Kislovodsk

Kislovodsk

Kislovodsk

The Kurzal

Facade of the Kurzal. Here, Prokavieff held his concert. In 1918, the Soviet regime was proclaimed from this balcony.
Kurzal
Kurzal and the railway station

The Narzan Baths

Main Narzan Baths
Inside Narzan Baths
Inside Narzan Gallery

The Poplar Alley

The Poplar Alley

The Grand Hotel

The Grand Hotel
Wounded soldiers were brought to the Grand Hotel, functioning as a sanatorium

FAMILY ALBUM PICTURES

Dmitry, Mother and Father

Vladimir

Vladimir in Kislovodsk

Lydia

Lydia on Yasha in Kislovodsk

The Kamendrovsky Escape Passport

The passport the Kamendrovskys used to go to Kislovodsk and eventually to leave Russia.
To the right: 4 minor children, Feodor, 18, Vladimir, 16, Dmitry, 15, Lydia 12
Since Mother Elena, Alexandra and Ivan were already adults, they are not included. Their passports have been lost.

Kislovodsk Sanitary Tax Stamps in the Escape Passport

Kislovodsk Sanitary stamps 1917 and 1918 — proof of having paid the local health levy required for stays and medical treatment in the spa town.
Last Kislovodsk sanitary stamp Feb. 1919

Other memoirs about Kislovodsk:

  • Dancing in Petersburg: The Memoirs of Kschessinska – Prima Ballerina of the Russian Imperial Theatre, and Mistress of the future Tsar Nicholas II
  • Sergey Prokofiev: Diaries 1915-1923: Behind the Mask: Behind the Mask v. 2, Faber & Faber; Main edition (3 April 2008)
  • A Countess in Limbo: Diaries in War & Revolution; Russia 1914-1920, France 1939-1947, Inkflight (October 23, 2013)
  • Russian Album, Michael Ignatieff, Picador; First edition (June 2, 2001)

Map with routes out of Kislovodsk

Link to map with routes out of Kislovodsk in 1918.

Thanks

With special thanks to Andrey Lang for translating, helping me locate Russian documents, finding the above map, and for his support. спасибо большое андрей 🙂