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Last Tsar
by Larisa Yermilova

255pages

Published: 1996

Genre: Photo album

Publisher: Parkstone Press

Languages: English (translated from the Russian)

ISBN Hardcover: 1859952089

ISBN Softcover: No softcover edition available

Print Status: out of print

Last Tsar

description:

Photo album covering the reigns of Alexander II, Alexander III, and Nicolas II. Emphasis on Nicholas II. Includes formal and informal photos. (Email for alternate cover photo.)

unique features:

Photos of royal family gatherings in Denmark during the 1860's and 1880's; holidays in Finland, the Crimea, and Poland in the 1880's; holidays in Darmstadt, 1890's, 1900's, 1910's; bicentennial of the founding of St Petersburg, 1903; unveiling of  monument to Aleksander II in Kiev, 1911; imperial visit to Moscow, August 1912; imperial visit to Kostroma, 1913.

similar to:

Nicholas II: The Last Tsar

in my opinion:

Many photos of crowd scenes at official occasions, which give a nice sense of time and place.

where to find this book:

www.angelfire.com

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