Reminiscences of Rudolf Steiner

What was Rudolf Steiner like in everyday life? How was he when lecturing? What was he like as a creative artist? These and many other questions are answered by Assya Turgeniev, one of Rudolf Steiner's most important co-workers, in this beautifully-written first-hand testimony. Turgeniev is best known for her exceptional engraving work on the coloured windows of the first Goetheanum building in Dornach, Switzerland. She was in close contact with Rudolf Steiner from 1912 until his death in 1925, and her unique reminiscences of this period are written from a Russian perspective, giving them a special flavour. She provides eye-witness reports of the burning of the first Goetheanum, the time surrounding the death of Rudolf Steiner, the early performances of his Mystery Plays, Steiner's lecturing and travels abroad, the artistic work on the Goetheanum, the carving of the 'Group' statue, and the Christmas plays and Faust. She also describes the development of eurythmy, and recounts her memories of Marie Steiner, Edith Maryon and others.