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After the Romanovs: Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque Through Revolution and War. From Helen Rappaport, the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes After the Romanovs, the story of the Russian aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals who sought freedom and refuge in Paris, the city of cultural excellence, fine wine and food, and the latest fashions. But it has also been a place of refuge for those fleeing persecution, never more so than before and after the Russian Revolution and the fall of the Romanov dynasty. Former princes could be seen driving taxicabs, while their wives who could sew worked for the fashion houses, their unique Russian style serving as inspiration for designers like Coco Chanel. Talented intellectuals, artists, poets, philosophers, and writers struggled in exile, eking out a living at menial jobs. Some, like Bunin, Chagall and Stravinsky, encountered great success in the same Paris that welcomed Americans like Fitzgerald and Hemingway.
Helen Rappaport is a historian specializing in the Victorian period, with a particular interest in Queen Victoria. She also has written extensively on late Imperial Russia, the 1917 Revolution and the Romanov family.
St. Martin's Press, 2022. First edition. 336 pages. Photo section. Index, bibliography and notes. Hardcover with dustjacket in a clear protective jacket cover. New condition.
