Countess Alexandra Nikolaevna Tolstoy-Miloslavsky was born on 14 July 1973 and is a British equine adventurer, broadcaster, socialite, and businesswoman.
13 Facts About Alexandra Tolstoy
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Alexandra Tolstoy has made several long distance journeys on horses which have provided the material for television documentaries, books, and talks.
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Alexandra Tolstoy is the older sister of Xenia Sackville, Lady Buckhurst.
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Alexandra Tolstoy was educated at Downe House, and then studied for a Master of Arts degree in Russian at the University of Edinburgh, during the course of which she spent a year in Russia.
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Alexandra Tolstoy next moved to London, joining Credit Suisse First Boston's graduate scheme as an Eastern European Equities broker.
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Alexandra Tolstoy resigned after a year and spent the next two years working and travelling abroad, including six weeks walking the old Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route through Spain.
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In 1999, Alexandra Tolstoy was part of a team which spent eight months travelling by horse and camel along an 8,000-kilometre length of the Silk Road.
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Alexandra Tolstoy was reported in 2009 to be considering making a series about high society in contemporary Russia.
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Alexandra Tolstoy decided not to return to her former home in Moscow and in April 2009 established herself with her son at a house in Chelsea.
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In 2013, Galimzyanov complained that Alexandra Tolstoy was evicting him from the Moscow flat they had lived in together.
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In 2015, Pugachev moved to the south of France, after facing severe business difficulties in Russia, while Alexandra Tolstoy remained in London with their children.
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In 2017, Alexandra Tolstoy described Pugachev as controlling and feared that he might kidnap the children.
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In 2023, Alexandra Tolstoy announced that her bank account was closed by NatWest without any explanations.