Roosevelt, P.

Life on the Russian Country Estate: A Social and Cultural History

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995.

Used.

Item #4724
ISBN: 0300055951

Hardcover
384 pp., with illustrations

This lavishly illustrated book is the first in any language to explore fully the vanished world of the Russian country estate. Russian studies scholar Priscilla Roosevelt brings to life these magnificent aristocratic dwellings, discussing their origins, design, and decoration; the social, family, and cultural life within their walls; and their demise after the 1917 revolution. 72 color & 158 b&w illustrations.

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