Now I embrace embroidery, vintage Fair Isle knitwear from eBay and clothes by the Russian designer Russmotive, which reprints old fabric designs. Countess Alexandra Tolstoy whose oligarch ex was known as 'Putin's banker' auctions off 250,000 of antiques that decorated her 12million London home before she was evicted after he fell foul. After the war, she worked on an edition of her father's writings. Alexandras confidence and safety were worn by years of threats and continual surveillance from the Russian authorities, alleged harassment from the British legal system, and, indeed, later by the cruelty and intimidation by her very husband. Having momentarily enjoyed the luxuries of a billionaire lifestyle, shes now entirely without financial support from Sergei, retains no luxuries from their marriage, and has sold all of the designer clothes, bags and shoes shed once owned: but she says shes all the happier because of it. Alexandra worked closely with the London-based interior designers and decorators Emma Burns and Daniel Slowik of Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler Interiors from 2008 onwards to create her family home, where she lived for 12 years. It is also incredibly practical - it doesnt slip on the wooden floor and my children played on it everyday! Pugachev fled to France before the 2016 High Court ruling in a case brought by Russias Deposit Insurance Agency, in which he was sentenced for 12 breaches of court orders connected to a freezing order imposed on him over attempts to recover the cash. It was definitely not an extravagant mentality, she says. We're excited to be offered a peek into the world of Alexandra Tolstoy. Back then, people heard about the trips by word of mouth. You may change or cancel your subscription or trial at any time online. I gave 5500 from the proceeds to St Gregorys Foundation, a charity that helps underprivileged children in Russia. Wardrobes full of couture, endless priceless jewels and never-ending shopping trips. I just called him the baby. In 1901, at the age of seventeen, she became his secretary. After visiting Sergei at their chteau in France, where he was physically violent towards her, locked their passports in a safe and smashed her mobile phone, Alexandra managed to return with the children to the UK and now lives between her small country cottage in Oxfordshire and their London townhouse, which she was forced to sell in a deal with the Russian authorities (though thankfully can remain in residence each month until it sells). Id only been to France on holiday, I didnt speak Russian and all my friends were on gap years in Thailand and India. However, after allowing White Russians to meet in her Moscow home, she was arrested five times by the Bolsheviks and in 1920 was sent to prison for a year. Leo Tolstoy's life", 1953 and others). Wed been educated in very different ways. I met the father of my three children, Sergei Pugachev, a banker formerly in Putins inner circle, in 2009. I went quite street. Shortly before her birth, Leo had almost stopped writing novels . personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to If I look at my children, theyre incredibly curious about a lot of things Im not sure their peers would be curious about my oldest son is obsessed with carnivorous plants, and the middle one is making things all the time I think that, somehow, that aesthetic they sort of go hand-in-hand. Pugachev once owned two major shipyards, the world's biggest mine and large chunks of real estate in Moscow and St Petersburg, as well as the Mezhprombank, which he co-founded in the 1990s. I was inspired to begin leading trips again, and they start this June. Where I would usually be wearing some sort of boho embroidered dress before, it just wasnt formal enough, you needed couture. . Alexandra Tolstoy: An Interior by Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler selling online at Christie's from 4 25 November, The comments below have not been moderated, By But I like nice things and comforts, and I find nothing difficult about camping. In the February 2016 High Court judgment, no ruling was made on the allegations of embezzled cash and Pugachev told the court he had not stolen any money. Since then Tolstoy has launched a number of projects, among them an online pre-loved fashion business and The Tolstoy Edit, an online platform where she shares her style secrets for the worlds of fashion, interiors and travel. Ive entertained in this house a lot, Tolstoy tells Christies during our video shoot at Glebe Place earlier in the year. Standard Digital includes access to a wealth of global news, analysis and expert opinion. I remember the first time I arrived in Paris in jeans and a pair of Ugg boots. Simon Brown 2/8 Cushions and textiles add colour to the pale linen-covered sofas. Together, in 1939 they founded the Tolstoy Foundation.