imperial-russia: Queen Olga of the Hellenes dedicated her life to Greece, but her heart and loyalty
imperial-russia: Queen Olga of the Hellenes dedicated her life to Greece, but her heart and loyalty forever lay with her native country - Russia - and she never tried to hide it. Among the many demonstrations of the fact, whenever a Russian ship was harboured in Athens, the Queen would visit it, inquire about the Russian sailors and provide them with every comfort possible. She also had a store of Russian soil, brought with her from the numerous trips, and should a sailor or any Russian die in Greece and she got a word about it, she would insist on spreading the Russian soil over the coffin. -- source link
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