“It is all God’s mercy that the future is hidden from us, and we do not know in advance about future terrible misfortunes and trials; then we would not be able to enjoy the present, and life would only be a long torture.” (From a letter from Empress Maria Feodorovna to her son, Grand Duke George Alexandrovich.) Danish princess Maria Sophia Frederica Dagmar is the wife of the Russian Emperor Alexander III. She received the name Maria Feodorovna with the adoption of Orthodoxy. She was respected for her kindness and nobility, for her charity and tireless care for people. Maria Feodorovna lost her husband and eldest son, survived the fall of the Romanov dynasty and the death of both younger sons - Nicholas II and Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich. She herself miraculously escaped by leaving Russia. Maria Fedorovna openly talks about all the ups and downs of her life in this book.