[4]. In 2015, the Russians pursued Pugachev in the British courts to reclaim the missing $1 billion, for which he was found liable, and his passport was seized and his assets worldwide were frozen: he fled illegally to France, for which he was sentenced to two years imprisonment in the UK meaning he couldnt return to be with Alexandra and the children. It was one of the first pieces that I bought and I bought it for practical reasons as well as aesthetic - its great storage! The industry is completely different now. Were Russian Orthodox, which is why we have a lot of icons, Tolstoy explains. The tycoon is in another legal battle with Russia in The Hague where he is suing the Federation for 11billion. She died in 1979 at age 96. [1][2][3], The youngest daughter of Leo Tolstoy (18281910) and of his wife Sophia (18441919), Alexandra was close to her father. She spent her gap year in Russia. We camp and sometimes people have reservations about that. She says that every day is difficult, and I often dont sleep at night its that philosophy of dust yourself down, and carry on trying I dont ever stop putting myself out there and trying., In the past year, Alexandras rebuilt her travel company, which she founded before the marriage, built a fashion business, which Im told is going well, and been writing for lots of magazines; shes even made amicable progress with the Russian state, and has since returned without threat But it seems to me that her greatest solace in the idyll shes struggled to provide for her children: theyve got this big pond, and a rowing boat, and a little caravan, and a wigwam, and is rescued by the stillness of the country. After nearly 11 years, however, Tolstoy is moving on from the home she has so lovingly put together, and is now offering some of its contents for sale at Christies. The house, which was formed from two artists' studios, was decorated with the help of Daniel Slowik and Emma Burns at Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, and was a treasure trove of interesting objects and characterful design. Offered in Alexandra Tolstoy: An Interior by Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, 4-25 November, Online. Many of them met at the "Aunt Sasha" 90th anniversary in 1974. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. As the eldest of author and historian Count Nikolai Tolstoy and his wife Georginas four children, her childhood in the countryside was as wholesome, homespun and Mitfordian U as they come. Follow. Discover Alexandra Tolstoy's favourite pieces and collaboration designs. The family moved between an array of properties including a 12million family home in Battersea, a 200-acre country estate in Hertfordshire, and a 40million beachfront villa in St Barts. Before this, she was quite the adventurer, having made documentaries with the BBC about her horseback expeditions, and trekking 8,000 kilometres on horse and camel across the Silk Road in 1999. It was also life-changing: a book deal soon followed, as did a brief marriage to an Uzbek showjumper. I did really lose myself in that period and Ive started dressing in a way that just wasnt me. We have noticed that there is an issue with your subscription billing details. A year later, they met again at an awards ceremony attended by the Russian president. But an experience like that opens your mind. She was given permission to leave the Soviet Union in 1929 and went to Japan in the same year. Indeed, after the breakdown of her marriage, it was Sergei himself who began monitoring Alexandra, placing individuals outside her London house every day to intimidate her. I fell so in love with him. He was in a public dispute with Vladimir Putin, so it was dangerous for us to visit Russia for a long time. I went on to take groups every year between 2002 and 2009, and was leading a tour the week before my wedding. If you do nothing, you will be auto-enrolled in our premium digital monthly subscription plan and retain complete access for $69 per month. Tolstaya became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1941, abandoning the use of the title of countess. Speaking of their relationship in a documentary that aired this year, Alexandra said: 'When I met Sergei it was electric. Its a safari-type adventure; we stay in the most beautiful locations. Riding the length of the Silk Road in 1999, from the . In 2009, our rst child was born. 'It was a great pleasure to be able to fully utilise such a diverse and highly personal selection of works of art, furniture and objects in a family home but also to be surrounded by objects that I took great huge pleasure from every day. I think whats prepared me has been all those adventures I did, like riding the silk road, riding through Mongolia; I went for months when it was pre-mobile phone we had no connection with the world outside When I was eighteen I lived in Moscow for six months and really did nothing but read books and learn Russian. Alexandra said: 'The sale of the interiors from my Chelsea townhouse at Christies London marks a new chapter in my life. She sent a cheque for 5,500 from her last clear out. Countess Alexandra Tolstoy, an aristocratic English woman, had her own fairy tale come true when she fell in love with the man of her dreams in 2008, an oligarch and one of Russia's richest men . Reading Russian literature gave me a greater understanding of the Russian character. Since splitting from Pugachev, Tolstoy has been rediscovering not only her sense of adventure, but her true style. When do the clocks change in 2023? It was amazing. The Russian authorities froze his assets, put him on Interpol's wanted list and obtained a court order in Britain forcing him to hand over his passports. After arriving in the UK in 2011, he was accused of siphoning a fortune out of his finance house Mezhprombank. Offered in Alexandra Tolstoy: An Interior by Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, 4-25 November, Online, If you have that rapport and that friendship, you can understand the living space, says Slowik. They had three children together - Alexei, known as Aliosha, Ivan and Maria. I telephone