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Author
Publisher
Howard Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Laura Pavlov, an American forensic archaeologist, is about to unravel a mystery that promises to shed light on one of the 20th century's greatest enigmas. A member of an international team digging on the outskirts of the present-day Russian city of Ekaterinburg, where the Romanov royal family was executed in July 1918, Pavlov discovers a body perfectly preserved in the permafrost of a disused mine shaft. The remains offer dramatic new clues to...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world's surface for three centuries. How did one family turn a war-ruined principality into the world's greatest empire? And how did they lose it all? This is the intimate story of twenty tsars and tsarinas, some touched by genius, some by madness, but all inspired by holy autocracy and imperial ambition. Simon Sebag Montefiore's chronicle reveals their secret world...
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Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Opaline Duplessi, descended from the powerful witch La Lune, has always alchemically communed with stones, so becoming a jewelry designer seems a natural progression. In 1918, World War I is still raging, and there is less demand for fashion jewelry. Driven by a personal tragic loss, Opaline goes to Paris, where she apprentices in the shop of friends supporting the war effort by making mourning jewelry, magic-infused gem talismans for the loved ones...
Author
Publisher
Public Affairs
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 558 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A vivid portrayal of Russia's brief and exotic experiment with liberalism and cultural openness in the years before the Communist Revolution and the deaths of the Tsar and his family reveals how the period marked a blossoming of artistic expression and open political views.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"On the centenary of the death of Rasputin comes a definitive biography that will dramatically change our understanding of this fascinating figure. A hundred years after his murder, Rasputin continues to excite the popular imagination as the personification of evil. Numerous biographies, novels, and films recount his mysterious rise to power as Nicholas and Alexandra's confidant and the guardian of the sickly heir to the Russian throne. His debauchery...
Author
Language
English
Description
"They were the Princess Dianas of their day-- perhaps the most photographed and talked about young royals of the early twentieth century. The four captivating Russian Grand Duchesses-- Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia Romanov-- were much admired for their happy dispositions, their looks, the clothes they wore and their privileged lifestyle. Over the years, the story of the four Romanov sisters and their tragic end in a basement at Ekaterinburg in...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 302 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The Easter presents that Russia's last two czars gave to their czarinas have become synonymous with privilege, beauty, and an almost provocative uselessness. They are perhaps the most redolent symbols of the old empire's phenomenal craftsmanship, of the decadence of its court, and of the upheavals that brought about its inevitable downfall. Faberge's Eggs is the first book to recount the remarkable story of these masterpieces, taking us from the circumstances...
Author
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 349 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A chronicle of the passions, intrigues, and scandals of the Romanov dynasty includes accounts of such topics as Peter the Great's torture of his own son and Catherine the Great's many young lovers.
Author
Language
English
Description
In this "historical suspense, Ariel Lawhon unravels the extraordinary twists and turns in Anna Anderson's 50-year battle to be recognized as Anastasia Romanov. Is she the Russian Grand Duchess, a beloved daughter and revered icon, or is she an imposter, the thief of another woman's legacy?"--
Author
Series
Inspector Pekkala volume 1
Language
English
Description
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Sam Eastland's Shadow Pass.
Shortly after midnight on July 17, 1918, the imprisoned family of Tsar Nicholas Romanov was awakened and led down to the basement of the Ipatiev house. There they were summarily executed. Their bodies were hidden away, the location a secret of the Soviet state. A decade later, Pekkala, once the most trusted secret agent of the Romanovs, is now Prisoner 4745-P, banished...
Shortly after midnight on July 17, 1918, the imprisoned family of Tsar Nicholas Romanov was awakened and led down to the basement of the Ipatiev house. There they were summarily executed. Their bodies were hidden away, the location a secret of the Soviet state. A decade later, Pekkala, once the most trusted secret agent of the Romanovs, is now Prisoner 4745-P, banished...
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