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	Topics Anna Vyrubova Topic Home Anna Alexandrovna Vyrubova, née Taneyeva, was a lady-in-waitingLady-in-waiting A lady-in-waiting is a female personal assistant at a noble court, attending to a queen, a princess or other noblewoman.... , best friend and confidante to TsaritsaTsaritsa Tsaritsa, formerly spelled czaritsa, is the title of Tsar's wife or a female autocratic ruler of Russia or Bulgaria.... Alexandra Fyodorovna. Early life Vyrubova was the daughter of Aleksandr Taneyev, a noted composer. Her mother, Nadezhda née TolstoyTolstoy Tolstoy, or Tolstoi is a prominent family of Russian nobility, descending from one Andrey Kharitonovich Tolstoy who s... , descended from Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov. Due to these connections she was attached to the imperial court at an early age. She had two younger siblings, Sergei, and Alexandra. She was a childhood playmate of Felix Yussupov, the man who spearheaded the murder of Grigori RasputinGrigori Rasputin Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was a Russian mystic who held an influence in the later days of Russia's Romanov dynasty.... . Yussupov found her unattractive: Life at Court The Tsarina valued Anna's devotion to her and befriended her, ignoring women of more distinction at the court. Anna married Alexander Vasilievich Vyrubov, a naval officer, even though she was warned by Rasputin that the marriage would be an unhappy one. The couple eventually divorced. Her mother reportedly told interrogators following the Russian Revolution that Vyrubov "proved to be completely impotent, with an extremely perverse sexual psychology that manifested itself in various sadistic episodes in which he inflicted moral suffering on her and evoked a feeling of utter disgust." Although her memoirs testify to the contrary, she is often credited with the introduction of Rasputin to the family of TsarTsar Tsar , occasionally spelled Czar or Tzar and sometimes Csar or Zar in English, is a Slavonic term des... Nicholas IINicholas II of Russia Nicholas II of Russia was the last Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland.... . For a long time she served as a go-between for the royal family and Rasputin. During World War I she trained as a Red Cross nurseNurse A nurse is a health care professional who is engaged in the practice of nursing.... and nursed soldiers along with the Tsarina and the Tsarina's two older daughters, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of RussiaGrand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, also known as Olishka or Olya., was the oldest daughter of Nicholas II ... and Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of RussiaGrand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia Overview Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaievna of Russia Tanya, Tatya or Tanushka was the second daughter of Nichola... . She was injured in a train accident in January 1915 and credited Rasputin with saving her with his prayers. Following the Russian Revolution, Anna Vyrubova underwent a medical examination to prove her virginityVirginity Virginity is a term used to describe what a person has when he or she has not yet engaged in sexual intercourse.... . The provincial investigator concluded that she was too naive and unintelligent to have had any influence over the Tsarina. Vyrubova escaped the Bolshevik revolution by fleeing to FinlandFinland The Republic of Finland , is one of the Nordic countries.... . Exile In Anna's own memoirs, she describes her perils in prison and her narrow escape from execution when, miraculously, she met several old friends of her father's on a St. Petersburg street who helped her escape her captor. She endured much hardship avoiding the Bolsheviks, and was only able to escape to Finland in December 1920. Before leaving RussiaRussia Russia , also the Russian Federation , is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of Eurasia.... , she became friends with the revolutionary writer Maxim GorkyFacts About Maxim Gorky Aleksei Maksimovich Peshkov, better known as Maxim Gorky, was a Soviet/Russian author, a founder of the socialist real... who urged her to write her memoirs and she followed his advice. Her memories of life at court provided rare descriptions of the home life of the Tsar and his family. She spent the rest of her life first in Viipuri and later in HelsinkiHelsinki Helsinki , Helsingfors is the capital and largest city of Finland.... . She took vows as a Russian Orthodox nun, but was permitted to live in a private home due to her physical disabilities. Her grave is located at the OrthodoxEastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church is a Christian body that encompasses national jurisdictions such as the Greek Orthodox, Russian ... section of Hietaniemi cemeteryFacts About Hietaniemi cemetery The Hietaniemi cemetery is located in the Tl district of Helsinki, the capital of Finland.... in HelsinkiHelsinki Overview Helsinki , Helsingfors is the capital and largest city of Finland.... . 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