Countess Sofia Panina lived a remarkable life.
Born into an aristocratic family in imperial Russia, she found her true calling in improving the lives of urban workers.
Her passion for social service and reputation as the Red Countess led her to political prominence after the fall of the Romanovs.
She became the first woman to hold a cabinet position and the first political prisoner tried by the Bolsheviks.
The upheavals of the 1917 Revolution forced her to flee her beloved country, but inst.
University Of Wisconsin Press Citizen countess: sofia panina and the fate of revolutionary russia, hardcover/adele lindenmeyr
