Marie Vassiltchikov
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Berlin Diaries
- By: Marie Vassiltchikov
- Narrator: Marie Vassiltchikov
- Length: 13 hours 51 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: April 08, 2011
- Language: English
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A princess of White Russian descent, Marie Vassiltchikov was 23 years old when she was trapped in Berlin by the outbreak of World War II. In these secret diaries, she chronicles the glamorous rise and shattering fall of the Nazi Party, as seen from... Read more
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