From the reign of Peter the Great, Russia's country estates were oases of barbarian splendor and personal freedom in a vast, sparsely settled, and authoritarian land. This work explores the vanished world of the Russian country estate. It examines the aristocratic dwellings, discussing their origins, their design and decoration, the social, family, and cultural life within their walls, and their physical demise after the 1917 revolution.
Authored by Priscilla Roosevelt
Hardcover
384 pages
Measurements: 10 x 10.5 inches
Published by Yale University Press in 1995
