| Emperor Alexander I and his associates. Volume Two. Edition 1845 Contributor(s): Mihajlovskij-Danilevskij, A. I. (Author) |
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ISBN: 5519406847 ISBN-13: 9785519406840 Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd. OUR PRICE: $71.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Russian Published: January 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.73 lbs) 250 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Alexander Mikhailovsky-Danilevsky (1790-1848) - the Patriotic War of 1812, the lieutenant-general, military historian and academician of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. The author of many works on the history of wars of the Russian Empire. In the last years of her life AI Mikhailovsky-Danilevsky was chief editor of "Military Gallery of the Winter Palace." The War of 1812 was named World and became the brightest pages of Russian history and culture. In the capital of the Winter Palace, Emperor Alexander I ordered to establish the Military Gallery in 1812 None of the palaces of Europe, there was no portrait gallery similar to the one that was supposed to decorate the official residence of Russian emperors. The Military Gallery of the Winter Palace had to accommodate more than 300 portraits, for which the performance in St. Petersburg in the spring of 1819 came the famous English painter George Dawe (Davoust). In creating the portrait gallery participated Russian artists - VA Golikov, AV Polyakov. The grand opening of the gallery was held already in the reign of Nicholas I, the anniversary of the expulsion of the French from Russia, December 25, 1826 a six-volume edition of "The Emperor Alexander I and his associates in 1812, 1813, 1814 and 1815. Military Gallery of the Winter Palace, published with the highest permission "came out during 1845-1849 years. the St. Petersburg typography Karl edge. The publication brought together portraits and biographies of the Russian generals who participated in the war and foreign campaigns. Chief editor and compiler of many biographies became AI Mikhailovsky-Danilevsky. Portraits from the original paintings were engraved on steel Gyuo Parisian artists and Dolly. The newspaper pride of place given to the Emperor Alexander I, presented biographies and portraits of Mikhail Kutuzov, Mikhail B. Barclay de Tolly, Grand. Vol. Constantine Pavlovich, AA Arakcheev, PP Konovnitsyn, DP Nemirovsky, DS Dokhturov, Bagration, NNRaevsky, AP Yermolov, MI Platov and many other characters. Work AI Michael-Danilevsky an extensive documentary and memoir material is a detailed description and analysis of hostilities between Russia and France during the War of 1812 |
