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Book Synopsis Six Years at the Russian Court (Classic Reprint) by : M. Eagar
Download or read book Six Years at the Russian Court (Classic Reprint) written by M. Eagar and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Six Years at the Russian Court The English daily papers described the Emperor and his family as having fled in their yacht, at a time when the yacht was deeply embedded in ice outside Kronstadt. I could multiply such stories ad lib., but merely wish to draw attention to the fact that so much that is written regarding Russia and the Imperial family is absolutely untrue, so little is really known about the Court life, that I am emboldened to offer my slight sketches of life in the Palaces. It would be very easy for me to pile on the agony, to represent the Emperor as a much ridden man; to picture plots and counter plots; to speak of hairbreadth escapes from death; of hidden bombs; of life made horrible by fears but no such things have occurred in my six years at the Russian Court, and I am a truthful person, and have not started forth to write fiction, but plain, unvarnished truth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Six Years at the Russian Court by : M. Eagar
Download or read book Six Years at the Russian Court written by M. Eagar and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Six Years at the Russian Court In a book recently published the author describes at length a visit to the house of the Governor of Moscow, and speaks of his family and governess. Now for fourteen years before his death the Grand Duke Serge was Governor of Moscow-and he had no children. A well-known magazine spoke of us travelling with a cow ! Now I can safely aver that I never took a cow on a journey. She would have been very much in our way, and the poor beast would have had a sad time in the Baltic or Black Sea! Again and again have I seen allusions to the Empress's love of caricatures, and her cleverness in drawing them. As a matter of fact, the Empress never drew such a thing in her life; nor can she see the fun of them when they are drawn by other people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Six Years at the Russian Court; - Primary Source Edition by : M. Eagar
Download or read book Six Years at the Russian Court; - Primary Source Edition written by M. Eagar and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Book Synopsis Celebrated Crimes of the Russian Court (Classic Reprint) by : Alexandre Dumas Fm
Download or read book Celebrated Crimes of the Russian Court (Classic Reprint) written by Alexandre Dumas Fm and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-08 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Celebrated Crimes of the Russian Court My French tour cost six thousand francs; my Italian one, eighteen thousand, - apparently, in trav elling, it is not the first step that costs most, - and my Spanish one, thirty-two thousand. But, for my latest, the Ministry of Public Instruction allotted me ten thousand francs - which did not recompense me; but, when a project is achieved, what matters the cost? Now, the new travels I was to take were on a line and of an extent not previously made by any one. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Six Years at the Russian Court ... With Numerous Illustrations by : M. EAGAR
Download or read book Six Years at the Russian Court ... With Numerous Illustrations written by M. EAGAR and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Six Years at the Russian Court by : M. Eagar
Download or read book Six Years at the Russian Court written by M. Eagar and published by London : Hurst and Blackett. This book was released on 1906 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ivan de Biron Or the Russian Court in the Middle of Last Century by : Arthur Helps
Download or read book Ivan de Biron Or the Russian Court in the Middle of Last Century written by Arthur Helps and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ivan De Biron or the Russian Court in the Middle of Last Century: By the Author of Friends in Council, Etc But even in this conversation, the bitterness Of Ivan towards women in general did not fail to find some expression; for he commented upon. The bad use the Countess had made Of her beauty, and her talents, and the infamous use which the jealous Empress had made of her power, when her rival in beauty and in talent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Thirteen Years at the Russian Court ... by : Gilliard Pierre 1879, B.
Download or read book Thirteen Years at the Russian Court ... written by Gilliard Pierre 1879, B. and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Book Synopsis MEMORIES of the RUSSIAN COURT by : Anna Viroubova
Download or read book MEMORIES of the RUSSIAN COURT written by Anna Viroubova and published by . This book was released on 2014-04-18 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is with a prayerful heart and memories deep and reverent that I begin to write the story of my long and intimate friendship with Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas II, Empress of Russia, and of the tragedy of the Revolution, which brought on her and hers such undeserved misery, and on our unhappy country such a black night of oblivion.But first I feel that I should explain briefly who I am, for though my name has appeared rather prominently in most of the published accounts of the Revolution, few of the writers have taken the trouble to sift facts from fiction even in the comparatively unimportant matter of my genealogy. I have seen it stated that I was born in Germany, and that my marriage to a Russian officer was arranged to conceal my nationality. I have also read that I was a peasant woman brought from my native Siberia to further the ambitions of Rasputin. The truth is that I am unable to produce an ancestor who was not born Russian. My father, Alexander Sergievich Taneyev, during most of his life, was a functionary of the Russian Court, Secretary of State, and Director of the Private Chancellerie of the Emperor, an office held before him by his father and his grandfather. My mother was a daughter of General Tolstoy, aide de camp of Alexander II. One of my immediate ancestors was Field Marshal Kutusov, famous in the Napoleonic Wars. Another, on my mother's side, was Count Kontaisov, an intimate friend of the eccentric Tsar Paul, son of the great