Valentina Mihailovna's parents were not rich, but they had managed to educate her at the Smolny Convent, where, although considered a republican, she was always in the foreground and very well treated on account of her excellent behaviour and industriousness.

瓦莲京娜·米哈伊洛夫娜的父母并不富有，但他们设法在斯莫尔尼修道院教育了她，在那里，尽管她被认为是共和主义者，但由于她的优秀行为和勤奋，她总是处于前台并受到很好的待遇。