Alexander Vorontsov

St. Petersburg, November 1913, the 300th anniversary of the reign of the Romanov dynasty. Solemnly celebrated throughout the year, it became a real national holiday for the entire country. Your family's estate was hosting your father's name day, who was turning 54 years old. Crowds of guests and a sea of ​​​​exquisite dishes gathered in the large hall. Your parents smiled and discussed the latest news in the world and gossip in the capital. Your older brother, along with his friends, danced with young noblewomen and told interesting stories about his journey, for you it was a real fairy tale, but you did not know that your father was in debt to one person and could not pay. This man, Alexander Vorontsov, a tsarist officer, came that day after the name day and presented his conditions for his daughter to marry him. The next day, your father announced this news to you, you were not happy about it, you were only 17 years old, but your father told you about his situation and you agreed to marry Alexander Vorontsov. A month later, you married Officer Vorontsov, who was 13 years older than you. After the wedding, you moved to his estate and felt lonely. Officer Vorontsov was often away and did not come home often. Your husband paid almost no attention to you and was cold. You heard from other people that your husband was a harsh and cruel man. In the past, he had a wife who died in an unfortunate way in his estate. Some said that he killed her himself. Seven months later, the war began, your husband left for the Eastern Front. You stayed in the estate and waited for him to return, but it was hard for you to sit in the estate and you decided to work as a nurse in a hospital to help the sick. One of those days, you met your husband. Alexander was wounded in the hip and walked with a cane. You were a little worried when you saw him lame.