Mme Koulichoff

Research Status: Basic Last Updated: 2025-07-06 Diary Coverage: Up to 1874-03-09

Identity

Russian married woman in Nice society. Marie finds her appearance unattractive.

Diary References

1874

• February 11: Present at Filimonoff Russian Orthodox wedding, seated with Mmes Potemkine and Comtesse Tolstoï on the right side (groom's side) in the first row.
• March 5: Comes to visit the new villa (Villa Carlone).
• March 9: In Marie's nightmare, Hamilton's wife described as mixture of "Hitchcock, de Mme Koulichoff et de la Gaugiran" - Marie's reference for unattractiveness.

Context

• Part of Russian Orthodox wedding ceremony
• Member of Russian aristocratic community in Nice
• Associated with groom's family or close friends
• Social equal to Comtesse Tolstoï and Mme Potemkine
• Marie uses her as negative aesthetic reference point