Katia (Filimonoff)

Research Status: Basic Last Updated: 2025-07-05 Diary Coverage: Up to 1874-03-27

Identity

Bride at the Filimonoff Russian Orthodox wedding Marie attends. A young Russian woman marrying into the Potemkine family.

Diary References

1874

• February 11: Marie helps dress the bride. "Elle est très jolie la pauvre petite." Marie notes she "montre autant d'amitié qu'on peut en montrer une mariée." Katia comments while between Marie and Hélène: "Je suis madame et mademoiselle en même temps." Travels to Antibes for honeymoon.
• March 27: Mania tells engagement story: Potemkine kissed her hand by window, she turned red, told mother she was sick.

Context

• Russian Orthodox wedding ceremony
• Part of Russian community in Nice
• Sister is Mania (who tells engagement story)
• Shows friendship to Marie despite wedding stress
• Central figure in elaborate wedding Marie describes in detail
• Romantic engagement story with hand-kissing by window