
Saving the Tsars' Palaces
Polperro Heritage Press
Published on 1. November 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
196 pages
978-0-9549137-1-7 (ISBN)
Description
Millions of people annually visit the great country palaces built by the tsars in a circle round St. Petersburg. Created by artists from all over Europe, with untold serf labour at their disposal, the palaces were intended to impress and they do. Today, in the corner of most rooms, a single black and white photograph shows the same room in 1944, amid the smouldering wreckage found by Russian soldiers returning after the three-year siege of Leningrad. Forced to abandon the palaces, the Nazis vented their anger on the treasures they occupied. The story behind these photographs is in many ways more impressive even than the rooms themselves. It is the story of a relatively small band of talented Russians who were determined not to allow their country's heritage to be swept away by all the horrors of the twentieth century. The palaces today are truly the work of Russians but restorers have to be self-effacing. There have been books about what they did but not about them.
In "Saving The Tsars' Palaces", Christopher Morgan and Irina Orlova vividly recount the remarkable story of those who battled to save the palaces, not just during and after the war, but during the Revolution and the harsh times that followed.
In "Saving The Tsars' Palaces", Christopher Morgan and Irina Orlova vividly recount the remarkable story of those who battled to save the palaces, not just during and after the war, but during the Revolution and the harsh times that followed.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Clifton-upon-Teme
United Kingdom
Illustrations
8pp colour, 8pp b/w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 185 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-9549137-1-7 (9780954913717)
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Christopher Morgan &. Irina Orlova
Saving The Tsar's Palaces
E-Book
01/2012
Polperro Heritage Press
€14.49
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Content
Introduction Chapter 1 Revolution Chapter 2 Civil War Chapter 3 On The Ropes Chapter 4 Gathering Clouds Chapter 5 The Siege Chapter 6 The Breakout Chapter 7 What Can We Do? Chapter 8 Clearing Up The Mess Chapter 9 The Treasure Hunt Chapter 10 Peterhof's Fountains Chapter 11 The Leningrad Affair Chapter 12 Pavlovsk Chapter 13 Peterhof Chapter 14 Pushkin Chapter 15 Gatchina Chapter 16 Other Palaces Chapter 17 Restoration Under Capitalism Chapter 18 Was It Worthwhile?