Anna Viroubova

Anna Alexandrovna Vyrubova (1884–1964), often spelled Anna Viroubova in older English publications, was a Russian court lady, memoirist, and one of the closest confidantes of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, the last Empress of Imperial Russia. Although she did not hold political office, her close relationship with the imperial family placed her at the center of one of the most turbulent periods in Russian history. Her...