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Princess Catherine Alexandrovna Yurievskaya

Saint Petersburg, 9 Sep 1878 – Hayling Island, 22 Dec 1959

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A life in time

  1. 9 Sep 1878

    Born in Saint Petersburg

  2. 22 Dec 1959

    Dies in Hayling Island, aged 81

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During her lifetime

She lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Saint Petersburg.

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The 1870s · Princess is born in Saint Petersburg

In the news1874

Universal Military Service Law

The 1874 Universal Military Service law reduced mandatory military service from twenty-five years to six years for all social classes.

What people wore

Rubber overshoes as rural status symbols

Rubber overshoes became a huge fashion trend in villages; people would wear them even in 30-degree summer heat just to show them off while attending church.

Getting around

Peasant Travel by Foot and Cart

For ordinary people like peasants, traveling to the nearest town was rare, often done on foot or by horse pulling a cart in summer or a sleigh in winter. Travelers carried simple food like bread, dried crusts, and vegetables, sometimes sleeping under their cart during the journey.

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.In Europe · 1859–1871

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.

Baldassare Verazzi (1819-1886) · public domain

In the news1879

1879 Tay Bridge collapses killing 75 passengers

In 1879, the two-mile Tay Bridge collapsed during a storm, killing 75 passengers in Britain's largest engineering disaster.

Music

Large communal round dances

The khorovod, a traditional round dance, could involve as many as one hundred participants moving in a circle or in lines.

Daily life

Early schooling in rural communities

Children typically began school at age seven, though girls often left after a year or two to help with household chores, while boys were more likely to complete the course. Many peasant communities hired their own teachers and rotated classroom space among homes when a dedicated school was not available.