Mme Kondareff

Basic Information

• Type: people - aristocracy
• Status: Stub entry (automatically generated)

Overview

Mme Kondareff, née Basilewsky (Mon Journal t.9 index «Kondareff (Mme), née Basilewsky»; t.10 index «Kondareff (Mme), sœur de la princesse Souvoroff»; t.11 index «Kondareff (Mme), née Basilewisky»), a Russian lady of the Nice colony and mother of the girl Lise Kondareff (Kondareff). Marie first sees her as the sister of Princess Souvoroff, «la plus laide et la plus pauvre des Basilewsky» (068.0063, 15 December 1876). Mme Doubelt is another sister («Mme Kondareff, sa sœur», 075.0118).

Relevance to Marie

In May 1877 she stays in the Bashkirtseff household «depuis quinze jours en amitié avec ma tante» (071.0309), sups with ma tante (071.0366) and is «toujours en train d'emprunter», even from grand-papa (071.0502). Marie finds her careless and amusing: «Madame Kondareff me rappelle Nina, même insouciance et même candeur dans la dépravation» (071.0588); her flirtation with Anet (071.0424-0425) and the quarrel with Mme Bouldakoff (071.0597-0609) fill the June pages. She has «à Genève … un appartement, un mari et un bagage» (072.0013) and goes with the «princesse Zeretel» (Marie in disguise) to Monaco (072.0096-0138). In Paris in October 1877 Mme Doubelt is kind to the family «par reconnaissance pour Mme Kondareff sa sœur» (075.0224).

References in Diary

• 1876-12-15 (068.0063); 1877-05-13 to 06-09 (071); 1877-06-11 to 06-21 (072); 1877-10-01, 10-11 (075.0118-0119, 075.0224)

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