Zarnekau Ekaterina Konstantinovna

Countess E. K. Zarnekau is the daughter of the late Prince K. P. Oldenburg. She was a sister of mercy at the Ussuri Cavalry Division. Wanting to help, Ekaterina Konstantinovna donated her diamond necklace to the parish, during the sale of which, she and her father Mikhail were detained and sent to prison on Shpalernaya. Zarnekau was released two weeks later, and the priest was sentenced to a year of forced labor, allegedly for anti-Soviet propaganda. The Leninist directive on the massacre of clergymen was already in full swing in the country. For "speculation" Ekaterina Konstantinovna was arrested and put in prison on Shpalernaya twice, in 1920 and 1927, but, fortunately, both times she came out alive. Ekaterina Konstantinovna remained the only representative of the Romanov dynasty in Russia. Her surviving relatives were already abroad and did their best to help. Letters and money began to arrive through the Swedish and German consulates. Meanwhile, Catherine, with surprising recklessness, is in Petrograd. And not only is there, she defiantly helps the Russian Orthodox Church, which is in the most difficult conditions. The danger for Ekaterina Konstantinovna was growing. August 16, 1929 E.K. with their daughter Tatyana, allegedly left for the Caucasus. In fact, they crossed the Finnish border with a guide and finally found themselves safe. Ekaterina Konstantinovna lived a long life and died in exile in 1963.