Behind the Veil at the Russian Court (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. An Eye Witness Account of Palace Intrigues and Gossips by a PrincessBy Catherine Radziwill
Length13h 35m
About this audiobook
Behind the Veil at the Russian Court offers an intimate, often unsparing portrait of late imperial Russia, drawing back the ceremonial curtain from palaces, salons, dynastic rivalries, and the fragile social codes that governed the Romanov world. Written in the polished, anecdotal style of aristocratic memoir, the book blends political observation, character sketch, and court gossip, situating itself within the fin-de-siècle literature of imperial decline and retrospective witness. Catherine Radziwill, a Polish-born princess by marriage and a figure long acquainted with European high society, wrote from the vantage point of both insider and exile. Her proximity to Russian and continental aristocratic circles gave her access to personalities and customs largely hidden from ordinary observers, while her later controversies and disillusionments sharpened her appetite for revelation. The book reflects a life spent near power, yet never wholly secure within it. Readers interested in Romanov Russia, court culture, women's memoir, and the social prehistory of revolution will find this volume especially compelling. Though its judgments should be read critically, its immediacy, elegance, and psychological acuity make it a valuable window onto a vanished political world.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length13 hrs 35 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 17, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Book I. 1855-1894
3Chapter I. Nicholas I. Dies
4Chapter II. Alexander II. on the Throne
5Chapter III. Anecdotes of the Imperial Family
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6Chapter IV. The Influence of the Grand Duchess Hélène Pavlovna
7Chapter V. The Reforms of Alexander II. and His Ministers
8Chapter VI. The Adlerbergs and the Schouvaloffs
9Chapter VII. St. Petersburg Before the War of 1877-8
10Chapter VIII. The Eastern War and Afterwards
11Chapter IX. The Berlin Congress and Its Consequences
12Chapter X. Alexander’s Love Affairs
13Chapter XI. Assassination of Alexander II.
14Chapter XII. Alexander III. and His Consort
15Chapter XIII. The Imperial Family in 1881
16Chapter XIV. The Friends and Ministers of Alexander III.
17Chapter XV. Alexander III is Crowned
18Chapter XVI. St. Petersburg Society from 1883 to 1894
19Chapter XVII. The Foreign Policy of Alexander III.
20Chapter XVIII. Alexander’s Ministers
21Chapter XIX. The Police Under Alexander III.
22Chapter XX. The Truth About Borky
23Chapter XXI. Last Days at Livadia
24Book II. 1894-1913
25Chapter I. Funeral and Wedding Bells
26Chapter II. A Character Sketch of Nicholas II.
27Chapter III. The Empress Alix
28Chapter IV. The Imperial Family To-day
29Chapter V. The Zemstvo of Tver Incident and What Came of It
30Chapter VI. The Entourage of the Emperor and Empress
31Chapter VII. The Coronation of Nicholas II.
32Chapter VIII. The Springtide of Discontent
33Chapter IX. The War with Japan
34Chapter X. Mukden and Tsushima
35Chapter XI. The Birth of the Tsarevitch
36Chapter XII. The Death of Mademoiselle Vietroff
37Chapter XIII. The Beginning of the Revolution
38Chapter XIV. Peace with Japan; War at Home
39Chapter XV. The First Two Dumas
40Chapter XVI. The Career of M. Stolypin
41Chapter XVII. A Character Sketch of M. Kokovtsov
42Chapter XVIII. The Foreign Office Under Nicholas II.
43Chapter XIX. St. Petersburg Society at the Present Day
44Chapter XX. The Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and Her Children
45Chapter XXI. The 300th Anniversary of a Dynasty
46Memorable Quotes
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