The Kremlin Armoury

The Kremlin Armoury PDF

Author: Matthew Hunter

Publisher: Walker & Company

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780802712110

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An arms and armor specialist is used by British Intelligence to pry information from the female director of the Kremlin Armory Museum, and in the process he loses his family, his job, and possibly his freedom

Treasures of the Moscow Kremlin

Treasures of the Moscow Kremlin PDF

Author: N. S. Vladimirskaya

Publisher:

Published: 2001-04-01

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780788196324

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The Catalogue of A Royal Armouries ExhibitionÓ held in London. The text, which is in both Russian & English & illustrated with beautiful color photos, describes some of the wonderful & historic pieces from the collection of the Kremlin Armoury. Introduction by Alexei Levykin, Director of the Arms Sector, Moscow Kremlin Museum, discusses the arsenal of the Russian Tsars & Emperors from the 16th to the 18th centuries. There are two sections: The Armoury Chamber in the 16th-17th centuries; & the St. Petersburg Cabinet of Arms in the 18th century. Forewords by Guy Wilson, the Master of the Armouries of the Tower of London, & I. A. Rodimtseva, The Director of the Kremlin Museum.

Dutch Guns in Russia

Dutch Guns in Russia PDF

Author: E. A. Jablonskaja

Publisher:

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 9789040098833

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A considerable proportion of the weapons collected by the Tsars and nobility of Russia over the centuries consists of Dutch firearms of the 17th and 18th centuries. Many of them evince not only an advanced technique, but also exceptionally beautiful decoration. This catalogue offers the first scientific treatment and classification of almost 320 of these Dutch firearms of the 17th and 18th centuries in the collections of the Moscow Kremlin Armoury, the Moscow Historical Museum, the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersberg and the Gatchina Palace Museum near St. Petersburg. That Dutch firearms in particular are so well represented in Russian collections illustrates the strong political and economical relations of Russia and the Dutch Republic in this period. They were collected from different sources, mainly as a result of the large-scale trade in military firearms between the Dutch Republic and the Tsars of Russia and from ambassadorial and merchant's gifts. The result of this important and heretofore neglected part of the Dutch history is now available for scholars as well as to the general public. --From dust jacket.

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