THE ELUSIVE YELENA.

Authors :: Wiener, James Blake
Source :: Russian Life. May/Jun2020, Vol. 63 Issue 3, p36-41. 6p. 8 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: The article focuses on Yelena of Moldavia, one of Russia's most intriguing but elusive historical figures, her story is among the most tragic and poignant in Russian royal history. It offers a fascinating vignette into the cultural and political currents as Russia entered the last century of Rurikid rule and diversity in composition was matched by its splendor, grandeur, and majesty. It also mentions Yelena's own ideas concerning secularization and her sect had nothing to do with Judaism.