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    • Russian History

    A selection of out of print titles on Russian history. Additionally, some royalty and monarchy titles can be found here.  

    • Memoirs of the Pages to the Tsars. Thomas E. Berry, translator and editor. The history of the Corps des Pages in Russia dates back to the days of Peter the Great. Included are remembrances from during the reigns of Paul I (1754-1801) through to Nicholas II (1868-1918). The Corps des Pages was both a military and a Court institution which prepared young men to serve the Tsar and his family at Court. Many would also go on to serve in the military or enter into the diplomatic or civil service of the Russian Empire. The Tsarina and each member of the Imperial Household had a Page of the Chamber assigned to them, as did all the Grand Dukes and Grand Duchesses. These memoirs provide eyewitness accounts of their education and training at the Vorontsov Palace in St. Petersburg. Their recollections of the elegance of the Russian Court, as well as intimate details of Tsar Nicholas II, provide a rare glimpse into his private world.

      Memoirs of the Pages to the Tsars

      Memoirs of the Pages to the Tsars. Thomas E. Berry, translator and editor. The history of the Corps des Pages in Russia dates back to the days of Peter the Great. Included are remembrances from during the reigns of Paul I (1754-1801) through to Nicholas...
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    • The Many Deaths of Tsar Nicholas II: Relics, Remains and the Romanovs. Wendy Slater. A fully researched and careful retelling of the gruesome deaths and subsequent rediscovery of Russia's royal family. Includes a series of essays on the myths surrounding them. Much has been written over the last century, Slater's book is one of the best.  UK: Routledge, 2007. 204 pages. Small hardcover, 1st edition. 9 illustrations. Notes, bibliography and index. Part of the Routledge Studies in the History of Russia and Eastern Europe series.

      The Many Deaths of Tsar Nicholas II [Slater]

      The Many Deaths of Tsar Nicholas II: Relics, Remains and the Romanovs. Wendy Slater. A fully researched and careful retelling of the gruesome deaths and subsequent rediscovery of Russia's royal family. Includes a series of essays on the myths surrounding...
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    • Russian Court at Sea. Francis Welch. On 11th April 1919, less than a year after the murder of Tsar Nicholas II and his family, the British battleship HMS Marlborough left Yalta carrying twenty members of the Russian Imperial Family into perpetual exile. They included the Tsar's mother, the Dowager Empress Marie, and his sister, the Grand Duchess Xenia, Prince Felix Youssupov (the murderer of Rasputin), and Grand Duke Nicholas, once Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armies. As the ship prepared to set sail, a British sloop carrying 400 White Russian soldiers drew up alongside. The soldiers stood on deck and sang the Russian National Anthem. Poingnantly, the Dowager Empress stood on deck alone. According to the HMS Marlborough's First Lieutenant, nobody dared to approach her. The Russian Court at Sea vividly recreates this unlikely voyage, with its bizarre assortment of warring characters and its priceless cargo of treasures including rolled-up Rembrandts and Faberge eggs.

      Russian Court at Sea

      Russian Court at Sea. Francis Welch. On 11th April 1919, less than a year after the murder of Tsar Nicholas II and his family, the British battleship HMS Marlborough left Yalta carrying twenty members of the Russian Imperial Family into perpetual...
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    • Suzanne Massie. Land of the Firebird: The Beauty of Old Russia.  Massie (1931-2025), an important authority on Russia, played a leading role in the relations between the USA, specifically during the Reagan years, and the Soviet Union in the final years of the Cold War. Written in a colorful and engaging style, Massie documents Russian history and describes art from the time of Vladimir and the Russian Orthodox Church to just before the Russian Revolution. An important and highly readable reference on Russian history from 987 to 1917 through a Western perspective. Her husband, Robert Massie (1929-2019), is the author of Nicholas & Alexandra, another classic.

