http://slow.writerscafe.org/saraamarques The original writings of author Sara Araujo Marques en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1779879968 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Tsarskoe Selo, Russia, March 1915 Natalia The ground floor of the palace was turned upside down. Most servants hadbeen discharged of their usual occupations and were summoned to the ballroom,not knowing what to expect. At exactly 9am, Natalia and Irina entered the room,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/saraamarques/1720457/ Tsarskoe Selo, Russia, 16 December 1914 Vladimir It was still dark when Prince Vladimir Pavlovich Paley rose from his bed.He had asked his valet to wake him up at 5, but he didn’t have to wait for him.In fact, he hardly slept at all on that dreadful evening. The p.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/saraamarques/1719466/ It all started in 1895, four years after Grand DukePaul Alexandrovich of Russia lost his first wife, Princess Alexandra of Greeceand Denmark, who had died a few days after the premature birth of theirhalf-brother, Grand Duke Dmitri. At the time, understandably, Grand Duke Paulwas quite shake.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/saraamarques/1718433/ An alternative story of what the lives of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia and his family might have been if the Russian Revolution never happened. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/saraamarques/1716952/