The Black Russian (42 page)

Scott, Daniel,
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Sergey, Grand Duke,
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Serpoletti (Fronshteyn), Andrey,
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Serra, Mario,
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Sèvres, Treaty of,
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Shchukin, Yakov Vasilyevich,
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Shelton, Frank,
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Skinner, Robert,
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“soldiers’ theater,”
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Speransky, Mikhail Mikhaylovich,
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St. Louis,
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State Department, U.S.,
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Frederick’s Russian citizenship unknown by,
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passport applications and,
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William Jenkins and,
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“Stella Club.”
See
Anglo-American Garden Villa

Strelna,
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Sudakov, Aleksey Akimovich,
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Sukhodolsky,
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tango,
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Tannenberg, Battle of,
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terror,
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See also
Cheka

terrorism,
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Thomas, Bruce (son),
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birth,
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death,
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marriage,
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in New York City,
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in Turkey,
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Thomas, Elvira Jungmann (3rd wife)

background and overview,
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children,
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citizenship,
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in Constantinople,
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in Czechoslovakia,
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death,
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departure from Soviet Union,
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finances,
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Frederick’s death and,
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Frederick’s first meeting with,
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Frederick’s marriage to,
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Frederick’s relations with,
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Isaiah Thorne and,
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Mikhail Thomas and,
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nationality,
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Olga Thomas and,
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Ravndal, U.S. protection of Frederick, and,
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Valentina Thomas and,
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Thomas, Frederick Bruce,
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alternative names and aliases,
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“Fridrikh Brus (Fyodor Fyodorovich) Tomas,”
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birth,
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characterizations of

as Constantinople’s “Sultan of Jazz,”
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as Moscow “Merchant of the First Guild,”
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death,
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education,
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employment,
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See also specific businesses

family background and early life,
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farm life,
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finances,
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.

See also under
Anglo-American Garden Villa; Aquarium; Maxim

becoming rich,
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generosity,
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loans and debt,
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lost his fortune escaping from Odessa,
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See also
Odessa: Frederick’s escape from

taxes owed,
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homes,
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imprisoned in Angora,
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never denied anyone a free meal,
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as parent,
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See also specific children

passports and passport applications,
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Charles Allen and,
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first passport application in Paris,
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Gabriel Bie Ravndal and,
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Russia and,
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people he may have been named after,
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personality,
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physical appearance,
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pneumonias,
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privacy,
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reinventing himself,
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religion and,
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See also
churches

siblings,
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See also
Thomas, Ophelia

speech and language skills,
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threats against,
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was never tempted to return to U.S.,
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Thomas, Frederick “Fedya,” “Fred,” Jr. (son),
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Thomas, Hannah (mother),
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Thomas, Hedwig Antonia Hähn (1st wife),
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background and overview,
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children,
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death,
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marriage to Frederick,
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Thomas, India P. (stepmother),
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background and overview,
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churches and,
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and the farm,
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finances,
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Frederick Thomas and,
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house rented by,
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Lewis Thomas’s murder and,
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in Louisville,
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marriage to Lewis Thomas,
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Ophelia Thomas and,
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William Dickerson and,
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Thomas, Irma (daughter)

in Berlin,
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birth of,
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Hedwig Thomas’s death following,
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finances,
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Frederick Thomas and,
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suicide,
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Valli Thomas and,
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Thomas, John (brother),
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Thomas, Kate (sister),
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Thomas, Lewis (father),
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background and overview,
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character,
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children,
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churches and,
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farm,
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finances,
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house rented by,
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influence on Frederick,
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marriage to India,
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in the newspapers,
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Sheltons and the murder of,
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William Dickerson and,
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Thomas, Mikhail (son),
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birth,
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Bruce Thomas and,
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children,
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education in Prague,
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finances,
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Frederick Thomas and,
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later life,
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Thomas, Olga (daughter).
See
Golitzine, Olga Thomas

Thomas, Ophelia (sister),
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Thomas, Valentina (“Valli”) Leontina Anna Hoffman (2nd wife),
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affair with Bolshevik commissar,
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background and overview,
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Elvira Thomas and,
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finances,
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Frederick’s citizenship and,
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Frederick’s conflicts with,
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Frederick’s marriage to,
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in Germany,
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Irma Thomas and,
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as nanny for Frederick’s children,
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passports and,
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residences,
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Thomas, William (brother),
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Thomas, Yancy (brother),
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“Thomas and Co.,”
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See also
Aquarium

Thomas Chapel,
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Thomass, Bruce,
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Thomass, Chantal,
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Thorne, Isaiah,
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“Tobacco for the Soldier,”
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Tomas, F. F.,
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Trotsky, Leon,
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Trukhanova, Natalia,
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Tsarev, Mikhail Prokofyevich,
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