The Court of the Last Tsar: Pomp, Power and Pageantry in the Reign of Nicholas II Format:Paperback This book tells the story

This book tells the story of Schrödinger's surprisingly colorful life during one of the most fertile and creative moments in the history of science

author of The Book Smugglers and professor of history at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America

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The Court of the Last Tsar: Pomp, Power and Pageantry in the Reign of Nicholas II Format:Paperback This book tells the storyIt was the most magnificent court in Europea world of fairy tale opulence, ornate architecture, sophisticated fashion, extravagant luxury, and immense power. In the last Russian imperial court, a potent underlying mythology drove its participants to enact the pageantry of medieval, Orthodox Russiainfused with the sensibilities of Versaillesagainst a backdrop of fading Edwardian splendor, providing a spectacle of archaic ceremonies carefully