Romanov Autumn: Stories from the Last Century of Imperial Russia

by Zeepvat, Charlotte

• ISBN13: 9780750923378
• ISBN10: 0750923377
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square

Summary

There is a continuing fascination with the Romanov dynasty that ruled Russia for over 300 years. Charlotte Zeepvat seeks to widen the picture by looking at the lives of members of the family during the last century of imperial rule, a time of contrasts an

Table of Contents

List of Plates	vii
Preface and Acknowledgements	ix
On Names, Dates and Titles	xi
The Other Nicholas and Alexandra	1	(9)
`Our Favourite Little Corner of Earth'	10	(8)
A Useless Sacrifice?	18	(9)
A Flight of Doves	27	(8)
Our Joy Since Birth	35	(13)
A Tale of Two Women	48	(11)
A Tsar at War	59	(7)
The Admiral-General	66	(10)
This Gloomy Castle	76	(8)
Far From Home	84	(8)
Behind the Empress	92	(9)
Think of Coburg	101	(7)
This Garden of Eden	108	(13)
A Russian Enigma	121	(14)
A Place of Peace and Beauty	135	(8)
Fast Women and Slow Ships	143	(9)
Autumn in the South	152	(7)
A House Divided	159	(14)
The Harsh Light of Day	173	(9)
Surviving	182	(13)
The Beloved Grand Prince	195	(11)
To Belong to the Family	206	(12)
Escape from Ekaterinburg	218	(13)
The Lost Tsar	231	(13)
In Some Enchanted Castle	244	(11)
Family Trees	255	(10)
Notes	265	(10)
Bibliography	275	(4)
Index	279