edition which was printed in 2004. Your copy must have been very new? The Russian edition has a nicer cover showing the Marinsky Theater and two pleasant images of the ballerina. The images inside however are the same as those contained in the English edition.  

[Angie_H]

Does "Dancing in Petersburg" have any good pics of of Mathilde in it?

[markov]

Yes, 'Dancing in Petersburg' (1960) has 48 pages of black and white photos, of which about half are of Mathilde in various costumes from ballets, and in real life. Coryne Hall's brilliant 'Imperial Dancer' (2005) has sixteen pages of photographs, including many new ones, and really tells the full story of Mathilde's life and career. I think you need both books to understand her fully, but if I had to choose one it would be 'Imperial Dancer'.

[Angie_H]

I received "Imperial Dancer" for Christmas and thought it was a very good book. I just wanted to find some more pictures of her. Thanks!!

[leushino]

Kschessinska certainly doesn't dance around her affairs with the Romanov men.  

[helenazar]

I was looking on ebay and I saw this book listed but its in Russian. It seems to have many nice photos and information about Kschessinska and her affiar with the Romanov men.
Is this a reprint of her orignal memoirs? And does anyone know if this is avaliable in English?

Is the Russian version of Kschessinska's memoirs exactly the same as "Dancing in St Petersburg"? Does anyone know?

[Belochka]

Is the Russian version of Kschessinska's memoirs exactly the same as "Dancing in St Petersburg"? Does anyone know?

Yes the book is exactly the same. It is much cheaper than the English version and goes under a different title Vospominaniya. (Memoirs)