Lika by Vadim

For more about Lika please see: Lika by Vadim Rigin

In Russia there is a great tradition of breeding, education, and sophistication of young women. This tradition has largely been adopted from France, for the courts of Russia used to be places where French was spoken, French culture was revered, and French practices were perfected and given a distinct Russian flavor. From this Francophile environment came the perfection of the upper class Russian girl through various social methods.

Lika is a perfect example of this system. While many Russians remain poor, and have been so throughout history, there has always been an upper class that can strut their stuff with any culture in the world. The members of this sophisticated set pride themselves on their cultural and conversational abilities. They can play violin, dance ballet, speak five languages, and share profound and piercing views on everything from Asian politics to American art to Brazilian literature. Such a phenomenon is Lika.

She was born in Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad), and immediately began her training with top notch nannies. Her father is a diplomat, as is her mother, and their family money and influence go back hundreds of years. By the time Lika was five, she was already learning three languages – Russian, English, and French.

Throughout her youth, she studied a variety of essential activities for the Russian debutante – dance, philosophy, etiquette, literature. She performed with the Russian ballet and attended debutante balls. By the time she hit her teens she was a thoroughly refined specimen.

Lika has always used her education to her greatest advantage. She is very discriminating. This upbringing stuck with her, and you can see it in her photo shoot. Here is a highly pristine and perfected young woman. She knows how to move, how to hold herself, how to “show her best side.” There is nothing taken for granted in her presentation. She is all good looks and fine charm.

Enjoy these savory images of a true Russian debutante!

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