▁tw in ▁sister s , ▁Ellen ▁and ▁T amar . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁B ols he vik ▁invasion ▁of ▁Georgia ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Georg ian ▁Republic ▁following ▁the ▁Russian ▁Revolution , ▁Mary ' s ▁f ian cé ▁Prince ▁George ▁Er ist avi ▁— ▁an ▁important ▁Georg ian ▁no blem an , ▁great - gre at ▁grand son ▁of ▁King ▁Her ac lius ▁II ▁of ▁Georgia ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁a ide - de - camp ▁of ▁Nicholas ▁II ▁— ▁returned ▁to ▁Georgia ▁with ▁intent ▁to ▁marry ▁her . ▁They ▁wed ▁in ▁K ut ais i ▁soon ▁after ▁his ▁arrival ▁and , ▁likely ▁because ▁of ▁security ▁reasons , ▁settled ▁perman ently ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁which ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁a ▁stable ▁Mens he vik ▁strong hold ▁under ▁German ▁protection . ▁ ▁The ▁peace ▁in ▁Georgia ▁did ▁not ▁last ▁long ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁fle e ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁during ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁In vas ion . ▁To ▁escape ▁im min ent ▁imprison ment , ▁deport ation ▁or ▁death , ▁Mary , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁prominent ▁Georg ian ▁no blem en ▁and ▁government ▁officials , ▁depart ed ▁ ▁on ▁a ▁ship ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Bat umi . ▁She ▁was ▁reun ited ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁in ▁Ist an bul ▁where ▁George ▁had ▁been ▁waiting ▁for ▁her ; ▁the ▁couple ▁continued ▁the ▁voyage ▁to ▁France ▁together . ▁ ▁France ▁and ▁final ▁years ▁After ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Paris , ▁Mary ▁and ▁George ▁settled ▁on