Antonina Bludova
Illustration — Antonina Bludova Countess Antonina Dmitrievna Bludova (Антонина Дмитриевна Блудова; 25 April 1813 – 9 April 1891) was a Russian philanthropist, salonist, memoirist and lady-in-waiting. The eldest child of Count Dmitry Bludov, one of Nicholas I's trusted ministers and advisors. She was born in Stockholm, where her father was on the Russian embassy staff.
Also recorded as Antonina Dmitriyevna Bludova
Antonina Bludova
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- Born
- 1813 · Stockholm.
- Died
- 1891 · Moscow.
- Nationality
- Russian Empire
- Occupation
- lady-in-waiting · salonnière · philosopher · writer · philanthropist · patron of the arts
- Fields
- memoir literature · children's and young adult literature · charity
- Languages
- Russian
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From an early age, she met Alexander Pushkin, Vasily Zhukovsky, Nikolai Gogol, Mikhail Lermontov, Aleksey Khomyakov and other successful authors. Her salon was one of the most fashionable in Saint Petersburg, serving as a vital link between the imperial court and the Slavophile (or Pan-Slavist) circles. She was made a senior lady-in-waiting in 1863. She founded an Orthodox bratstvo in Ostrog which included an elementary school, a school for girls, a public library, a hospital, a drug store and a home for pilgrims travelling to the Pochayev Monastery. She died in Moscow at the age of 77 and was buried in the Novodevichy Convent. Her memoirs were published in 1889.
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1813
Antonina Bludova born at Stockholm.
1891
Antonina Bludova died at Moscow.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Antonina Dmitriyevna Bludova. Her recorded language was Russian. She was the child of Dmitry Bludov and Anna Shcherbatova. Recorded as lady-in-waiting, salonnière, philosopher, writer and philanthropist.
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