Becoming a Romanov. Grand Duchess Elena of Russia and her World (1807-1873)

by Charles a Ruud, Charles A. Ruud, Marina Soroka

The Russian Great Reforms of the 1860s were the last major modernizing effort by the Romanov dynasty. From 1855 to 1861, Grand Duchess Elena, born Princess Charlotte of W?1/4rttemberg (1807-1873), acted as the spokeswoman for the reform-minded circles of Russian society, bringing before her nephew Emperor Alexander II a group of civic-minded experts who formed the core of the committee that prepared the greatest and most complex of the reforms, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032098597
• ISBN13: 9781032098593
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"