Non -Russian Russians. The history of the service of Russia. Foreign representatives of the Romanov family

Being a representative of the royal family is a huge responsibility. And without any stretch, we can say that the Romanovs were great workers. The acute sense of duty was common for almost all Romanovs. Each of them knew that high origin not only guarantees him material well -being, but also imposes serious responsibilities.
Among the biographies of the members of this family, the biographies of frivolous Zhuirs prevail, but the history of service to the country - in the state field, in the fields of battles, in the field of charity ... It is about the ministry of the Romanes of Russia, service contrary to their own passions and is told in the book.
It does not begin with the founder of the dynasty of Mikhail Fedorovich, but with his grandson Peter I. This approach is explained by the specifics of the task set by the author. This is not about telling about the political and private secrets of the family. The secrets of the Romanovs will be considered insofar as they will work for the main plan of the book, which consists in destroying the common myth about the alien to the tsarist house of the country to which he ruled. This myth is based on discussions about the predominance of representatives of the ruling foreign blood dynasty over Russian