The family roots of Alexandra Petrovna Arapova are closely related to the memory of the great Russian poet Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, since the mother of the writer and Pushkinist was the eldest daughter of Natalia Nikolaevna, who was born in the second marriage of the poet’s former widow.
Biography
Alexandra Arapova was born in 1845 on May 15 in the capital of the Russian state, St. Petersburg. Her maiden name is Lanskaya.
At the court of the Emperor of the Russian Empire, Nicholas II, members of the Lansky family occupied a privileged position. Young Alexandra held the post of maid of honor and was a universal favorite, since the Russian ruler himself was her godfather. She received an excellent education corresponding to her status and was respected for her sharp mind and quick wits.
Personal life
When the girl was 21 years old, a noble officer Ivan Andreevich Arapov turned to her. He made happiness in the personal life of Alexandra Lanskoy. In 1866, a wedding ceremony took place, after the wedding, they became husband and wife. The family lived happily, and the wife gave Lansky a daughter, Elizabeth and two sons, Peter and Andrew.
The wife of Alexandra Petrovna served as adjutant to the Minister of War of the Russian government D. Milyutin, was a very busy person. Therefore, the family had to live in both capitals - Moscow and St. Petersburg. Summer was spent in his own Narovchatovsky estate, which had a colorful name - Voskresenskaya Lashma.
In addition to housekeeping, Alexandra Petrovna Arapova devoted a lot of time to literary work. She very painfully perceived rumors about the misbehavior of Natalia Goncharova-Pushkina and considered it her duty to objectively convey in the memoirs the events that preceded the ill-fated duel between the poet and Dantes.
Alexandra Lanskaya conducted lively correspondence with researchers of the Pushkin heritage and herself published family chronicles dedicated to Natalya Nikolaevna.
During the revolution, many noble families emigrated to a quiet Europe, but Lanskaya-Arapova remained at home. Life in 1917 was hungry, Alexandra Arapova had to worry even about old relatives who were in distress. She supported, as she could, Pushkin's daughter Maria Alexandrovna Hartung. However, both women passed away in 1919, unable to bear the hardships and hardships.
