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Sofka Skipwith

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Gender Female
Death30 years ago
Date of birth October 23,1907
Zodiac sign Scorpio
Date of died February 26,1994
DiedBodmin Moor
United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Children Peter Zinovieff
Sir Patrick Alexander d'Estoteville Skipwith, 12th Baronet
Born Russia
Grandchildren Sofka Zinovieff
Leo Zinovieff
Iliena Zinovieff
Parents Sofia Volkonskaya
Pyotr Dolgorukov
Current partner Grey d'Estoteville Townsend Skipwith
Leo Zinovieff
BooksSofka: the autobiography of a princess
Eat Russian
Education Queen's College
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID710821
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Sofka Skipwith Life story


Sofka Skipwith was a Russian princess, who after working for Laurence Olivier and being interned by the Nazis in France in World War II, worked to save Jews. She was honoured for her efforts by both the British government and by Israel, where she has been named one of the Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem.

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