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January 1842. Sophie Knorring’s Diary.
The diary chronicles the life of Sophie von Knorring in St. Petersburg during January 1842. It captures her reflections on the new year, social events, family dynamics, and her vocal studies with Maestro Tamburini. Amidst society’s festivities, personal struggles unfold, particularly regarding her rejection of a suitor and her longing for home.
December 1841. Sophie Knorring’s Diary.
← Read November 1841 | Continue to read → Begun around May 1, 1841, at her parents’ estate of Paslep, completed around March 1, 1842, in St. Petersburg *. The discoverer of this document and…
Summer 1841. Sophie Knorring’s Diary.
← Read May, 1841 | September 1841 → Begun around May 1, 1841, at her parents’ estate of Paslep, completed around March 1, 1842, in St. Petersburg *. The discoverer of this document and the…
Sophie’s Choice
“You have, of course, seen more than once the album of a provincial miss…” An Encyclopedia of Russian Life in a German Rendition. The Diary of Sophie Knorring Article Author: Historian Sergei Gavrilov (about the…
Sophie’s Choice. Part II.
“All started furtively to talk, to joke, to comment not without some malice, a suitor for Tatiana to assign. Article Author: Historian Sergei Gavrilov (Young men in the Knorring household) To be the granddaughter of…
