Treasures of the Czars: from the State Museums of the Moscow Kremlin

by Mark Sutcliffe, Kansas International Museum (Topeka, KS-USA)

This book features many of the remarkable works of art housed in the former armory and other museums of the Moscow Kremlin

Genres: Nonfiction, Russia, Art, History

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great photos of works from the collection. We saw this grouping at the St.Petersburg Museum in Florida. Opened my eyes about the Czars and their wealth and elaborance.

[Kerry]

This book is the next best thing to visiting the Amoury Museum yourself. Gorgeous photos of royal regalia and other treasures of the Russian tsars.

[GreyAtlas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful pictures, some nice essay portions of the times, good detail, though it did take me longer time to get through as its not exactly fast reading. I especially enjoyed the artifact of the wool embroidery map of Russia from 1872. And it was interesting to learn that on page 218, Nicholas I state policy was "orthodoxy, autocracy, nationality" which defined the ideology of the state. Still present today.

[Kathryn Baron · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not sure that there is anything here that I don't have elsewhere.