Memoirs of Baron von Delwig-hidden from KGB for 100 years

A project in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK by Alexei von Delwig
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Unpublished memoirs of Baron A von Delwig (1875-1936) that miraculously survived Russian Revolution, WWI, Russian concentration camp
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Dates: Oct 29th -> Nov 28th (31 days)
Project By: Alexei von Delwig
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November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
 The book is written in a father-to-child style. And those are his children (left to right): Nina, Galya, Alexei (my granddad) and Olga. Nice honest faces, difficult and tragic life for most of them - all in the book. Very touching and funny... (Read More)

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November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
The book is in Russian, but I wanted to translate something that is relevant for everyone. Why? That's what Kremlin has in store for everyone in the world including you. "...But life in the camp located at the end of the city and enclosed by the... (Read More)

"the former people"

November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
The Russian nobility were called “former people” after the Bolshevik revolution, and so was Baron von Delwig. This phenomenon is well-known. What does this mean in practical terms? It is quite simple really, - you think you are a human being, but... (Read More)

It all happened here...

November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
 I have found an old map of the area where all these dramatic and non-dramatic events have taken place. It was all private land belonging to various landowners including Anatoliy von Delwig (look in the middle of the map a village called... (Read More)

'Manuscripts don't burn' (M. Bulgakov)

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Michael Bulgakov said in his novel "The Master and Margarita" that 'Manuscripts don't burn'. What does this mean? How does this apply to the book we are trying to publish? Let's think together. I am sure there are a lot of interpretations, I like my... (Read More)

Baron Delwig and his wife Olga

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
 Here is my great granddad (the author of these memoirs) and his wife Olga (In Russian the meaning of the name Olga is: Holy).  If you think about it - the background is quite strange, isn't? Just picture this - a photographer comes to the house... (Read More)

The power of Bolsheviks is long-lasting (2)

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Continuing on the previous post and dwelling more on the idea that, as my great grandfather said, "the power of Bolsheviks is long-lasting...". It seems that Russians have a collective Stockholm syndrome, which is (a citation) "a psychological... (Read More)

The power of Bolsheviks is long-lasting

October 30th - via: kickstarter.com
The book is quite philosophical. I can understand this, as when you find yourself in Gulag you need to explain yourself why. So here I was going to reflect a bit on the author's statement that Bolsheviks' power  was long-lasting, "since the main... (Read More)

Story behind the book

October 30th - via: kickstarter.com
There is a story to tell about the manuscript (MS) itself. It literally fell into my arms about a year ago. One day one member of the family suddenly and silently gave me the MS - the MS that I was not aware of just a second ago. I was a bit... (Read More)

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