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Nadezhda Shcherbatova

Saint Petersburg, 24 Nov 1901 – France, 29 Jan 2001

7 facts1 source

Facts and their sources

  • Born24 Nov 1901, Saint Petersburgnot verified1 source
  • MarriedIvan Stenbock-Fermornot verified1 source
  • Died29 Jan 2001, Franceor 29 Jan 2000Records disagree1 source

A life in time

  1. 24 Nov 1901

    Born in Saint Petersburg

  2. 30 Apr 1924

    A son is born

  3. 29 Jan 2001

    Dies in France, aged 99

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 11 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Saint Petersburg.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1900s · Nadezhda is born in Saint Petersburg

In the news1905

Bloody Sunday Massacre

Troops fired on a peaceful demonstration in St. Petersburg, killing and wounding hundreds and causing a collapse in public confidence.

What people wore

Men's Peasant Attire and Festive Shirts

Peasant men commonly wore a shirt belted over trousers, often paired with a felt cap and boots or bast shoes. For festive occasions, they might wear shirts made from red calico instead of everyday homespun fabric.

Getting around

Cost and speed of troika travel

Travelers could hire a troika, a carriage with three horses, for approximately 100 rubles to travel from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod, a journey covering over 400 versts that took about 4 days.

The Model T. Ford’s assembly line made a car ordinary families could buy: fifteen million were built.Around the world · 1908–1927

The Model T. Ford’s assembly line made a car ordinary families could buy: fifteen million were built.

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In the news1891–1903

Trans-Siberian Railway Construction Begins

The construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway began in 1891, eventually connecting distant parts of the empire and opening new economic opportunities.

Music

Improvised percussion for dances

During fast pliaska dances, performers often used improvised percussion like wooden spoons, a metal pot, or a scythe to accompany the music.

Daily life

The universal Russian stove

Most peasant homes had a universal stove that occupied a quarter of the room; it was used for heating, cooking bread, boiling clothes, and sleeping. Many of these stoves were built without chimneys, meaning smoke filled the room and exited through the roof or door.