Item #312 Istoriia Rossii v portretakh po stoletiiam [The History of the Russian Empire in Portraits by Centuries]
Istoriia Rossii v portretakh po stoletiiam [The History of the Russian Empire in Portraits by Centuries]
Istoriia Rossii v portretakh po stoletiiam [The History of the Russian Empire in Portraits by Centuries]
Istoriia Rossii v portretakh po stoletiiam [The History of the Russian Empire in Portraits by Centuries]
Istoriia Rossii v portretakh po stoletiiam [The History of the Russian Empire in Portraits by Centuries]
Istoriia Rossii v portretakh po stoletiiam [The History of the Russian Empire in Portraits by Centuries]
Istoriia Rossii v portretakh po stoletiiam [The History of the Russian Empire in Portraits by Centuries]
Istoriia Rossii v portretakh po stoletiiam [The History of the Russian Empire in Portraits by Centuries]
Istoriia Rossii v portretakh po stoletiiam [The History of the Russian Empire in Portraits by Centuries]
Istoriia Rossii v portretakh po stoletiiam [The History of the Russian Empire in Portraits by Centuries]
Istoriia Rossii v portretakh po stoletiiam [The History of the Russian Empire in Portraits by Centuries]
Istoriia Rossii v portretakh po stoletiiam [The History of the Russian Empire in Portraits by Centuries]
Istoriia Rossii v portretakh po stoletiiam [The History of the Russian Empire in Portraits by Centuries]
Istoriia Rossii v portretakh po stoletiiam [The History of the Russian Empire in Portraits by Centuries]

Istoriia Rossii v portretakh po stoletiiam [The History of the Russian Empire in Portraits by Centuries]

Saint Petersburg: Tipo-Litografiia N. N. Nikitenko, 1903. Original publisher's wrappers. Please refer to the pictures and item description. Item #312

Large format: 30x21 cm. In the original publisher’s illustrated wrappers, in good condition with some minor wear to wrappers and a few tears along the spine and on the rear wrapper. The text block, illustrations, maps, and portraits are all in place.

Complete copy with 226 pages of advertisements for various successful commercial ventures, such as tobacco factories, distilleries, merchants, builders, steamship companies, hotels, banks, and many other organizations.

Published under the August patronage of Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna and His Highness Prince Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg of the Intercession Community of Sisters of Mercy. The founder and patroness of the Intercession Community of the Sisters of Mercy, Grand Duchess Alexandra Petrovna, nun Anastasia.

The album presents the entire history of the Russian Empire, starting from the Rurik dynasty to the accession of Nikolai II to the throne. The album consists of more than 40 illustrations from paintings, 10 color maps, and 67 portraits on special paper. The publication was awarded: Grand Prix (Highest Award) at the 1st All-Russian Exhibition of Monastic Works and Church Utensils and a gold medal at the International Exhibition of 1904.

First century: 862-962 Rurik, Oleg, Igor, Olga, Svyatoslav.
Second century: 962 -1062 Svyatoslav I, St. Vladimir, Svyatopolk, Yaroslav I (the Wise), Izyaslav I.

Third century: 1062-1162 Vsevolod I, Svyatopolk II, Vladimir II, Mstislav I, Yaropolk II, Vsevolod II, Izyaslav II, Yuri Dolgoruky, Mstislav II.

Fourth century: 1162-1262 Andrei Bogolyubsky, Vsevolod III, Constantine I, Yuri II, Yaroslav II, Alexander Nevsky, Daniel of Galicia.

Fifth century: 1262-1362 Yaroslav III, Vasily I, Dmitry I, Andrei II, Michael II, Yuri III, Dmitry II, Alexander of Tverskoy, Ivan I Kalita, Simeon the Proud, Ivan II.

Sixth century: 1362-1462 Dmitry Donskoy, Vasily I, Vasily III.

Seventh century: 1462-1562 Ivan III, Vasily IV, Elena Glinskaya, Ivan the Terrible.

Eighth century: 1562-1662 Fedor I, Boris Godunov, False Dmitry, Vasily Shuisky, Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov, Alexei Mikhailovich.

Ninth century: 1662-1762 Fedor II, Ivan Alekseevich, Sophia the Ruler, Peter I, Catherine I, Peter II, Anna Ioannovna, Elizabeth Petrovna, Peter III.

Tenth century: 1762-1862 Catherine II, Paul I, Alexander I, Nicholas I, Alexander II.

Eleventh century. Alexander II, Alexander III, Sovereign Emperor Nikolai Alexandrovich.

Price: $400.00

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