Alexandra on a sunny afternoon during lockdown, which she is spending at her parents house with the children; suffering from asthma, she thinks it safer to be with other adults, just in case. We use Before she met Sergei, Alexandra was married to a penniless Cossack named Shamil Galimzyanov. I gave 20% of what I made to a charity in St Petersburg for children with autism. But it wasnt really me. As the partner of a Russian oligarch, Countess Alexandra Tolstoy had an envy-inducing wardrobe, as she dressed the part in haute couture gowns accessorised with diamonds and designer handbags. The first time I went to Russia was in 1992, just after the Soviet Union dissolved. analyse how our Sites are used. I think its very important that your house reflects who you are., The Drawing Room at Glebe Place, with interior created by Alexandra Tolstoy and Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler. Like how she began wearing blingy designer trainers. Alexandra Tolstaya Countess Alexandra ( Sasha) Lvovna Tolstaya ( Russian: ; 18 June 1884 - 26 September 1979), often anglicized to Tolstoy, was the youngest daughter and secretary of the noted Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. Its a very visually stimulating religion., A Russian painted pine model of the Trinity Monastry of St. Sergius, c. 1900. She was active as the Foundation's President and served as a fundraiser, a lecturer, and a writer until l976. You can still enjoy your subscription until the end of your current billing period. A set of 12 hand-coloured engravings of botanical specimens, 19th century. Now she still has use of their home in Chelsea, a converted artist studio, but she could be thrown out at any moment by the Russian government. Student journalism does not come cheap. 10:55 EST 03 Nov 2020 ALEXANDRA TOLSTOY Adventurer and mother, writer, broadcaster and occasional designer Pugachev has cut off Alexandra and their children financially, she claims, and she is now auctioning her possessions with Christie's to mark the 'start of a new chapter'. Alexandra is cheerfully conversational, and I congratulate her on the release of the recent BBC documentary about her and her husbands complex relationship (The Countess and the Russian Billionaire); its hard not to be compelled by the remarkable situation of her marriage to one of the worlds richest men, and we soon discuss the astonishing details: While living in London with Sergei, the couple became aware of surveillance placed upon them by the Russian state; Sergeis security company found GPS trackers planted under their cars (which were initially suspected to be explosive devices), including the car used exclusively by Alexandra and the children. In the propertys light, lofty rooms, vibrant contemporary pieces sit in happy juxtaposition with 19th-century works of art, fabulous curiosities and treasures from Tolstoys globetrotting adventures. Leo Tolstoy with his daughter Alexandra Lvovna Tolstaya But even more interesting to me is the life of his youngest surviving daughter Alexandra Tolstaya (1884-1979). ", The house, though small, was designed to work well for entertaining, but also as a space where Alexandra's children could play and be comfortable. One Countess's trash is another woman's treasure, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex step out for Hollywood date night at exclusive private members club as Harry announces major live event, In Queen Margrethe II of Denmarks last interview before her extensive surgery, she spoke of the royal title drama and Crown Prince Frederiks future on the throne, The Princess of Wales wears delicate brooch with touching connection to the late Queen, Wearing a Dolce & Gabbana dress in Monaco 2011, During Russian Easter wearing a skirt that is a play on Russian traditional shawls. After the Silk Road journey, he, a friend and I went to Mongolia with only packhorses. He voiced the crocodile in my childrens favourite Soviet cartoon, Cheburashka, so its like hes in our home. Please, The subscription details associated with this account need to be updated. Search instead in. He has previously been declared to be in contempt of court, with a two-year prison sentence left hanging over his head should he return to this country. Countess Alexandra Tolstoy. It was a therapeutic process. For her almost 50,000 Instagram followers (@alexandratolstoy), these memories of oligarch-style trophy buys will be impossible to conflate with the idyllic look she now encapsulates. As well as her own pre-loved pieces, there are also bargains from some of her fashionable friends, including Cond Nast Traveller's fashion director Martha Ward and chic interiors store owner Alex Eagle. [1] [2] [3] Biography [ edit] Any changes made can be done at any time and will become effective at the end of the trial period, allowing you to retain full access for 4 weeks, even if you downgrade or cancel. She grew up in Oxfordshire before going to Edinburgh University to study philosophy. The industry is completely different now. Sergei, who left Russia in 2011, claims that relations between him and Putin cooled, due to his relationship with the Russian leader calling him a 'traitor' for dating 'English woman' Alexandra, the Kremlin tried to seize or destroy his business empire. By Marisa Remond Published Feb 17 2019. A German man came up to me after my talk and asked if I could set up a trek for him and 10 of his friends. Alexandra Tolstoy, Sigrid Kirk and Isabella Macpherson attend the Molly Goddard