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ymbol of home. (4)Features of family life deeply impressed her. She listened, enraptured, to the book readings, her favourite being the voice of Uncle Seryozha as he read Pushkin; endless discussions between everyone gathered there were frequent. (5) Today, in Lockdown, we are rediscovering family life. The Russians had it all along. (6)<h2 id="7a76">The End Of Pre-Revolutionary Russia and Her Return.</h2>However, with the Revolution came devastation, and in 1920, Eugenie had a harrowing escape to Scotland. Uncle Seryozha came to a tragic end, as did most of her relatives (7).Eighty years after fleeing Russia, Eugenie was able to visit Archangel. The house, ravaged and desolate, was due for demolition. All she loved was gone forever. (8)<h2 id="8237">The Claim As Great Literature.</h2>Eugenie’s is a story enabling the reader to comprehend, to be moved and challenged by events and characters far removed from our lives. Wherever we live, and in whatever age, we share the human experience of loves, losses, hopes and dreams.Gifted writers like Eugenie convey the heart of those emotions and this is what shapes our identification with a story and ensures its place in the annals of great literature.<h2 id="d288">References:</h2><a href="https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/11911594.eugenie-fraser-writer-whose-accou

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nt-of-a-russian-childhood-became-hugely-popular/">(1) The Herald https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/11911594.eugenie-fraser-writer-whose-account-of-a-russian-childhood-became-hugely-popular/</a> Accessed 07/05/2020There is a piece in the book where she describes her Russian soul: The House By The Dvina, for which she earned an Honorary Degree Of Doctor of Letters from the University of Abertay.(2) Eugenie Fraser. The House By The Dvina A Russian Childhood. Originally published in Great Britain by Mainstream Publishing Company(Edinburgh) 0Ltd. 1984. (Corgi Edition Reprinted 12 times. 1986–1998) p 22(2) op Cit, p 22(3) Op Cit, p 28(4) Op Cit, p 25(5) Op Cit, pp 28, 205(6) Op Cit, p 28(7) Op Cit, p 335(8) Eugenie Fraser’s Return: Dvina Remains <a href="https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/dvina-remains/author/eugenie-fraser/">https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/dvina-remains/author/eugenie-fraser</a>/This is my 3rd piece for Illumination. My choice of theme is: what makes literature great? I love books and reading and am fascinated by the lives of writers, exploring their worlds and the influences that inspired them. It is a voyage of discovery.Copyright Lynette Clements, 2020. All rights reserved.</article></body>

A Voyage to Pre-Revolutionary Russia: with Eugenie Fraser (1905–2002)

Exploring Literature and Authors.

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The Life of Eugenie Fraser.

Eugenie captures your heart in the opening pages of her award-winning book, The House By the Dvina. A Russian Childhood. (1) The daughter of a Russian father and a Scottish mother, she was born and raised in Archangel. In 1912, on her return from a holiday in Scotland, she wrote the following memory of her grandmother’s home:

I entered the house. It embraced me, holding me fast for the next eight years until the morning of my childhood was over. (2)

Eugenie ‘holds us fast’ in her story.

Eugenie describes how the Russian soul…became part of her, (3) while throughout her story, the sweet humming of the samovar simmers in the background, the symbol of home. (4)

Features of family life deeply impressed her. She listened, enraptured, to the book readings, her favourite being the voice of Uncle Seryozha as he read Pushkin; endless discussions between everyone gathered there were frequent. (5) Today, in Lockdown, we are rediscovering family life. The Russians had it all along. (6)

The End Of Pre-Revolutionary Russia and Her Return.

However, with the Revolution came devastation, and in 1920, Eugenie had a harrowing escape to Scotland. Uncle Seryozha came to a tragic end, as did most of her relatives (7).

Eighty years after fleeing Russia, Eugenie was able to visit Archangel. The house, ravaged and desolate, was due for demolition. All she loved was gone forever. (8)

The Claim As Great Literature.

Eugenie’s is a story enabling the reader to comprehend, to be moved and challenged by events and characters far removed from our lives. Wherever we live, and in whatever age, we share the human experience of loves, losses, hopes and dreams.

Gifted writers like Eugenie convey the heart of those emotions and this is what shapes our identification with a story and ensures its place in the annals of great literature.

References:

(1) The Herald https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/11911594.eugenie-fraser-writer-whose-account-of-a-russian-childhood-became-hugely-popular/ Accessed 07/05/2020There is a piece in the book where she describes her Russian soul: The House By The Dvina, for which she earned an Honorary Degree Of Doctor of Letters from the University of Abertay.

(2) Eugenie Fraser. The House By The Dvina A Russian Childhood. Originally published in Great Britain by Mainstream Publishing Company(Edinburgh) 0Ltd. 1984. (Corgi Edition Reprinted 12 times. 1986–1998) p 22

(2) op Cit, p 22

(3) Op Cit, p 28

(4) Op Cit, p 25

(5) Op Cit, pp 28, 205

(6) Op Cit, p 28

(7) Op Cit, p 335

(8) Eugenie Fraser’s Return: Dvina Remains https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/dvina-remains/author/eugenie-fraser/

This is my 3rd piece for Illumination. My choice of theme is: what makes literature great? I love books and reading and am fascinated by the lives of writers, exploring their worlds and the influences that inspired them. It is a voyage of discovery.