In Exile

On April 13, 1919, the emigrants standing on the deck of the British cruiser “Marlborough” watched the coast of Crimea fading away into the mist—the last piece of their homeland that they had been forced to leave. Their hearts tightened with anxiety; they all thought of one thing: will the hour of return ever come? Each one leaving tried one last time to look at something dear—something they might never see again. Everyone understood that exile would become a serious test for them, but reality turned out to be harsher than even the worst fears. Still, willpower and determination helped them endure these hardships and move forward, no matter what, without turning back to the past. The story by Prince Felix Yusupov about a new period of his life “in exile” awaits you in this audiobook. “In the evenings, I often go out onto the balcony of my little house, and in the silence of the village of Auteuil, with sounds reaching me from Paris, I hear the echo of all my past. Will I ever return to Russia? No one forbids dreaming. Reaching the age when you can no longer count on the future without going mad, I still dream about a time that may never come for me—about a time that will be called: ‘After Exile.’” F. Yusupov The translation of “In Exile” was done by Olga Valeryanovna Edelman—a candidate of historical sciences, a leading specialist at the State Archive of the Russian Federation. General editorial review—Gennady Nikolaevich Kalashnikov.