Table of Contents

Author's Note. Introduction. Prologue: St. Petersburg. PART ONE: PERSONAGES. 1. The Last Tsar. 2. The Imperial Family. 3. A Rival Court. 4. The Romanovs. 5. The Russian Court. 6. Below Stairs at the Palace. 7. The Military. 8. The Aristocracy. 9. The Russian Orthodox Church. PART TWO: PALACES. 10. The Winter Palace. 11. Tsarskoye Selo. 12. Peterhof. 13. The Moscow Palaces. PART THREE: POSSESSIONS. 14. Imperial Riches. 15. Fashion at the Russian Court. 16. Jewelry, Regalia, and Objets d'art. 17. Imperial Transportation. 18. Country Estates. PART FOUR: PAGEANTRY. 19. Imperial Ceremonies. 20. An Imperial Funeral. 21. An Imperial Wedding. 22. The Coronation. 23. The Tercentenary. PART FIVE: PLEASURES. 24. Imperial Balls. 25. State Visits. 26. The Crimea. 27. The Last Season. Epilogue: July 20, 1914: The Beginning of the End. Acknowledgments. Appendix A: Family Tree of Nicholas I. Appendix B: Organizational Chart of the Russian Imperial Court. Appendix C: The Imperial Court in 1914. Appendix D: Palace Floor Plans. Appendix E: Maps of the Imperial Estates. Appendix F: Map of St. Petersburg. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

About the Author

GREG KING is the coauthor of The Fate of the Romanovs (Wiley). His previous works include The Last Empress: The Life and Times of Alexandra Feodorovna, Tsarina of Russia and The Man Who Killed Rasputin: Prince Felix Youssoupov and the Murder That Helped Bring Down the Russian Empire. He has worked as an on-screen commentator with the Learning Channel, the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, and the Arts and Entertainment Channel.

Reviews

"...so completely approached the ear from a cultural standpoint...great companion to Russian Revolution and Nicholas and Alexandra collections in all libraries." (Library Journal, February 15, 2006) "...for those who are intrigued by the Russian high court, there is no better escort." (Publishers Weekly, November 28, 2005) "...fascinating, exotic, indispensable." ( The Sunday Telegraph, December 2006)