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Former people : the final days of the Russian aristocracy /

Examines the fate of two Russian aristocratic families in a detailed account of the Bolshevik Revolution's effect on the upper class, discussing the relentless lootings, harrowing escapes, humbling exile and imprisonment and summary executions that tookplace during this violent time of transiti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Douglas, 1962-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012
Subjects:
Aristocracy (Social class) > Soviet Union.
Aristocracy (Social class) > Russia > History > 20th century.
Sheremetev family > History > 20th century.
Golit͡syn family > History > 20th century.
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Summary:Examines the fate of two Russian aristocratic families in a detailed account of the Bolshevik Revolution's effect on the upper class, discussing the relentless lootings, harrowing escapes, humbling exile and imprisonment and summary executions that tookplace during this violent time of transition.
Physical Description:xvii, 464 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780374157616 (alkaline paper)
0374157618 (alkaline paper)