In service to Moscow and the Fatherland
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The book contains genuine documents of an honorary citizen of Moscow Prince A.A. Sheerbatov, who was relentless for the benefit of Russia. Memories and letters covering the period from 1829 to 1901 are published for the first time. They contain many interesting stories from the life of Russian society, about the events of the Crimean War, the beginning of the reign of Emperor Alexander II, the course of peasant and other reforms. Pages of memoirs are saturated with the bright characteristics of the author"s outstanding contemporaries - representatives of the princes of Golitsyn and Mukhanovy, Field Marshal I.F. P. Peskevich and General M.D. Merchakova, Poet A.A. Feta, Hero of Sevastopol Defense Admiral V.A. Kornilova, and others" The report "A.A. Sheerbatova on the activities of the Moscow City Duma - a valuable source on the history of Moscow of the 1860s.
The book is equipped with an extensive scientific and reference apparatus and plenty of illustrations.
It is designed for a wide range of readers
The book is equipped with an extensive scientific and reference apparatus and plenty of illustrations.
It is designed for a wide range of readers
Author:
Author:Shcherbatov Aleksandr Alekseevich
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
- Category:Romance & Love
Paper:
Paper:White
Series:
Series: Historical faces
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-89577-137-2
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