Gift book "Secular life of the Russian Empire"
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Baron Philip Philipovich Vigel is one of the remarkable Russian memoirists. In the publication "Secular Life of the Russian Empire", which presents selected, the most interesting for our contemporary excerpts from the eight-volume memoirs of F.According to Vigel, the reader will find vivid characteristics of people, without which it is impossible to imagine an elegant, secular XIX century. In an entertaining artistic form, the author describes the life of imperial Russia during the reigns of Emperors Paul I, Alexander I and Nicholas I. The reader will get acquainted with the most famous historical figures of the XIX century, the arbiters of the destinies of Russia: emperors, princes, statesmen such as M.Speransky, A.Arakcheev, A. Benkendorf. The literary and theatrical life of both capitals was well known to Vigel, a member of the Arzamas Literary Society.Vigel was friends with A. Pushkin, V. Zhukovsky, M. Zagoskin, was acquainted with N. Karamzin, A. Shishkov, A. Shakhovsky, and other famous personalities.

In his memoirs, the author demonstrates an extraordinary visual gift and observation, wittily reproduces the flavor of the era.

For the convenience of readers, section headings are given in this publication, and a brief historical background is provided about each of the characters in the narrative.

For the first time, Phillip Vigel's memoirs are published with portraits of the characters in the narrative and paintings by famous artists depicting the life of the Russian Empire of the XIX century.

Baron Philip Philipovich Vigel is one of the remarkable Russian memoirists. In the publication "Secular Life of the Russian Empire", which presents selected, the most interesting for our contemporary excerpts from the eight-volume memoirs of F.According to Vigel, the reader will find vivid characteristics of people, without which it is impossible to imagine an elegant, secular XIX century. In an entertaining artistic form, the author describes the life of imperial Russia during the reigns of Emperors Paul I, Alexander I and Nicholas I. The reader will get acquainted with the most famous historical figures of the XIX century, the arbiters of the destinies of Russia: emperors, princes, statesmen such as M.Speransky, A.Arakcheev, A. Benkendorf. The literary and theatrical life of both capitals was well known to Vigel, a member of the Arzamas Literary Society.Vigel was friends with A. Pushkin, V. Zhukovsky, M. Zagoskin, was acquainted with N. Karamzin, A. Shishkov, A. Shakhovsky, and other famous personalities.

In his memoirs, the author demonstrates an extraordinary visual gift and observation, wittily reproduces the flavor of the era.

For the convenience of readers, section headings are given in this publication, and a brief historical background is provided about each of the characters in the narrative.

For the first time, Phillip Vigel's memoirs are published with portraits of the characters in the narrative and paintings by famous artists depicting the life of the Russian Empire of the XIX century.

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Design features: the design perfectly combines embossing, artistic inserts, painted sawn-off; solid-leather binding from a combination of leathers, handmade; high-quality offset paper, colorful illustrations, lasse.

ISBN:978-5-373-07757-6.

Place of publication:Moscow.

Year of publication: 2016.

Number of pages:304 pages.

Sizes: 26.5 × 21 × 3.5 cm .

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