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TSAR, by Peter Kurth
« on: April 22, 2005, 02:36:44 PM »
 :)This excellent book is about the lost world of Nicholas and Alexandra and contains many colour photographs of the Alexander Palace,published in 1995.worth buying for your library.Regards,Steve. :)

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« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2005, 10:26:57 AM »
Steve,I agree with you, its a beautiful book. F.

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« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2005, 01:07:17 PM »
The aerial photograh taken in winter time of the Catherine palace and Alexander Palace is beautiful,I remember watching a documentary years ago about the destruction of the palaces by tha nazis in World War 2 and their reconstuction,the aerial film shows the terrible condition of both palaces. luckily they both survived the war and were not blown up by the retreating german army.Regards,Steve.

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« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2005, 02:43:12 PM »
One thing I really appreciate about this book is the "before and after" pictures of everything.  We get so use to the black and white snaps from 1900 of all the buildings and everyone, that is is really a wonderful experience to have the "present" pictures in living color to go alongside...makes it come to life.  I think Peter Kurth did a fantastic job on this book and I cherish my copy.
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« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2005, 03:02:32 PM »
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One thing I really appreciate about this book is the "before and after" pictures of everything.  We get so use to the black and white snaps from 1900 of all the buildings and everyone, that is is really a wonderful experience to have the "present" pictures in living color to go alongside...makes it come to life.  I think Peter Kurth did a fantastic job on this book and I cherish my copy.
..Arleen


I quite agree, Arleen! This is a beautiful book and one of the best Romanov "picture books" in my opinion. I, too, especially enjoy the "before and after" shots. It really brings these places to life. It is so very interesting to see the places these people once knew long ago and see how they look like today, how they have or haven't changed, and to pick out features from the old photos that are still there, etc.

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« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2005, 07:50:47 PM »
This is one of my favorite pictorial works...magnificent photography! Especially of the palace grounds in Spring. :)

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« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2005, 08:13:17 AM »
i love the big photo they have of the palace in the chapter when they describe the imperial family in captivity and their journey to Tobolsk. i think there's a little quote from the Tsar's diary near it aswell.

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Re: TSAR, by Peter Kurth
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2005, 09:33:12 AM »
Arleen ,you are so right. The photo of Alexandra and her daughters going down the stairs at the river, and than seeing the same photo,today.

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« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2005, 09:34:28 AM »
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I quite agree, Arleen! This is a beautiful book and one of the best Romanov "picture books" in my opinion. I, too, especially enjoy the "before and after" shots. It really brings these places to life. It is so very interesting to see the places these people once knew long ago and see how they look like today, how they have or haven't changed, and to pick out features from the old photos that are still there, etc.


It's certainly one of my favorites, for all the 'before and after' reasons mentioned  :)

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« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2005, 11:20:42 AM »
Felix, the picture you mentioned, "going down the stairs" I've always wondered what the big building in the background is, someones mansion??  Nicholas N comes to mind for some reason...do any of you know??
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« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2005, 11:20:36 AM »
Arleen, I checked "The Romanov Legacy" book which has a section on N.N.'s palace and "Tsar" they dont appear to be the same buidings. N.N.'s palace was in Annunciation Square, by the English Embankment. In the photo,its called The Petrovskaya Embankment. F.

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« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2005, 11:40:51 AM »
Actually, the palace in the background is GD Nikolai Nikolaevich's palace.  The elder NN had his own palace on Annuciation Square, while the younger NN had a palace on Petrovskaia Embankment across the river from Letnii Sad and close to St. P&P Fortress.

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Re: TSAR, by Peter Kurth
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2005, 11:47:36 AM »
In the book I was lookig at the buildings have nothing in common. Maybe it was N.N. the younger's palace that is in the photo.

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« Reply #13 on: May 10, 2005, 04:02:04 AM »
Just a stunning book, which is currently sitting by my bedside atm!

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« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2005, 07:51:08 AM »
The Building behind the stairs is definitely Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich Jr.'s palace.  It was later used as a "Palace of Weddings" and there was a protest by brides when it was taken over by the state.  I would love to know what this building is used for today.  When I was in St Petersburg there were some burly guards at the door.  I have a suspicion (with no facts to back it up) that Putin appropriated the Palace for his own use.

Just another note on TSAR: The picture on p. 53 is mislabeled as the Anichkov Palace.  The building in the picture was originally the Catherine Institute, and is now part of the Russian Library.

Bob