Trapped in 'Black Russia': Letters June-November 1915

A collection of letters from an American woman stranded in wartime Russia during mid-1915, recording travel across borders, train and station scenes, food and disease concerns, censored mail, discussions of local politics including Bulgarian and German influence, reports of military events such as the fall of Warsaw, visits to detention camps, observations of refugees and urban hardship, and the daily atmosphere of fear, curiosity, and constrained movement. The letters combine personal family address with on-the-ground reportage, mixing social detail, human suffering, and reflections on shifting loyalties and the practical hardships of civilians during conflict.