Ermolaïeff

Research Status: Basic Last Updated: 2025-07-05 Diary Coverage: Up to 1874-01-21

Identity

Russian visitor to the Bashkirtseff household.

Diary References

1874

• January 21: Visits while Marie takes lesson with Manotte. Marie assesses him as "comme il faut" (proper) but regrets he has no education and is "un peu simple" (a bit simple).

Social Context

• Part of Russian community in Nice
• Acceptable socially but intellectually limited
• Marie's assessment shows her standards for men