One Man in His Time

The memoirs of Serge Obolensky. Born a Prince in Czarist Russia, he became a great soldier in two of the most devastating wars in history. Some experiences have been highly dramatic, others hilarious in times of maximum stress. He lived a life heroic in war and dedicated in times of peace to the principles of democracy. He was deeply involved in the reforms of Czar Alexander II, the liberation of the serfs, and great land reforms of Russia. His life from a cavalry private in the first World War, to the Russian Revolution with a price on his head under the Bolshevik terror in hiding, then to the second World War rising to the rank of Lt Colonel in the US Paratroopers jumping at the age of 53. Serge emerges as a legend in the hotel business as Vice Chair of the Zeckendorf Hotels which owns and operates at the time, several of NY’s finest hotels.