Aurora Shernval Biography

Aurora Shernval could compare the beauty with Aurora only her sister Emilia. The sisters were very friendly. In the city of Emilia, she married Count Vladimir Alekseevich Musin-Pushkin. He was exiled to Finland in the case of the Decembrists, where he met his future wife. Emilia was very happy in marriage. When Count Musin-Pushkin, Emilia's husband, was allowed to return to St.

Petersburg, Aurora moved to the capital with her sister's family. The appearance in the northern capital of the sisters Shernval made a huge impression, they were immediately called "Finnish stars." Count V. Sollogub wrote about the sisters: “It is difficult to decide which of both sisters should have given the palm; Countess Pushkin was, perhaps, even more charming than her sister, but the beauty of Aurora Karlovna was more plastic and stricter ”[2].

Countess Emilia Karlovna Musin - Pushkin, G. in the Musin - Pushkin House, where Aurora lived as a member of the family, she talked with the most interesting people of that time, met in the light with A. Pushkin, P. Vyazemsky, A. Avrora was represented by the yard, and soon she became the maid of honor of the Empress Alexandra Fedorovna, the wife of Nicholas I.

The new position required organization, flexibility and diplomacy, and Aurora coped with it perfectly.

In the year, Aurora Karlovna marries the famous rich man and philanthropist Pavel Nikolayevich Demidov, thirty -eight -year -old Pavel Demidov, a descendant of the famous mining, a millionaire, industrialist, a well -known collector, archaeologist, a lover of antiques, was considered one of the enviable grooms of Russia. Even at a young age, showing “patriotic jealousy”, the fourteen -year -old Paul participated in the battle of Borodino as part of the special Demidov Hozyger Regiment, formed in the year at his father's expense.

He received a brilliant education, had the title of real state adviser, became the chamberlain of the court and was awarded many orders. At the wedding, Demidov gave his bride a box of platinum obtained on the Ural mines. Inside the box on a velvet pillow, the famous Sansi diamond, one of the largest and most beautiful diamonds in the world, rested. The wedding, which was arranged in the newlywed homeland, in Helsinki, did not know equal ...

K. Aurora Karlovna Demidova, G. Despite the secular gossip that accompanied this event, the marriage was quite happy, but, alas, short -lived. In the year, Pavel Nikolaevich Demidov, at the age of 42, died in the German town of Minz. Aurora was left alone, with a one -year -old son Paul. Pavel Nikolaevich Demidov, E Gg. Aurora with his son Paul, G. after the funeral of her husband Aurora with her little son lived in St.

Petersburg, then in Finland. Here, she bought the cod in Espo at his father’s favorite estate, and he, in turn, bought a plot in Helsinki for the proceeds and built Villa Hagasund, which has survived to this day. In years, Finland came into fashion, and many aristocrats came to Helsinki in the summer as a resort. It was considered a great honor to be invited to the estate of the cod to Aurora Demidova.

The royal spouses were satisfied with the hospitality of the hostess, friendship arose between them for many years. According to the memoirs of Count V. Sollogub Aurora Demidov - Shernval after the death of her husband for 6 years did not remove mourning. Together with her husband’s younger brother, she became the heiress of the colossal demidov state. Anatoly Nikolaevich Demidov lived almost all the time abroad, in Italy, and Aurora made a decision rather bold for a woman of her circle: to take control of business in the Ural factories [2].

The writer E. Fedorov, who created the literary trilogy about the Empire of the Demidov mines, describes the economic activities of Aurora Karlovna in the Urals: “... she herself traveled to the factories and mines and forced the rangers to post reporting books in which she skillfully checked the records” [4]. However, the local historians of Nizhny Tagil believe that the writer Fedorov, as they say, went over a stick here and too naturalistically showed the role of Aurora in the management of factories after the death of P.

she could manage the factories without leaving S. and even to go to factories and check documents - this is the clear artistic fiction of the Soviet writer [5]. In addition, one should not forget that at that time a small child was in the hands of Demidova, and a trip to the Urals under such circumstances would be associated with many difficulties. Definitely, Aurora Karlovna will visit the Ural factories, but much later under other circumstances, which will be discussed below.

Aurora wore mourning, took an active part in the management of the financial affairs of the Demidov mountain plants in Nizhny Tagil and was engaged in the education of her son Paul. Prince V. Sollogub recalled that he often had to see the son of Aurora, the heir to the Demidov wealth, a beautiful boy. He was surrounded by a luxury, and seemed to be not all saturated over the years.

