It's a long time since we received any newspapers from Petrograd, telegrams too. Papa finds it very hard to have no news of what is going on in Russia. He read the papers avidly at Tsarskoe Selo

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Our friend Anna Vyrubova who spent in Peter&Paul Fortress 5 months tried to escape to Sweden but was detained in Helsingfors

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Louise & I set sail for today; to witness this revolution first hand. The USA has no real freedom; so I'm off to Russia

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Anyone who was successful before is now a target for the crowds. Life in Petrograd no longer safe for the rich & noble

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