The Court Of The Last Tsar
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The Court Of The Last Tsar
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Author : Greg King
language : en
Publisher: Trade Paper Press
Release Date : 2006-03-24
The Court Of The Last Tsar written by Greg King and has been published by Trade Paper Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Praise for The Court of the Last Tsar "Any book by Greg King is a book to be kept and savored. He has not only given us a fresh, clear-eyed, and often startling new look at the life of the last Romanovs, but also lived up to the promise of his title. He has shown us how the whole enterprise worked, from Tsar Nicholas to his lowest cook and chambermaid. This book is a great work of scholarship—and a wonderful read." —Peter Kurth, author of Tsar: The Lost World of Nicholas and Alexandra and Anastasia: The Riddle of Anna Anderson "A mammoth, monumental achievement. No other book captures the essence and the entire scope of life at the court of Nicholas II. It's a thoroughly enjoyable and encyclopedic masterpiece that will be a major source for historians and biographers for years to come." —Marlene A. Eilers, author of Queen Victoria's Descendants and publisher of Royal Book News "Greg King has truly written a tour de force. The book is extremely well researched, has over 100 illustrations and is, quite simply, marvelous." —Coryne Hall, author of Little Mother of Russia, Once a Grand Duchess, and Imperial Dancer "Greg King is emerging as one of the leading authorities in today's liveliest field of Russian studies, and this is a major contribution to the study of late Imperial Russia." —Joseph T. Fuhrmann, author of Rasputin and the editor of The Complete Wartime Correspondence of Tsar Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra
At The Court Of The Last Tsar
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Author : Aleksandr Mosolov
language : en
Publisher: London, Methuen
Release Date : 1935
At The Court Of The Last Tsar written by Aleksandr Mosolov and has been published by London, Methuen this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1935 with History categories.
At The Court Of The Last Tsar
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Author : Mossolov
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996-06-01
At The Court Of The Last Tsar written by Mossolov and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-06-01 with categories.
Thirteen Years At The Russian Court
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Author : Pierre Gilliard
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2023-11-20
Thirteen Years At The Russian Court written by Pierre Gilliard and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-20 with Fiction categories.
This book is a memoir written by Pierre Gilliard, the French language tutor to the five children of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia from 1905 to 1918. It was published following the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the execution of the Russian Imperial family. In this book, Gilliard described Tsarina Alexandra's torment over her son's hemophilia and her faith in the ability of starets Grigori Rasputin to heal the boy.
At The Court Of The Last Tsar
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Author : A. A. Mossolov
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-03-14
At The Court Of The Last Tsar written by A. A. Mossolov and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-14 with categories.
General Alexander Mossolov, born in 1861, was head of the Court Chancellery from 1900 to 1916, and then Minister Plenipotentiary at Bucharest. His memoirs, published in 1935, are an invaluable source of information about Nicholas II, Alexandra the, imperial family and their court during those sixteen years. He was impressed by the Tsar's positive qualities as a faithful, loving husband and father; timid, courteous, even-tempered, thoughtful and affable towards all around him, with 'an ingrained dislike of argument', and with a touching concern for the fate of the wounded in wartime. The Tsarina was very shy, devoid of social skills and with no appetite for 'society talk', yet an efficient organizer, particularly with regard to the installation of hospital trains, convalescent homes, and hospitals, and her ability to gather round her persons of ability and energy. Less fortunate was her meddling with affairs of state, and the disastrous influence of the 'holy man' Rasputin. His pen portraits of Count Freedericksz, Minister of the Court, the Tsar's aunt Marie Pavlovna, Grand Duchess Vladimir, and foreign royalty such as the German Emperor William II, and King Edward VII of England, are equally perceptive. The book is a kindly testimonial to the sovereign whose reign and life ended in tragedy, but remained to the end a conscientious and well-intentioned man.
Thirteen Years At The Russian Court A Personal Record Of The Last Years And Death Of The Czar Nicholas Ii And His Family
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Author : Pierre Gilliard
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2020-07-14
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 has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
First published in 1921, this book contains the memoirs of Pierre Gilliard. Pierre Gilliard (1879 – 1962) was a Swiss author and academic famous for being the French language tutor of Russian Emperor Nicholas II's children between 1905 and 1918. Within these pages, Gilliard describes Tsarina Alexandra's sadness relating to her son's haemophilia and her belief in Grigori Rasputin's ability to help the boy. This volume constitutes a must-read for those with an interest in Russian history, and it would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: “My First Lessons at the Court (Autumn, 1905)”, “Alexis Nicolaievitch—Visits to the Crimea”, “I Begin my Duties as Tutor—The Czarevitch's Illness”, “The Czarina, Alexandra Feodorovna”, “Rasputin”, “Life at the Tsarskoie-Selo—My Pupils (The Winter of 1913-14)”, “Journeys to the Crimea and Rumania”, etc. Many vintage books 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, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.
Nicholas Ii The Last Tsar
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Author : Michael Paterson
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2017-07-13
Nicholas Ii The Last Tsar written by Michael Paterson and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-13 with History categories.
