During the First World War, Russia experienced a dramatic shift in power: the last tsar was deposed and assassinated. Along with him, the Romanov family, along with many other noble families, was driven from their homes or killed. In "Flight from St. Petersburg," Marian Hoefnagel describes the Russian Revolution through the eyes of young Mikhail. He lives with his sisters and mother, Princess Olga, in the Romanov palace while his father fights at the front in the First World War. His idyllic childhood is abruptly cut short when the family is forced to flee. First, they travel to Moscow, but ultimately seek refuge in Paris. During this escape, his youngest sister, Irini, is born. Later in life, Irini returns to St. Petersburg for the first time to see the palace where her family once lived and meets old family acquaintances.
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