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The Romanov dynasty, which ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917, included some of the most bizarre, scandalous, violent and tragic figures of history. Miss Cowles, who has already published two books on the latter days of the Tsars, presents now a portrait gallery of the outstanding members of this almost incredible family, cutting away the mass of obscure and unfamiliar historical detail which surrounds them, and studying each one individually as a human personality.
There is Alexis, son of the founder of the dynasty, who was called pious, but was a Tartar in his wrath. There is Peter the Great, who witnessed as a boy the slaughter of most of his kin, and grew up into a terrifying giant, with a head for Western technology and a vast appetite for drink and ferocious cruelty a half-barbarian who yet wanted to civilize his people. There followed the lascivious Elizabeth and the nymphomaniac Catherine `the Messalina of the North\' who fostered the arts, and greatly extended the Russian empire. Then comes Alexander I, acsacsin turned mystic, and finally the tragic Nicholas II, the last of the Tsars. All are presented with the skill of a portrait painter and penetrating insight into motive and character.
Although Miss Cowles makes no attempt to trace the full course of Russian history she nevertheless provides vivid glimpses of the way people lived at different periods and in different social strata, and she quotes many illuminating passages from visitors who came from the West and observed, horrified yet fascinated, the fantastic contrasts and curiosities of life in Tsarist Russia.
The illustrations show a number of scenes and objects that have not been illustrated before, and they include a series of specially commissioned colour photographs by a Russian-born photographer, Victor Kennett, which reveal the restored splendours of the Tsarist palaces at Leningrad, Peterhof, and Tsarskoye Selo.
Gebonden uitgave met stofomslag.
Uitgave van Collins, 1971, 288 pag.
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Porto 4,00
VASTE PRIJS € 9
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There is Alexis, son of the founder of the dynasty, who was called pious, but was a Tartar in his wrath. There is Peter the Great, who witnessed as a boy the slaughter of most of his kin, and grew up into a terrifying giant, with a head for Western technology and a vast appetite for drink and ferocious cruelty a half-barbarian who yet wanted to civilize his people. There followed the lascivious Elizabeth and the nymphomaniac Catherine `the Messalina of the North\' who fostered the arts, and greatly extended the Russian empire. Then comes Alexander I, acsacsin turned mystic, and finally the tragic Nicholas II, the last of the Tsars. All are presented with the skill of a portrait painter and penetrating insight into motive and character.
Although Miss Cowles makes no attempt to trace the full course of Russian history she nevertheless provides vivid glimpses of the way people lived at different periods and in different social strata, and she quotes many illuminating passages from visitors who came from the West and observed, horrified yet fascinated, the fantastic contrasts and curiosities of life in Tsarist Russia.
The illustrations show a number of scenes and objects that have not been illustrated before, and they include a series of specially commissioned colour photographs by a Russian-born photographer, Victor Kennett, which reveal the restored splendours of the Tsarist palaces at Leningrad, Peterhof, and Tsarskoye Selo.
Gebonden uitgave met stofomslag.
Uitgave van Collins, 1971, 288 pag.
Goede staat
Porto 4,00
VASTE PRIJS € 9
U betaalt niet minder maar ook niet meer.
Op lagere biedingen wordt daarom niet gereageerd