# Mathilde Kschessinska
Top podcast episoder
Opdateret:
Mathilda-Marie Feliksovna Kschessinskaya (Polish: Matylda Maria Krzesińska, Russian: Матильда Феликсовна Кшесинская; 31 August [O.S. 19 August] 1872 – 6 December 1971; also known as Princess Romanovskaya-Krasinskaya after her marriage) was a Polish ballerina from a Polish noble family Krzesiński. Her father Feliks Krzesiński and her brother both danced in St. Petersburg.
Coryne Hall, "Queen Victoria and the Romanovs: 60 Years of Mutual Distrust" (Amberley, 2020)
The balance of power in nineteenth-century Europe was anchored on one end by the redoubtable Queen Victoria (1819 -1901), the doyenne of sovereigns, and at the opposite end by the autocratic Romanov dynasty — four successive emperors who ruled Russia during Victoria's own 63-year reign. Between the…
Coryne Hall, "Queen Victoria and the Romanovs: 60 Years of Mutual Distrust" (Amberley, 2020)
The balance of power in nineteenth-century Europe was anchored on one end by the redoubtable Queen Victoria (1819 -1901), the doyenne of sovereigns, and at the opposite end by the autocratic Romanov dynasty — four successive emperors who ruled Russia during Victoria's own 63-year reign. Between the…
Episode 7: Mathilde Kschessinska and Aspasia of Miletus
In Episode 7, Tenaya tells the story of prima ballerina Mathilde Kschessinska, and Kristen details the life and legacy of Ancient Greece's most famous hetaera, Aspasia of Miletus.
Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to automatically get new episodes.
Follow us on twitter at @HistoricalWPod or …
Coryne Hall, "Queen Victoria and the Romanovs: 60 Years of Mutual Distrust" (Amberley, 2020)
The balance of power in nineteenth-century Europe was anchored on one end by the redoubtable Queen Victoria (1819 -1901), the doyenne of sovereigns, and at the opposite end by the autocratic Romanov dynasty — four successive emperors who ruled Russia during Victoria's own 63-year reign. Between the…
Gossip: Nicholas II of Russia: rumors and scandals around the last Russian emperor
Nicholas II of Russia has an interesting reputation in Russia. Some people think that he was soft and his weakness led to the end of the Russian Empire. Others think that he is a Saint who died for his believes. And some people see him as a caring father and husband who sometimes forgot about the s…
Mathilde Kschessinska
Mathilde Kschessinska was an iconic prima ballerina of the Russian Imperial Ballet.
She was also the scandal of St. Petersburg. Let's spill the tea.
Born into a connected dance family, Little K first met the tsarevich (the future Nicholas II of Russia) when she was 18 and oh boy she was smitten kit…
Rerun: Alexandra Feodorovna
In 2018 we first covered Alexandra Feodorovna, the last tsarina of Russia. But, after our Mathilde Kschessinska episode, we thought it might be interesting to revisit her. So, you don't need to go digging back through the back catalog.
Alex was born into German royalty. She was very loved as the fa…
Tsar Nicholas' Forbidden Love for a Ballerina
In the glittering court of imperial St. Petersburg, amid opulent balls and the orchestral sweep of Wagner and Tchaikovsky, a forbidden romance once stirred hearts and defied decorum. The man destined to become Russia's last Tsar, Nicholas Alexandrovich, found himself irresistibly drawn to a balleri…
08 – The Nutcracker – Children and Ballet
A German Romantic fairy tale becomes a Russian imperial ballet with children at its center.
Topics covered: The Nutcracker; E. T. A. Hoffmann’s “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King”; German Romanticism; The Sandman, automata, and the uncanny; Alexandre Dumas’s adaptation; Erzgebirge nutcrackers; Ore …
PODCAST SØGEMOTOR
Du kan bruge vores hjemmeside til at søge efter3,823,503podcasts og195,632,248episoder efter personer, steder eller emner.
En investering i viden giver det bedste afkast, så jeg lytter til podcasts.
‐ Benjamin "Llamacorn" Franklin
REDIG
Tak fordi du hjælper med at holde podcast-databasen opdateret.