presentation during London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2016 at the BFC. Royal Geographical Society in London that first got me into leading tours. Offered in Alexandra Tolstoy: An Interior by Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, 4-25 November, Online. It has since been pursuing Sergei Pugachev through the High Court claiming he illegally siphoned hundreds of millions of pounds from the government bailout of the Mezhprombank. Stephanie Linning For Mailonline It was shocking how he had absolutely no clue about finances, about running a company; it was shocking basic accounting, he didnt even understand. I started the Preloved business originally with the idea of cleansing my own wardrobe, she explains. It was lecturing about this trip at the Royal Geographical Society in London that first got me into leading tours. 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Tolstoy was educated at Downe House, [2] and then studied for a Master of Arts degree in Russian at the University of Edinburgh, during the course of which she spent a year in Russia. A superficial browse of Alexandras delightfully aesthetic Instagram page evokes the traditional rural cottage idyll; her three young children in shorts and little leather shoes reading or playing outside; carrying a roast goose to a carefully-decorated table for supper in a candle-lit dining room; nursing a cup of tea on a rocking chair beside the aga. Everything was paid for and clothes were delivered at home. Estimate: 2,000-2,500. Countess Alexandra Tolstoy is the daughter of Count Nikolai Tolstoy-Miloslavsky, the current head of the noble House of Tolstoy, distantly related to Leo Tolstoy, and the separated wife of Sergei Pugachev, a Russian oligarch who was once worth $15 billion and was amongst Putins inner circle. I slightly lost myself thinking [the Pugachev-era clothes] were beautiful and actually its extraordinary how your vision can get warped and distorted. The next year, I took a trip to Kyrgyzstan, which is better suited to riding because its mountainous and beautiful, and the horses are wonderful. I lost myself, I lost my confidence. Tolstoys future might be uncertain but whatever it brings, shes bound to do it in her own inimitable style. Within months, Tolstoy and was pregnant with Sergei's child. Tolstoy will donate 20% of the proceeds from her sales to St Gregorys, a charity which helps poor families in St Petersburg. Xander Haveron-Jones talks with Countess Alexandra on cultivating an aesthetic, the liberation of stylistic reinvention, and her infamous billionaire marriage. She was born on July 1, 1883, at her parents' Russian estate, Yasnaya Polyana, in Tula province, about 130 miles south of Moscow. It was my friends dream to do it and I hooked onto it. "The Scottish cupboard lined with striped fabric by Colefax. It also serves as such a wonderful background any colour works against it., Christies Online Magazine delivers our best features, videos, and auction news to your inbox every week, Of the dedicated Christies online sale she says, I would love these pieces to go to people who really appreciate them and love them. Influenced by Alexandra's Russian heritage and many years of travel on horse across Central Asia, The Tolstoy Edit embraces folk traditions and craftsmanship with their love of colour, pattern and texture. I was always scouring around. Images from the time show her looking the bohemian ideal, wearing romantic blouses whilst leading horseback tours through the wilderness. 1,514 posts. So we went to Chanel and bought a dress. Featuring our stunning jumbo cord overshirt and trousers, silk blouses and folk print dress, this collection is your one stop shop to style her fairy tale inspired Fair Isle jumper and tank top. Born July 1, 1884 Died September 26, 1979 (95) Add or change photo on IMDbPro Add to list Known for Martin the Cobbler 8.1 Short Narrator (voice) 1977 Everything was at her disposal: Private yachts, clothes, no-limit titanium credit cards. offers FT membership to read for free. Sergei Pugachev once owned two major shipyards, the world's biggest mine and large chunks of real estate in Moscow and St Petersburg, as well as the Mezhprombank, which he co-founded in the 1990s. Talking about her pursuit of an exquisitely domestic lifestyle, Alexandra says that its not just aesthetic, it does also go with a kind of freedom of thought, doesnt it? organisation Verified. The two are not mutually exclusive. Theres nothing phoney about it I keep it authentic. I wanted to cleanse that whole phase of my life and get back to who I really was, she says of her decision to sell off her designer wares. Alexandra Tolstoy's Instagram: @alexandratolstoy Simon Brown 1/8 Two rows of botanical prints and antique celadon vases on plinths help to break up the height of this lofty, light-filled space on the first floor. After teenage years spent living mostly in one army surplus shirt and a pair of jeans, Tolstoys style horizons were expanded when she began her adventures in Russia, living like a heroine conjured from the imagination of her distant relation, the Nobel Prize-winning author Leo Tolstoy. This led to her being gassed and admitted to hospital herself. By 2015, he was dividing his time between France and the family home in London and reputed to be number 3 on Kremlin's hitlist. Among Alexandra's favourite pieces are a pair of white upholstered sofas by Katherine Pooley, which are expected to fetch between4,000-6,000, and two pairs of 20th century Indian palace paintings which are expected to fetch1,000-2,000 a pair. Premium access for businesses and educational institutions. