About this title: Translated into English for the first time, this is a portrait of the Baroness Budberg, who was intimately involved in the Lockhart affair--a conspiracy which almost brought down the fledgling Soviet state--and also a mistress to Maxim Gorky and then to H.G. Wells. B&W photos.
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781590171370ISBN:1590171373
Description: New. Translated into English for the first time, this is a portrait of the Baroness Budberg, who was intimately involved in the Lockhart affair--a conspiracy which almost brought down the fledgling Soviet state--and also a mistress to Maxim Gorky and then... read more
"Fascinating life, but poorly executed biography. Baroness Budberg was a survivor of the Russian Revolution and an enchanting woman who was successively the mistress/companion of Robert Bruce Lockhart, Maxim Gorky and H.G. Wells. Nina Berberova knew Moura personally, as well as most of the main personages of Russian emigre life, but this book presumes such a wide knowledge of 20th century literature and politics that most readers will be left rather in the dark about several key events and individuals.
There's a great book to be written about this interesting muse and lover, but this isn't it."
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