Author, Russian Historian. When she died at age 24 she had managed to fill 84 volumes of a diary with passionate observations and candid descriptions of the famous people she knew personally. It was published posthumously to the consternation of many who were in the books. She was a promising painter. Most of her work went to the Russian Museum at St. Petersburg. Died of tuberculosis.
Author, Russian Historian. When she died at age 24 she had managed to fill 84 volumes of a diary with passionate observations and candid descriptions of the famous people she knew personally. It was published posthumously to the consternation of many who were in the books. She was a promising painter. Most of her work went to the Russian Museum at St. Petersburg. Died of tuberculosis.
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