Do you need info on Russia/USSR/Eastern Europe?

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If your story involves Russia, Russians, or Eastern Europe and you don't want it to be hilariously bad like Call of Duty, I'm your go-to guy. I've been living in Russia for about seven years now and have extensive experience of traveling and living in Eastern Europe.

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Any good books in English about Ana Pavlovna, the youngest sister of Tsar Alexander I? I've read a book with some letters she wrote to her mother and brothers but I'd love a good biography, or more letters, or good descriptions of her dowrey and all the things she took with her to the Netherlands.

She is a character in my story. So eventually I'll be looking for a beta reader who can critique her dialogue. I want it to be the English of a person who is not fluent in English; but I don't want it to be a horrible parody or put down.
 

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ULTRAGOTHA said:
Any good books in English about Ana Pavlovna, the youngest sister of Tsar Alexander I? I've read a book with some letters she wrote to her mother and brothers but I'd love a good biography, or more letters, or good descriptions of her dowrey and all the things she took with her to the Netherlands.

She is a character in my story. So eventually I'll be looking for a beta reader who can critique her dialogue. I want it to be the English of a person who is not fluent in English; but I don't want it to be a horrible parody or put down.
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Unfortunately Napoleonic-era isn't my strongpoint, but as for the English I would figure that she probably spoke French most of the time like a lot of Russian nobles. You'd have to think about what kind of mistakes a French-speaker would make in English.
 
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Gee, Joe, I thought the copper bosses had you shot in Salt Lake City. Glad you survived.
;-) (I couldn't resist)
 

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Lil said:
Gee, Joe, I thought the copper bosses had you shot in Salt Lake City. Glad you survived.
;-) (I couldn't resist)
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Turns out I was right about that pie in the sky.
 
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