According to V. Sollogub Auror Karlovna loved him very much, was engaged in his upbringing and, as far as possible, was strict with him [2]. Her chosen one was Andrei Karamzin, the eldest son of the famous historiographer N.Karamzin, an officer in a light cavalry, adjutant Count A. For us - Nizhny Novgorod, Sarovchan, who are fellow countrymen of the Karamzins with their birth estate in Rogozhka, this is a key moment in history, thanks to which we learned the name Aurora Shernval - Demidova - Karamzina.

Therefore, the materials about Aurora Karlovna can be found not only in the museums of Helsinki, Nizhny Tagil, but also in the Museum of G. Marriage A. Karamzin and Aurora caused a lot of noise in the light. The family is very pleased with this marriage, because it, although it is a few years old, but in many and in all other respects she is a completely cute, kind woman and will be approximately a wife.

But the whole city rises against this wedding and is surprised how Demidov can decide to leave some of his class at court and, formerly a secret adviser, go to the lieutenant? Secular society associated the choice of Aurora exclusively with a heart desire to Karamzin [1]. Andrei was young and beautiful, like a manly attractive and similar to the first love of Aurora-Alexander Mukhanov [6].

There are enough materials about Andrei Karamzin in our local sources [7, the cushion of A. The famous landowners of our region], especially those associated with the name of his younger brother Alexander-Menor of the family estate of Rogozhka. By the way, Wikipedia “claims” that the place of birth of Andrei Karamzin is also the Rogozhka estate in the Nizhny Novgorod province.

Andrei Karamzin rendered great assistance to his brother Alexander in obtaining permission to build the Tashinsky Chugunoliye Plant now in Pervomaisk [8, 9]. Upon learning of the large deposits of iron ore in the vicinity of Rogozhka, Andrei sent specialists from the Urals from the Urals. These were serfs - Fedor Petrovich Shorin, who received an excellent education abroad, and who later was in Nizhny Tagil managers of the metallurgical plant, and master Kolymagin, an experienced metallurgist - a practitioner.

This is due to the fact that Aurora Karlovna on her husband Andrei Karamzin had Kleinmikhelians as a relative. And this mention has some piquancy. The fact is that a few years earlier, before marrying Aurora Demidova, Andrei Karamzin had an affair with a married countess, poetess E. Ro Stopchina; As a result, two daughters were born out of marriage, who under the name of Andreevsky were sent to educate Switzerland.

Again, according to the memoirs of Vera Kleinmichel, one of the illegitimate daughters of Andrei Karamzin - Olga, was close to their family, she was in Rogozhka. Olga was a writer, her husband was also the writer P. Golokhuh about the tables; Their daughter was married to the priest of the Tashinsky factory - Ostroumov. It was not customary to talk about the degree of kinship of Olga Golokhvastova in the Kleinmikhel family.

Andrei Nikolaevich Karamzin shortly after marriage in Aurora Karlovna resigned as a colonel’s guard. Spouses often traveled abroad. Portraits of the couple of Karamzins during this period of their happy family life, written in Italy, artist Emilio Rossi, have been preserved. Emilio Rossi. Portrait of Aurora Karamzina, gg. Portrait of Andrei Karamzin, gg. In addition to this portrait of Andrei Karamzin, at least two more were preserved.

Moreover, on two portraits, he looks well -groomed and impressively. In the third portrait, he is dressed in a winter, hiking uniform, only cockades on a cap and shoulder straps indicate belonging to the officer corps. This portrait is emphasized not of ceremonial character. Ludwig Wagner. Andrey Nikolaevich Karamzin, 2nd half of the gg. Unknown thin.

Portrait of A. Karamzin, beginning of the x. Thanks to his marriage, Andrei Karamzin became the manager of mining plants in Nizhny Tagil, the owner of which was the young Pavel Demidov, the son of Aurora Karamzina. In the summer of G. Despite the fact that they had a large group of intermediaries - managers, members of the Object Council, Karamzins themselves wanted to understand their farm and consider the complaints that they came to them from the Tagil factories.

They went on a long trip to the Urals. Together with them, the brother of Aurora-Emili Karlovich Shernval, chamber-tuning tanker, son Pavel, along with the family doctor and the chief of the plants, Anton Ivanovich Kozhukhovsky [5], went to the Urals. During the time spent in Nizhny Tagil from June to September, all factories were examined. Particular attention was paid to raising children in the spirit of Christian piety.

At the Karamzins factories, several schools were opened, both for girls and boys.