Pavlovsk: The Life of a Russian Palace - Hardcover

Massie, Suzanne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316549703 ISBN 13: 9780316549707

Publisher: Little Brown & Co, 1990

Synopsis

The 200-year life story of a palace created by Catherine the Great's son and his wife, Maria Feodorovna, in the late 18th century, a residence of the Russian imperial family until 1915, a public park and concert site until WWII, used by the Nazis as a military headquarters and looted and burned during their retreat, and restored by thousands of citizens after the War to (nearly) its original glory. With wonderful historical and contemporary photographs, many in color. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Winner of the 1998 Ansiferov Prize for Best Foreign Book about St. Petersburg. Russian Language Edition also available through Amazon.com.

About the Author:

Suzanne Massie is an American author and authority on Russian history. She played an important role in the relations between Ronald Reagan and the Soviet Union in the final years of the Cold War. Her previous title, Land of the Firebird: The Beauty of Old Russia sold over 1 million copies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little Brown & Co
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0316549703
• ISBN 13: 9780316549707
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 394