The character of the last Tsar, Nicholas II (1868-1918) is crucial to understanding the overthrow of tsarist Russia, the most significant event in Russian history. Nicholas became Tsar at the age of 26. Though a conscientious man who was passionate in his devotion to his country, he was weak, sentimental, dogmatic and indecisive. Ironically he could have made an effective constitutional monarch, but these flaws rendered him fatally unsuited to be the sole ruler of a nation that was in the throes of painful modernisation. That he failed is not surprising, for many abler monarchs could not have succeeded. Rather to be wondered at is that he managed, for 23 years, to hold on to power despite the overwhelming force of circumstances. Though Nicholas was exasperating, he had many endearing qualities. A modern audience, aware - as contemporaries were not - of the private pressures under which he lived, can empathise with him and forgive some of his errors of judgement. To some readers he seems a fool, to others a monster, but many are touched by the story of a well-meaning man doing his best under impossible conditions. He is, in other words, a biographical subject that engages readers whatever their viewpoint. His family was of great importance to Nicholas. He and his wife, Alexandra, married for love and retained this affection to the end of their lives. His four daughters, all different and intriguing personalities, were beautiful and charming. His son, the family's - and the nation's - hope for the future, was disabled by an illness that had to be concealed from Russia and from the world. It was this circumstance that made possible the nefarious influence of Rasputin, which in turn hastened the end of the dynasty. This story has everything: romance and tragedy, grandeur and misery, human frailty and an international catastrophe that would not only bring down the Tsar but put an end to the glittering era of European monarchies.
Thirteen Years At The Russian Court
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Author : Pierre Gilliard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-12-06
Thirteen Years At The Russian Court written by Pierre Gilliard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-06 with categories.
In September 1905 Pierre Gilliard entered Tsar Nicholas II's household as the French tutor of Duchesses Olga Nicolaievna and Tatiana Nicolaievna. He would go on to spend a further thirteen years in the close company of the Romanov family. Within that time he would be a witness to one of the most remarkable and tragic events of modern history as a close-knit family was torn apart and executed in the midst of the Revolution. But this book is more than simply an eyewitness account of the Revolution. As one of the books early reviews notes, Gilliard 'had unusual opportunities of knowing their simple domestic life, and when the tragedy that had befallen the Royal house inevitably drew its members, and the few of their attendants who were left to them, more closely together, he was able to learn more and more intimately the ties that bound them together and the difficulties that had brought them to such a doom.' The Tablet Throughout his thirteen years Gilliard built strong personal relationships with those at the Russian court and his eyewitness account of that time is a beautifully intimate portrayal of the family. From little Aleksey who despite his haemophilia remained the centre of attention to his mischievous sisters, their anxious mother and proud father, Gilliard provides vivid sketches of each of the family members. He was also witness to figures outside of the family circle, including the infamous Rasputin. Throughout the account there are extremely personal notes interspersed with humour which provide a humanising view of the Romanov family, including the moment when Gilliard forgets to censor some of the language in Les Miserables to which Tsar Nicholas II teases with him: "You are teaching my daughters a very curious vocabulary, monsieur..." In 1914 Russia descended into war and over the coming years as the situation on the front becomes more tense so too does life within the court. The strain upon court and nation comes to a climax in March 1917 as the Revolution begins. Even through their abdication and imprisonment Gilliard remained with the family, until finally in 1918, after the Bolshevik's coup d'etat, Gilliard is separated from them, never to see them again. Pierre Gilliard's remarkable and tragic account of the last years of the Romanov dynasty was first published in 1921. He later became a French professor at the University of Lausanne and died in 1962.
Thirteen Years At The Russian Court
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Author : Frederic Appleby Holt
language : en
Publisher: Franklin Classics
Release Date : 2018-10-14
Thirteen Years At The Russian Court written by Frederic Appleby Holt and has been published by Franklin Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-14 with categories.
Features the full-text of "Thirteen Years at the Russian Court," a personal account of Russia under the rule of the Romanov family and the death of Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) and his family, written by Pierre Gilliard and provided online as part of the Russian History resource of Bob Atchison.
Six Years At The Russian Court
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Author : Margaret Eager
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-12-05
Six Years At The Russian Court written by Margaret Eager and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-05 with categories.
A poignant memoir by Margaret Eager, governess to the children of the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II, and his wife, Alexandra Feodorovna. Beginning with her difficult journey from her native Ireland to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, her account documents the unique daily life of the Romanov family during her six-year tenure in the Russian Imperial court. In this snapshot of Russian history, Eager chronicles daily life in the Imperial nurseries raising the young Grand Duchesses Olga, Marie, Tatiana, Anastasia, and the Tsarevitch Alexis, and her many anecdotes of the royal children demonstrate the rarefied atmosphere in which they were raised. She elaborates on her time in Russia and records the disadvantages of traveling aboard the Imperial Yacht, peasant life in Russia, scam artists inside the Imperial residences, attempts on the Tsar's life, and her impressions of the Palaces and Imperial art collections. Eager's close intimate relationship with the imperial family allowed her to view the inner workings of their lives in a way few others could. Eager remained in contact with the Imperial family until their murders in 1918.