The Court of the Last Tsar: Pomp, Power and Pageantry in the Reign of Nicholas II

by Greg King

Book Overview

It was the most magnificent court in Europe-a world of fairy-tale opulence, ornate architecture, sophisticated fashion, extravagant luxury, and immense power. In the last Russian imperial court, a potent underlying mythology drove its participants to enact the pageantry of medieval, Orthodox Russia--infused with the sensibilities of Versailles--against a backdrop of fading Edwardian splendor, providing a spectacle of archaic ceremonies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471727636
• ISBN13: 9780471727637
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Trade Paper Press
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.7" x 9.5"