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Matryona's Place (Russian: Матрёнин двор, romanized: Matryonin dvor),
sometimes translated as
Matryona's Home (or House), is a
novella written in 1959...
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Matryona Ivanovna Balk (née Modesta Mons; fl. 1718) was a
courtier in Russia. Born into the
Dutch Mons family,
Modesta was the
sister of
Peter the Great's...
- was only
distantly related to the
grandfather of Sergei. Sergei's wife
Matryona Balk was
named after her
grandmother Modesta Mons, the
sister of Anna Mons...
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Maria Rasputin (born
Matryona Grigorievna Rasputina, Russian: Матрёна Григорьевна Распутина; 27
March 1898 – 27
September 1977) was a
Russian woman who...
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small apartment in
Saint Petersburg with only his old and
unsociable maid
Matryona to keep him company. He
tells the
story of his
relationship with a young...
- Anna, and
brother to one of the
current ladies in
waiting for Catherine,
Matryona. He
served as Catherine's secretary.
Peter had
fought his
entire life to...
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Matryosha (Матрёша), in turn a
diminutive of the
Russian female first name
Matryona (Матрёна). A set of
matryoshkas consists of a
wooden figure,
which separates...
- 1711, he was
appointed personal adjutant to the tsar. His
other sister Matryona Balk had in the
meantime become the
closest friend of Catherine, whom Peter...
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Orthodox Church. Zhadanova, Zinaida. The Life
Story of the
Blessed Elder Matryona, 1993. In Russian: Святая Матрона Московская. 1885
according to some sources...
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court official and
alleged political conspirator. She was a
daughter of
Matryona Balk, who was
sister of Anna Mons and
Willem Mons. She is
famous for the...
