- Yuliana Glinka
Yuliana Dmitrievna Glinka (1844- 1918) was a
Russia noccultist born to a prominent family inOrel ,Russia .Her grandfather, Colonel
Feodor Nikolaevich Glinka was investigated as a leader of "a secret society of mystics" during Prince Alexander NikolaevichGalitzine 's investigation ofmasonic lodges following theDecembrist uprising of 1825.Fyodor Tolstoy testified that although he was a mystic he was "a loyal officer of the Empire".Yuliana's father,
Dmitri Feodorovich Glinka became a general and entered thediplomatic service . As a result she spent time inPortugal andBrazil where her father was posted. She probably became interested in spiritualism while in Brazil. She lived inRio de Janeiro , and atPetropolis , in theSerra dos Órgãos , home ofEmperor Pedro II . With her father and sisters she traveled with Dom Pedro toMinas Gerais , visitingOuro Preto andDiamantina , both very old cities with mystical associations.In Brazil, Yuliana became acquainted with
Candomble , a Brazilian version of CaribbeanSanteria . She also read about theFox sisters and their encounters with "the Spirit World" in the New York,United States .In 1857, the family returned to Russia, and Yuliana's older sister married
Vsevolod Solovyov , the brother of Russianphilosopher Vladimir Solovyov. But the honeymoon did not last. In no time at all, the aspiring writer Soloviev succeeded in seducing Yuliana, the 13-year-old sister of his bride.Family connections got Yuliana a position as
maid of honour toTsaritsa Maria Alexandrovna . Yuliana spent little time atTsarskoe Selo , home of theRomanovs . She spent most of her time inParis where she became involved with the theosophists and otheroccultist s. Through her uncle, GeneralOrzheyevsky , she became involved withPyotr Rachkovsky of theOkhrana , theImperial Russia nsecret service .External links
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