The family roots of Alexandra Petrovna Arapova are closely connected with the memory of the great Russian poet Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, since the mother of the writer and Pushkin woman was the eldest daughter of Natalya 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 in keeping with her status and was respected for her sharp intelligence and quick wit.
Personal life
When the girl was 21 years old, a noble officer, Ivan Andreevich Arapov, wooed her. He made up 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 Andrey.
The husband of Alexandra Petrovna served as an adjutant of 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. We spent the summer in our own Narovchatov estate, which bore the colorful name - Voskresenskaya Lashma.
In addition to housekeeping, Alexandra Petrovna Arapova devoted a lot of time to literary creativity. She very painfully perceived rumors about the unworthy behavior of Natalia Goncharova-Pushkina and considered it her duty to objectively convey in her memoirs the events that preceded the poet's ill-fated duel with Dantes.
Alexandra Lanskaya carried on a lively correspondence with researchers of Pushkin's heritage and herself published family chronicles dedicated to Natalya Nikolaevna.
During the years of the revolution, many noble families emigrated to calm Europe, but Lanskaya-Arapova remained in her homeland. Life in 1917 was hungry, Alexandra Arapova had to bother even about old relatives who were in distress. She supported, as best she could, Pushkin's daughter Maria Alexandrovna Gartung. However, both women passed away in 1919, unable to withstand the hardships and hardships.
Creativity and literary contribution of the writer
Alexandra Arapova wrote several stories and even one novel; she translated the works of French writers and poets. She left behind her memoirs, which were published in the magazine "New time". These notes were highly appreciated in the Pushkin community.
In the house of Alexandra Arapova, the correspondence of Pushkina's wife with her relatives was carefully kept. The writer considered it necessary to transfer the archive to the famous Pushkin House. This event took place in 1918 and allowed scientists in a new way to reveal for posterity the portrait and character of the woman who inspired Pushkin to genius poetry.
