Six Years at the Russian Court
By Magaretta Eagar · Running time 05:48:25 · Memoirs
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From 1898 to 1904, Irish born Margaretta Eagar was the nanny to Olga (Ольга), Tatiana (Татьяна), Maria (Мария) and Anastasia (Анастасия) Nikolaevna Romanova, the four young daughters of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia and his consort, Alexandra Feodorovna. As children, the four grand duchesses invented an acronymic nickname, OTMA, in reference to their collective selves, as a sign of group closeness and sisterly affection. Eagar was of the opinion that many authors of her time had written fictionalized accounts of the royal family and of Russian society at large. In her words she had "... not st
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