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Varvara

1880 – 1918

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Wikipedia Summary

Varvara Alexeyevna Yakovleva, called Nun Barbara, was a Russian Orthodox nun in the convent of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna. She was killed by the Bolsheviks along with the grand duchess and Prince Ioann Konstantinovich of Russia, Prince Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia, Prince Igor Konstantinovich of Russia, Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia, Fyodor Remez, Grand Duke Sergei's secretary, and Prince Vladimir Pavlovich Paley at Alapaevsk.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
November 30, 1879
Tver
Date of death
July 18, 1918
Alapayevsk
Citizenship

Russian Empire

Occupations & fields
nun
Field and occupation
kelejnice
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