Catherine.Notwithstanding my family's hereditary connection with the Court our own family life was simple and quiet. My father, aside from his official duties, had no interests apart from his home and his music, for he was a composer and a pianist of more than national fame. My earliest memories are of home evenings, my brother Serge and my sister Alya (Alexandra) studying their lessons under the shaded lamp, my dear mother sitting near with her needlework, and my father at the piano working out one of his compositions, striking the keys softly and noting down his harmonies. I thank God for that happy childhood which gave me strength of soul to bear the sorrows and sufferings of after years.Six months in every year we spent in the country near Moscow on an estate which had been in the family for nearly two hundred years. For neighbors we had the Princes Galatzina and the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Serge, the last named being the older sister of the Empress. I hardly remember when I did not know and love the Grand Duchess Elizabeth, as she was familiarly called. As small children she petted and spoiled us all, often inviting us to tea, the feast ending in a grand frolic in which we were allowed to search the rooms for toys which she had ingeniously hidden. It was at one of these children's teas that I first saw the Empress Alexandra. Quite unexpectedly the Tsarina was announced and the beautiful Grand Duchess Elizabeth, leaving her small guests, ran eagerly to greet her. The time was near the beginning of the reign of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna, and the Tsarina was at the very height of her youthful beauty. My childish impression of her was of a tall, slender, graceful woman, lovely beyond description, with a wealth of golden hair and eyes like stars, the very picture of what an Empress should be.For my father the young Empress soon conceived a warm liking and confidence and she named him as vice president of the committee of Assistance par le Travail. During this time we lived in winter in the Mikhailovsky Palace in Petrograd, and in summer in a small villa in Peterhof on the Baltic Sea. From conversations between my mother and father I learned a great deal of the life of the Imperial Family. The Empress impressed my father both by her excessive shyness and by her unusual intelligence. She was above all a motherly woman and often combined baby-tending with serious business affairs.
Book Synopsis Thirteen Years at the Russian Court. (a Personal Record of the Last Years and Death of the Czar Nicholas II. and His Family) by : Pierre Gilliard
Download or read book Thirteen Years at the Russian Court. (a Personal Record of the Last Years and Death of the Czar Nicholas II. and His Family) written by Pierre Gilliard and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Download or read book The Bookman written by and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beyond Fabergé written by Marie Betteley and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rare look at the exquisite world of Russian treasures that lies beyond Fabergé. Imperial Russia evokes images of a vanished courts unparalleled splendor: magnificent tiaras, gem-encrusted necklaces, snuff boxes and other diamond-studded baubles of the tsars and tsarinas. During that time, jewelry symbolized power and wealth, and no one knew this better than the Romanovs. The era marked the high point of the Russian jewelers' art. Beginning with Catherine I's reign in 1725, in the century when women ruled Russia, until the Russian Revolution of 1917, the imperial capital's goldsmiths perfected their craft, and soon the quality of Russias jewelry equaled, if not surpassed, the best that Europes capitals could offer. Who created these jewels that helped make the Russian Court the richest in Europe? Hint: it wasn't Carl Fabergé. This is the first systematic survey in any language of all the leading jewelers and silver masters of Imperial Russia. The authors skillfully unfold for us the lives, histories, creations, and makers marks of the artisans whose jewels and silver masterworks bedazzled the tsars. The previously unheralded names include Pauzié, Bolin, Hahn, Koechli, Seftigen, Marshak, Morozov, Nicholls & Plincke, Grachev, Sazikov, and many others. The market for these exquisite masterworks is also explored, from its beginnings to today's auction world and collector demand. More than 600 stunning photos reacquaint the world with the master artisans and their creations.
Book Synopsis The Jewels of the Romanovs by : Stefano Papi
Download or read book The Jewels of the Romanovs written by Stefano Papi and published by Skira. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An amazing collection of images of the Romanovs, their world, and their fabulous jewels brings the last years of the dynasty to life
Download or read book Punch written by Mark Lemon and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 1130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Blizzard written by Vladimir Sorokin and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-12 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this short, surreal twist on the classic Russian novel, a doctor travels to a distant village to save its citizens from an epidemic, but a metaphysical snowstorm gets in his way"--
Book Synopsis MEMORIES OF THE RUSSIAN COURT by : ANNA. VIROUBOVA
Download or read book MEMORIES OF THE RUSSIAN COURT written by ANNA. VIROUBOVA and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Memories of the Russian Court by : Anna Viroubova
Download or read book Memories of the Russian Court written by Anna Viroubova and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anna Alexandrovna Vyrubova (1884 – 1964) was a Russian lady-in-waiting and close friend of Tsaritsa Alexandra Fyodorovna, Empress of Russia and wife of the last ruler of the Russian Empire, Nicholas II. Within this fascinating volume, she recounts her unique experiences of life at the Russian court and relationship with the Romanov family during the years leading up to the 1917 revolution. Offering extraordinary insights into the Romanovs and the political and social climate of the time, this volume constitutes a must-read for anyone with an interest in this significant episode of world history. Many vintage book such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with the original text and artwork.
