St Petersburg and the Russian Court, 1703-1761

St Petersburg and the Russian Court, 1703-1761
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 9781137311603
ISBN-13 : 1137311606
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Book Synopsis St Petersburg and the Russian Court, 1703-1761 by : P. Keenan

Download or read book St Petersburg and the Russian Court, 1703-1761 written by P. Keenan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-06-24 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.


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