      Land of the Firebird [Massie]

      Suzanne Massie. Land of the Firebird: The Beauty of Old Russia.  Massie (1931-2025), an important authority on Russia, played a leading role in the relations between the USA, specifically during the Reagan years, and the Soviet Union in the final...
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    • Catherine the Great. A biography of the woman who became Empress of all the Russias. Zoé Oldenbourg. Catherine the Great (Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg) was born in 1729 in Stettin, Pomerania, then Germany. She reigned as Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796. Under her, the Russian Empire expanded, improved its administration, and continued to modernize along Western European lines. One of the better bios of the many devoted to Catherine.  NY: Pantheon Books, 1965. Second printing. 378 pages. Introduction, notes, references, chronological tables, index. Hardcover with dustjacket in a clear protective jacket cover.

      Catherine the Great [1963] Zoe Oldenbourg

      Catherine the Great. A biography of the woman who became Empress of all the Russias. Zoé Oldenbourg. Catherine the Great (Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg) was born in 1729 in Stettin, Pomerania, then Germany. She reigned as...
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    • Russian Art at Hillwood. Katrina V. H. Taylor. The book is a concise and clearly-written presentationof the material found at Hillwood Museum. Majorie Merriweather Post, heiress to the Post Cereal fortune, owned many extraordinary and world-class items. The chapters cover the following categories: painting, Faberge, Faberge's contemporaries, gold boxes, niello, kovschi (distinctively Russian decorative drinking vessels), chalices, porcelain from the Imperial Factory and private factories, glass and ivory.

      Russian Art at Hillwood

      Russian Art at Hillwood. Katrina V. H. Taylor. The book is a concise and clearly-written presentationof the material found at Hillwood Museum. Marjorie Merriweather Post (1887-1973), heiress to the Post Cereal fortune, owned many extraordinary and...
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    • Pavlovsk Palace & Park. USSR (Leningrad): Aurora Art Publishers, 1975. 1st edition. Over 300 pages, profusely illustrated in color together with an historically informative and fascinating text in English. Index, bibliography, and floor plans. The Palace of Pavlovsk is one of the finest structures in St. Petersburg and it houses an extraordinary collection of art treasures.

      Pavlovsk Palace & Park

      Anatoly M. Kuchumov (Author), A. Travlinsky (Translator), J. Hine (Translator). Pavlovsk Palace & Park. USSR (Leningrad): Aurora Art Publishers, 1975. 1st edition. Over 300 pages, profusely illustrated in color together with an historically...
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    • Nicholas and Alexandra [1st ed, 8th prtg]

      Nicholas and Alexandra [1st ed, 8th prtg]

      Nicholas and Alexandra. An intimate Account of the Last of the Romanovs and the Fall of Imperial Russia. Robert K. Massie.  NY: Atheneum, 1968 [April]. First edition, 8th printing. 584 pages. Massie (1929-2019) brilliantly traces the end of the...
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    • Empire of the Czar

      Empire of the Czar: Journey Through Russia

      Marquis De Custine. Empire of the Czar. An excellent travelogue by the French aristocrat Marquis de Custine (1790-1857) who,  in the 1830's, traveled throughout Russia. He details the personalities and workings of society and the court at...
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      Russian Blood. In the early 1980s, Alex Shoumatoff became curious about the history of his family. At that time, both his grandmothers were in their 90s.

      Russian Blood [Memoir]

      Russian Blood. In the early 1980s, Alex Shoumatoff became curious about the history of his family. At that time, both his grandmothers were in their 90s. With a heightened sense of urgency, Shoumatoff collected their stories and reminiscences  as...
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      White Road: A Russian Odyssey, 1919-1923.

      White Road: A Russian Odyssey, 1919-1923

      White Road: A Russian Odyssey, 1919-1923. Olga Illyn. A gripping and enthralling memoir of the onset of the Russian Revolution and the path of defeat for the White Army. Illyn was a young bride and her husband, a White Army officer, and as members of the...
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