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Author: Gosudarstvennye muzei Moskovskogo Kremli︠a︡
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book features many of the remarkable works of art housed in the former armoury and other museums of the Moscow Kremlin, including Peter the Great's coronation crown, and Faberge's Tricentennial Easter Egg commissioned in 1913 by Nicholas II to celebrate 300 years of Romanov rule.
Author: Smithmark Publishing
Publisher: Smithmark Publishers
Published: 1998-04-01
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780765107398
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A survey of the collection of the State Museums of the Moscow Kremlin offers a glimpse of the public and private life of the Russian royal dynasty from 1613 to 1917, expressed in the icons, costumes, armor, and religious objects of the Czarist court.
Author: Nina Valentinovna Vernova
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780828112857
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Irina Akimovna Bobrovnit︠s︡kai︠a︡
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Published: 2005
Total Pages: 112
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Majesty of the Tsars: Treasures from the Kremlin is the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum's companion exhibition to the major show Russia! at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. This dazzling exhibition focuses on Russia in the 16th and 17th centuries, when the Russian Tsars still resided in Moscow and before the founding of St. Petersburg in the 18th century. It is divided into four sections: "The Royal Family," "The Royal Hunt and Warfare," "The Royal Feast," and "Power and Faith." The show will present rare and beautiful jewelry worn by Tsars, Tsarina's and Patriarchs, elaborate adornments for horses, a small but impressive selection of arms and armor, and iconostasis from the Annunciation Cathedral, the remarkable and highest quality silver serving pieces given to the Tsars by foreign dignitaries, Russian golden tableware and a small selection of portraits. Taken together, these fine and masterful objects will bring the spectacular world of imperial Russia to life.The Majesty of the Tsars includes a chronology of the imperial lineage during this period; an essay by Kremlin Curator Irina Bogronovnitskaya; individual entries by other Kremlin curators on the works; and an introduction to of each theme.
Author: Barry Shifman
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Published: 2001-09
Total Pages: 344
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From 1547, when Ivan the Terrible declared himself tsar of Russia, to 1712, when Peter the Great moved the capital to St. Petersburg, one of the highlights of Moscow court life was the formal presentation of diplomatic gifts to the tsar. These fabulous offerings have been preserved intact in the Moscow Kremlin Armory, in a collection that cannot be matched by any other royal treasury in the world. Now many of these objects are published in this gloriously illustrated volume -- the first in English on the subject -- that accompanies a major exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Ranging from arms and armor and exquisite textiles to spectacular works in gold and silver, gifts received by the tsars are masterpieces of the decorative arts -- and afford a fascinating glimpse of international relations during a period when Russia emerged as a world power.
Author: Will Michaels
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2016-07-25
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 1625858205
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →City historian Will Michaels explores a wide swath of hidden history in one of Florida's largest cities. Florida is one of the most visited places in the world, and one of its most visited cities is St. Petersburg. But there's a lot more to the "Sunshine City" than pristine beaches. During his travels to sunny St. Pete, James Brown discovered local jazz artist LeRoy Flemmings Jr. Doc Webb's World's Most Unusual Drug Store attracted customers and spectators from afar. Babe Ruth's longest home run ever was launched from the city. William Straub had a great vision for the area's treasured waterfront park system, and the historic Vinoy Hotel was instrumental in launching the downtown renaissance.
Author: N. S. Vladimirskaya
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Published: 2001-04-01
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780788196324
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Author: Museum Boymans-Van Beuningen
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 304
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Daniel B. Rowland
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2020-11-15
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 1501752103
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →God, Tsar, and People brings together in one volume essays written over a period of fifty years, using a wide variety of evidence—texts, icons, architecture, and ritual—to reveal how early modern Russians (1450–1700) imagined their rapidly changing political world. This volume presents a more nuanced picture of Russian political thought during the two centuries before Peter the Great came to power than is typically available. The state was expanding at a dizzying rate, and atop Russia's traditional political structure sat a ruler who supposedly reflected God's will. The problem facing Russians was that actual rulers seldom—or never—exhibited the required perfection. Daniel Rowland argues that this contradictory set of ideas was far less autocratic in both theory and practice than modern stereotypes would have us believe. In comparing and contrasting Russian history with that of Western European states, Rowland is also questioning the notion that Russia has always been, and always viewed itself as, an authoritarian country. God, Tsar, and People explores how the Russian state in this period kept its vast lands and diverse subjects united in a common view of a Christian polity, defending its long frontier against powerful enemies from the East and from the West.
