This magnificent, compelling volume reveals in unparalleled detail the luxurious world and private lives of Nicholas II, the last tsar of Russia, his wife, Alexandra, and their five children. It accompanies the largest collection of Imperial family treasures ever to leave Russia, on exhibit through Dec. 31, 1998, at the First USA Riverfront Arts Center, Wilmington, Delaware. 644 color illustrations.
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This magnificent, compelling volume reveals in unparalleled detail the luxurious world and private lives of Nicholas II, the last tsar of Russia, his wife, Alexandra, and their five children. It accompanies the largest collection of Imperial family treasures ever to leave Russia, on exhibit through Dec. 31, 1998, at the First USA Riverfront Arts Center, Wilmington, Delaware. 644 color illustrations.
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New. 0810936879. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--Text in English. 408 pp. With 697 ills. (479 col. ). 32 x 25 cm. --with a bonus offer--
For those that mourn the deaths of the last Imperial Family, and I include myself in this category, this volume captures their glory, and the revolution that ground them into dust. It also gives a multidimensional view of themselves, their place in history, familial relations (to practically every crowned head in Europe) the tragedy of a hemophiliac heir, and the growing demand for change from all classes. It may be that the romantic paternalism that Nicholas II believed in, along with his wife, Alexandra, was not long to last, but neither was the proletariat dream of exiled revolutionaries. This is also a look at one of Europe's most brilliant courts, where even utilitarian objects were given an unsurpassed luxury.