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. Countess Alexandra Tolstoy, an aristocratic English woman, had her own fairy tale come true when she fell in love with the man of her dreams in 2008, an oligarch and one of Russia's richest. The sale runs until November 25 on christies.com. When I returned to Kyrgyzstan last summer, I felt I had rediscovered myself. Its not even like I was that good at riding, recalls Tolstoy of the nine-month, 5,000-mile journey from Merv in Turkmenistan to Xian in China. We support credit card, debit card and PayPal payments. She picks up the telephone, and I can hear the excited chatter of the children who are going into the sitting room to be read a Just William story by their grandfather. It felt great to be giving something back to Russia and also like I was shedding a skin and really embarking back on my old and true path through life.. Their relationship ended in 2015. But I will never go to France. During your trial you will have complete digital access to FT.com with everything in both of our Standard Digital and Premium Digital packages. Her connection to nature and rusticity, a love of . Alexandra Tolstoy wearing a Dolce & Gabbana dress now listed for 290 on her website Credit: Courtesy of Alexandra Tolstoy 'I wanted to cleanse that whole phase of my life and get back to. Just that morning, shed been contacted by a friend who was a yacht broker, who was sad to see the couples old yacht on the charter market, but Alexandra felt no loss: I thought to myself its amazing I literally miss nothing about that lifestyle planes, boats, trains, automobiles, houses: nothing.. I wandered in and fell totally in love with all these amazing antiques.. Estimate: 3,000-5,000. I just had to pack my suitcase and I could go.'. Wearing Alex Gore Browne knitwear Alexandra Tolstoy As well as her own pre-loved pieces, there are also bargains from some of her fashionable friends, including Cond Nast Traveller's fashion director Martha Ward and chic interiors store owner Alex Eagle. Sergei, who left Russia in 2011, claims that after relations between him and Putin cooled, the Kremlin tried to seize or destroy his business empire. The aristocratic beauty, 46, and her three children,Alexei, Ivan and Maria, were evicted from the south London mansion during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic after reportedly being given just 12 days notice by the Russian government, who repossessed the property. Alexandra Tolstoy was the youngest daughter and 12th of 13 children of Sonya Tolstoy and Count Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy, the celebrated Russian author. It is not dated and is a little unusual and quirky with the beaded detail. I went to Yasnaya Polyana (which means clear glade) Tolstoys former home, which is 125 miles south of Moscow. The couple met in 2008 after Sergei hired Alexandra to help improve his English while they were both living in Russia, where Sergei was once-close friends with Putin. If youd like to retain your premium access and save 20%, you can opt to pay annually at the end of the trial. Its the colours, the texture, the natural ageing of it, she enthuses. She pairs this with other traditional Russian symbols such as matryoshkas, or Russian dolls, which represent motherhood and. The Russians then accused him of profiting from vast sums of taxpayers' money given to Mezhprombank by the Russian central bank at the height of the 2008 economic crisis. 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Tolstoy is the daughter of Count Nikolai Tolstoy and Georgina Brown. Once old enough to do his bidding, she served as the right hand of her father, adoring him and making the logistics of his life work. Authorities froze his assets, put him on Interpol's wanted list and obtained a court order in Britain forcing him to hand over his passports. The book details the difficulties she faced living in Russia during and after the revolution. When I was in Sergeis chteau, he wouldnt really let me do anything anyway. Theyre just beautiful and Ill pass them on to my daughter. I completely forgot that Id done these amazing riding documentaries, that Id been this adventurous person and those things suddenly seemed not very important because he kept telling me that they werent important and they didnt mean anything.. Our relationship was wonderful when we were in the wilds, but in the city it was just awful and unhappy. Privacy Policy, Three North European decorated and painted lidded jars, mid-19th century, Alexandra Tolstoy: An Interior by Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, A set of 12 hand-coloured engravings of botanical specimens, 19th century, now offering some of its contents for sale at Christies, George Smart, A pair of Regency cut-felt collage pictures of, a trio of decorated and painted lidded jars, a mid-20th-century English oak and brass desk, A Russian painted pine model of the Trinity Monastry of St. Sergius, c. 1900. Follow Alexandra Tolstoy and explore their bibliography from Amazon.com's Alexandra Tolstoy Author Page. I say how I find so much more satisfaction in accumulating individuals pieces and creating ones own eclectic aesthetic, which she certainly concurs: I totally agree! Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. 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