Overview
The author traces the Queen Mother's formative years, her family life in the palace environment, her growing adoration and ascension to the British throne, how she arranged aid to Stalingrad and was ultimately named an honorary citizen of that city, and other little-known details from the life of the Queen and her circle. With a foreword by Yuri Fokin, Russia's ambassador to the UK in the period 1997-2000, who was personally acquainted with the Queen Mother, the book will undoubtedly appeal to the British public and to anyone interested in Russian-British relations and the two countries' World War II history. Illustrated with photographs from private collections and from the Battle of Stalingrad Museum, some of which readers will see for the first time. Published with the support of the Institute for Literary Translation, Russia. Translated from the Russian by Christopher Culver. Proofreading by Emma Lockley.
Full Product Details
Author: Natalia Kulishenko ,
Christopher Culver
Publisher: Glagoslav Publications B.V.
Imprint: Glagoslav Publications B.V.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.499kg
ISBN: 9781912894611
ISBN 10: 1912894610
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 07 March 2020
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
""I am confident that this book will interest not only historians;and international-relations experts, but also anyone;interested in foreign affairs and diplomacy."" Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ""Natalya Kulishenko relied on a large number of memoirs while writing her book, which allowed her to present events more objectively, via eyewitness accounts. Among documentary sources are the memoirs of high-ranking diplomats, such as Ivan Maisky, Yuri Fokin, Viktor Popov, Fyodor Molochkov, Petr Stegny, Winston and Clementine Churchill, and wartime periodicals."" Yelena Studneva, International Affairs
"""I am confident that this book will interest not only historians;and international-relations experts, but also anyone;interested in foreign affairs and diplomacy."" Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ""Natalya Kulishenko relied on a large number of memoirs while writing her book, which allowed her to present events more objectively, via eyewitness accounts. Among documentary sources are the memoirs of high-ranking diplomats, such as Ivan Maisky, Yuri Fokin, Viktor Popov, Fyodor Molochkov, Petr Stegny, Winston and Clementine Churchill, and wartime periodicals."" Yelena Studneva, International Affairs"
Author Information
Natalia Kulishenko holds a master's degree in international relations from the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and now works at the Russian state agency Rossotrudnichestvo. Her master's thesis was titled ""On the establishment of relations in the 'Big Three' format: Russia, USA, China"". She has often participated in prominent international forums and conferences. She has been recognized for helping to develop and maintain ties between Coventry, England, and Volgograd, Russia: the two communities which started the twin-cities movement that has now been taken up worldwide.
