Socialite. She was born in Tbilisi, now Georgia, then - Russian Empire. Her father was Georgian, her mother – Russian. First married P.S. Andreyev. Famous beauty in her young years she was adored by many poets and artists who devoted her their poems (among them – O.Mandelshtam) and made numerous portraits of her (Z.Serebryakova, V.Shuhaev…). Among her personal friends were famous Russian poets Anna Akhmatova and Marina Tsvetaeva. She was well known under her nickname Solominka. In 1919 she emigrated thrugh Caucases and Constantinople to Paris. In 1937 she moved to London. In London she married a lawyer Alexander Yakovlevich Halpern. Published a book of recipes.
"HALPERN. Salome on May 8th peacefully in her 93rd year. Widow of the late Alexander Halpern, mother of Irina Andreyeff. Cremation Putney Vale Thursday May 13th, 1.30 p.m." (The Times (London, England), Wednesday, May 12, 1982; pg. 24; Issue 61231.)
∼Socialite of Georgian/Russian descent.
Salomea received an education in Saint Petersburg, her mother's home city. The aristocracy of Saint Petersburg, charmed with her beauty, used to gather at her home, which quickly transformed into a salon. Everyone wanted to be friends with this intelligent woman with high spiritual values and a good sense of humor.
Osip Mandelstam, a Russian poet and essayist, called her "legendary" and immortalized her name in a rhyme called "Solominka." "She is the glory of Byzantium and the daughter of Andronikos I Komnenos," The poet wrote about her.
"HALPERN. Salome on May 8th peacefully in her 93rd year. Widow of the late Alexander Halpern, mother of Irina Andreyeff. Cremation Putney Vale Thursday May 13th, 1.30 p.m." (The Times (London, England), Wednesday, May 12, 1982; pg. 24; Issue 61231.)
∼Socialite of Georgian/Russian descent.
Salomea received an education in Saint Petersburg, her mother's home city. The aristocracy of Saint Petersburg, charmed with her beauty, used to gather at her home, which quickly transformed into a salon. Everyone wanted to be friends with this intelligent woman with high spiritual values and a good sense of humor.
Osip Mandelstam, a Russian poet and essayist, called her "legendary" and immortalized her name in a rhyme called "Solominka." "She is the glory of Byzantium and the daughter of Andronikos I Komnenos," The poet wrote about her.
Socialite. She was born in Tbilisi, now Georgia, then - Russian Empire. Her father was Georgian, her mother – Russian. First married P.S. Andreyev. Famous beauty in her young years she was adored by many poets and artists who devoted her their poems (among them – O.Mandelshtam) and made numerous portraits of her (Z.Serebryakova, V.Shuhaev…). Among her personal friends were famous Russian poets Anna Akhmatova and Marina Tsvetaeva. She was well known under her nickname Solominka. In 1919 she emigrated thrugh Caucases and Constantinople to Paris. In 1937 she moved to London. In London she married a lawyer Alexander Yakovlevich Halpern. Published a book of recipes.
"HALPERN. Salome on May 8th peacefully in her 93rd year. Widow of the late Alexander Halpern, mother of Irina Andreyeff. Cremation Putney Vale Thursday May 13th, 1.30 p.m." (The Times (London, England), Wednesday, May 12, 1982; pg. 24; Issue 61231.)
∼Socialite of Georgian/Russian descent.
Salomea received an education in Saint Petersburg, her mother's home city. The aristocracy of Saint Petersburg, charmed with her beauty, used to gather at her home, which quickly transformed into a salon. Everyone wanted to be friends with this intelligent woman with high spiritual values and a good sense of humor.
Osip Mandelstam, a Russian poet and essayist, called her "legendary" and immortalized her name in a rhyme called "Solominka." "She is the glory of Byzantium and the daughter of Andronikos I Komnenos," The poet wrote about her.
"HALPERN. Salome on May 8th peacefully in her 93rd year. Widow of the late Alexander Halpern, mother of Irina Andreyeff. Cremation Putney Vale Thursday May 13th, 1.30 p.m." (The Times (London, England), Wednesday, May 12, 1982; pg. 24; Issue 61231.)
∼Socialite of Georgian/Russian descent.
Salomea received an education in Saint Petersburg, her mother's home city. The aristocracy of Saint Petersburg, charmed with her beauty, used to gather at her home, which quickly transformed into a salon. Everyone wanted to be friends with this intelligent woman with high spiritual values and a good sense of humor.
Osip Mandelstam, a Russian poet and essayist, called her "legendary" and immortalized her name in a rhyme called "Solominka." "She is the glory of Byzantium and the daughter of Andronikos I Komnenos," The poet wrote about her.
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