Symbols and orders of the Russian Empire

Coat of arms, flag, anthem, awards - these and other symbols are attributes of any state, signs of the country's state sovereignty, identity, and uniqueness of its people. This book is about the symbols and awards of the powerful Russian Empire, many of which have survived to this day, enduring revolutions and changes in the system. They are described by historians as well as specialists in heraldry, phaleristics, ethnography, and even musicology.
The book will be of interest to any reader, serving as a kind of key to the entire Russian history and culture of the post-Petrine era.
A special value is placed on the part of the book dedicated to the orders of the Russian Empire - it is based on unique materials from the archive of the Chapter of the Russian Imperial and Tsarist Orders.
The history of Russia's symbols and awards is traced from the times of the first Rurikids to the beginning of the 20th century.
The black and white drawings used in the initial publications have been replaced in this edition by more than 200 full-color reproductions from rare handwritten and printed books.
Compiler: Zhukov K.S.