Anđa Petrović
1891–1914
| Date of birth | 1891 |
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| Date of death | 1914 |
Personal situation
Anđa Petrović was the daughter of Mita Petrović, the writer of Finansije i ustanove obnovljene Srbije (Finances and Institutions of the Renewed Serbia). She was also the sister of poet Rastko Petrović, poet Milica Mišković and painter Nadežda Petrović, who often found inspiration in Anđa due to her exceptional beauty.
Anđa Petrović died in January 1914.
| Nationality | Serbian |
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Professional situation
She was an excellent student of comparative literature at the University of Belgrade. She spoke five foreign languages: French, German, Italian, Czech, and Russian. In 1908, Anđa wrote to Tolstoy asking him to take Serbs in his protection, explaining the complex situation of the Serbian country to him. Their correspondence continued for some time. As a result of Anđa's letters, Tolstoy published a text on the Austrian annexation of Bosnia. His text was initially published in Moscow in 1908, and a year after in Munich. Interestingly enough, this is the last text Tolstoy published during his life.
Source:
Pejčić, J. (2010). Delo ljubavi Anđe Petrović ili “Srpski članak” Lava Tolstoja. U: Profil i dlan. Beograd: Biblioteka Kalem, pp. 104-116.
Entry by Milica Đuričić
Translated by Višnja Krstić
Photo: Courtesy of Mr. Miloš Kolarž
Works by this author
Non-book materials/ Other material
- Pismo Lavu Tolstoju 1908
Reception
Reception after death
- Priča o Anđi Petrović (2022.)
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