When Lovers Ruled Russia {1928]

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When Lovers Ruled Russia. V. Poliakoff. NY: D. Appleton, 1928. 284 pages. Hardcover, purple linen cloth covers, gold embossed titles and eagle.12 illustrations, index. Text is unmarked, no ownership marks. Some foxing to paper. 1 copy only.

Historical non-fiction on the lives and romantic entanglements of powerful couples in Russian history, including Catherine the Great and her lovers, Alexander II and his wife, and Nicholas II and Alexandra. Others included are Anna Mons, Catherine I, Menshikov, Biron, Elizabeth, Orlov, and Potemkin.

Vladimir Poliakoff (1864-1939), aka "Augur", was a Russian-born journalist and author who fled to Britain after the Bolshevik Revolution and became known for his popular historical books on the Russian Empire.