It is definitely worth visiting and if the painted crypt below is open, that is lovely to see as well. The lovely cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Alexandre Nevsky - which Tsar Alexander II visited when it was first built - was an anchor for the community once upon a time. There are a few vestiges of the émigrés life there still - the restaurant I used as a setting in one chapter, is now closed. Q: How did you bring the White Russian émigré experience in Paris to the written page? What enclave did they settle in? What place would you recommend a tourist visit to see their historical footprints?Ī: I did a lot of research in Paris for “Lilac Girls,” and when I went back to do some press with my French publisher, I visited the Russian cathedral in “Lost Roses.” It opened up a whole world, a former Russian enclave on Rue Daru. I was also curious about the Russian peasants who benefited from the Revolution. I wanted to know more about how they dealt with creating new lives. A: I was intrigued with how they changed places in a way - how one minute the Russian aristocrats were on top of the world and the next thing they had nothing.
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