Royal Russia: The Private Albums of the Russian Imperial Family - Tapa dura

This splendid selection of 140 rare or unpublished photographs from the Romanovs' own albums is an intimate portrait of the private and public lives of Tsar Nicholas II's family. It shows them relaxing in the luxury of their magnificent country estates, at work during world war I in the Palace Hospital, the children playacting, mushroom picking and studying with their tutors. This is a truly unique compilation of both formal and informal photographs scheduled to coincide with...

Eminent Romanov historian James Blair Lovell's major work, Anastasia: The Lost Princess, was first published in 1991. When he died in 1993, he left behind a vast and important archive of Romanov documents and artefacts, some of which is reproduced here for the very first time. Carol Townend studied European and Byzantine History at Royal Holloway College, London Universiaty. The author of several historical novels, she now lives in London.