Description |
xiii, 559 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 531-538) and index. |
Contents |
Personages -- The last tsar -- The imperial family -- A rival court -- The Romanovs -- The Russian Court -- Below stairs at the palace -- The military -- The aristocracy -- The Russian Orthodox Church -- Palaces -- The winter palace -- Tsarskoye Selo -- Peterhof -- The Moscow palaces -- Possessions -- Imperial riches -- Fashion at the Russian Court -- Jewelry, regalia, and objets d'art -- Imperial transportation -- Country estates -- Pageantry -- Imperial ceremonies -- An imperial funeral -- An imperial wedding -- The coronation -- The tercentenary -- Imperial balls -- State visits -- The Crimea -- The last season -- Epilogue: July 20, 1914: the beginning of the end. |
Subject |
Russia -- Civilization -- 20th century.
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Russia -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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Russia -- Court and courtiers.
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Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918 -- Family.
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Romanov, House of.
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ISBN |
0471727636 cloth |
Standard No. |
9780471727637 |
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