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| | A Linguistic Bridge to Orthodoxy In Memoriam Isabel Florence Hapgood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | Isabel Hapgood was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 21, 1850,5 to English-Scottish parents, Asa Hapgood and Lydia Anna Bronson Crossley. |
 | | Hapgood was especially enchanted by the choir at the Dormition Cathedral in the Kremlin, led by Alexander Dimitrievich Kastalsky (1856-1926), whom she described as "the wonderful composer and director." Kastalsky autographed for her his newest composition, "Khristos Voskrese" [Christ is Risen] with warm wishes on April 2, 1917. |
 | | Miss Hapgood's stay in Moscow was cut short by the outbreak of the revolution, and she managed to escape to Vladivostok only thanks to the assistance of the American consulate in Moscow and her personal acquaintance with Russian officials. |
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