Sofka Skipwith is an extraordinary princess who saved many Jews. There is a lot about her life that is unknown to many people. Her life before the war was hard for her. During the war, it was still hard for her and everyone around her. Even after the war it was hard, but Sofka always found a way to make life easier.
Sofka Skipwith was born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1907. She was the daughter of Prince Peter Alexandrovich Dolgorouky of St. Petersburg of Russia. Sofka was one of the first women pilots in Russia, she drove rally cars, was a successful surgeon, and she also published poetry. Before Sofka was interned, she always went against the grain. She lived her life the way she wanted to, not at the age or convention dictated. “Sofka always said - without shame - that she wasn't interested in babies.”(Rix) When she was 16 years old, her grandmother gave her a diary. Once she started using that diary, everything was going to be different. She wasn’t a princess anymore, but a British citizen, Europe was at war, and her life would soon be turned upside down by Germany. In December of 1940, Sofka went to visit her mother in Paris. She was going to stay there for a few weeks and then try to flee from Russia back to England forces with the help of a Russian friend, but two days before she tried to escape an officer knocked at her door ordering her to bring things for twenty four hours, then was forced onto a train …show more content…
Sofka and the other woman didn't know it at the time, but they would most likely not see freedom again. Sofka was arrested by Germans in November of
Sofka Skipwith was born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1907. She was the daughter of Prince Peter Alexandrovich Dolgorouky of St. Petersburg of Russia. Sofka was one of the first women pilots in Russia, she drove rally cars, was a successful surgeon, and she also published poetry. Before Sofka was interned, she always went against the grain. She lived her life the way she wanted to, not at the age or convention dictated. “Sofka always said - without shame - that she wasn't interested in babies.”(Rix) When she was 16 years old, her grandmother gave her a diary. Once she started using that diary, everything was going to be different. She wasn’t a princess anymore, but a British citizen, Europe was at war, and her life would soon be turned upside down by Germany. In December of 1940, Sofka went to visit her mother in Paris. She was going to stay there for a few weeks and then try to flee from Russia back to England forces with the help of a Russian friend, but two days before she tried to escape an officer knocked at her door ordering her to bring things for twenty four hours, then was forced onto a train …show more content…
Sofka and the other woman didn't know it at the time, but they would most likely not see freedom again. Sofka was arrested by Germans in November of