Introduction by Bob Atchison
Part One - Old Russia Part Two - Revolution
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
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Chapter V
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Mosaic of Constantine XI and Zoe in Hagia Sophia

Here's a page dedicated to the famous mosaic of the beautiful Zoe the Porphyrogenita and her third husband Constanine the money bags form the upper gallery.

Room over the Vestibule Mosaics in Hagia Sophia

The mysterious mosaics of the room over the vestibule.  Why is no one permitted access? Have these 9th century mosaics been destroyed?