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Behind the Veil at the Russian Court
By Catherine Radziwill
Length13h 23m
About this audiobook
First published in 1913, "Behind the Veil at the Russian Court" is a book by Princess Catherine Radziwill, a Polish-Russian aristocrat.
Catherine Radziwill was a prominent figure at the Imperial courts in Germany and Russia, but became involved in a series of scandals. She combined her love for the luxury of the courts, social life, gossip and intrigue with her literary talent and she wrote two dozen books on European royalty and the Russian court, including "Behind the Veil at the Russian Court."
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Rating★★★★ 4.0 (24)
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GenreHistory, Biography and Memoir, Literary Classics
Length13 hrs 23 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 11, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Publisher's Note
2Chapter 1. Nicholas I. Dies
3Chapter 2. Alexander II. On The Throne
4Chapter 3. Anecdotes Of The Imperial Family
5Chapter 4. The Influence Of The Grand Duchess Hélène Pavlovna
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6Chapter 5. The Reforms Of Alexander II. And His Ministers
7Chapter 6. The Adlerbergs And The Schouvaloffs
8Chapter 7. St. Petersburg Before The War Of 1877-8
9Chapter 8. The Eastern War And Afterwards
10Chapter 9. The Berlin Congress And Its Consequences
11Chapter 10. Alexander’s Love Affairs
12Chapter 11. Assassination Of Alexander II
13Chapter 12. Alexander III. And His Consort
14Chapter 13. The Imperial Family In 1881
15Chapter 14. The Friends And Ministers Of Alexander III
16Chapter 15. Alexander III Is Crowned
17Chapter 16. St. Petersburg Society From 1883 To 1894
18Chapter 17. The Foreign Policy Of Alexander III
19Chapter 18. Alexander’s Ministers
20Chapter 19. The Police Under Alexander III
21Chapter 20. The Truth About Borky
22Chapter 21. Last Days At Livadia
23Chapter 22. Funeral And Wedding Bells
24Chapter 23. A Character Sketch Of Nicholas II
25Chapter 24. The Empress Alix
26Chapter 25. The Imperial Family To-Day
27Chapter 26. The Zemstvo Of Tver Incident And What Came Of It
28Chapter 27. The Entourage Of The Emperor And Empress
29Chapter 28. The Coronation Of Nicholas II
30Chapter 29. The Springtide Of Discontent
31Chapter 30. The War With Japan
32Chapter 31. Mukden And Tsushima
33Chapter 32. The Birth Of The Tsarevitch
34Chapter 33. The Death Of Mademoiselle Vietroff
35Chapter 34. The Beginning Of The Revolution
36Chapter 35. Peace With Japan; War At Home
37Chapter 36. The First Two Dumas
38Chapter 37. The Career Of M. Stolypin
39Chapter 38. A Character Sketch Of M. Kokovtsov
40Chapter 39. The Foreign Office Under Nicholas II
41Chapter 40. St. Petersburg Society At The Present Day
42Chapter 41. The Empress Alexandra Feodorovna And Her Children
43Chapter 42. The 300th Anniversary Of A Dynasty
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