Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Lvova

Tchaikovsky Research

Russian philanthropist (b. 1831; d. 1916), born Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Dolgorukova (Александра Александровна Долгорукова); known after her marriage as Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Lvova (Александра Александровна Львова).

Aleksandra was the daughter of a member of the Russian nobility, Aleksandr Sergeyevich Dolgorukov, and his wife Olga Aleksandrovna (b. Bulgakova). She married Nikolay Nikolayevich Lvov (1831–1890).

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

One letter from Tchaikovsky to Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Lvova has survived, dating from 1886, and has been translated into English on this website:

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