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St Petersburg and the Russian Court, 1703-1761
Paul Keenan
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Description for St Petersburg and the Russian Court, 1703-1761
Hardback. This book focuses on the city of St Petersburg, the capital of the Russian empire from the early eighteenth century until the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917. It uses the Russian court as a prism through which to view the various cultural changes that were introduced in the city during the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
This book focuses on the city of St Petersburg, the capital of the Russian empire from the early eighteenth century until the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917. It uses the Russian court as a prism through which to view the various cultural changes that were introduced in the city during the eighteenth century.
This book focuses on the city of St Petersburg, the capital of the Russian empire from the early eighteenth century until the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917. It uses the Russian court as a prism through which to view the various cultural changes that were introduced in the city during the eighteenth century.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
426g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137311597
SKU
V9781137311597
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Ref
99-15
About Paul Keenan
Paul Keenan is a Lecturer in the Department of International History at the London School of Economics, UK, where he has taught since 2004. His research examines the social and cultural development of Russia during the eighteenth century, with particular focus on the activities of the Russian court.
Reviews for St Petersburg and the Russian Court, 1703-1761
Keenan does a fine job of giving us a sense of the period's byt', Russian for `everyday life'. ... excellent and novel feature of the book is Keenan's frequent comparison of St Petersburg to other contemporary European cities such as London, Vienna and Paris. ... Keenan's book offers a much better sense of what was typical and exceptional in St ... Read more