Royal Russia: The Private Albums of the Russian Imperial Family by James Blair Lovell
This splendid selection of 140 rare or unpublished photographs from the Romanovs' own albums is an intimate portrait of the private and public lives of Tsar Nicholas II's family. It shows them relaxing in the luxury of their magnificent country estates, at work during world war I in the Palace Hospital, the children playacting, mushroom picking and studying with their tutors. This is a truly unique compilation of both formal and informal photographs scheduled to coincide with...