St Petersburg and the Russian Court, 1703-1761
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Author | : P. Keenan |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2013-06-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137311603 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137311606 |
Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis St Petersburg and the Russian Court, 1703-1761 by : P. Keenan
Book excerpt: This book focuses on the city of St Petersburg, the capital of the Russian empire from the early eighteenth century until the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917. It uses the Russian court as a prism through which to view the various cultural changes that were introduced in the city during the eighteenth century.