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Na Detskoi Polovine (Toys of the Tsar's Children)
by Ye. F. Vasyutinskaya

143pages

Published: 2000

Genre: Exhibition Catalog

Publisher: Pinakoteka

Languages: Russian

ISBN Hardcover: No hardcover edition available

ISBN Softcover: Unknown

Print Status: out of print

Na Detskoi Polovine (Toys of the Tsar's Children)

description:

A full-color catalog of the Imperial children’s toys, compiled from a Moscow exhibition. Focused exclusively on the children of Nicholas II.


(Title in Russian: На Деской Половине)

unique features:

Photographs of toys, furniture, clothing, and other possessions of the imperial children, not reproduced elsewhere.

similar to:

Nicholas & Alexandra: The Last Imperial Family of Tsarist Russia
Nicholas and Alexandra: At Home with the Last Tsar and His Family

in my opinion:

A rare and unique insight into the childhood of OTMA and Aleksei.

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