Peter and Alexis
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ISBN13: 9781458840806
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1906. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Book V the abomination of desolation chapter I "tt was the will of God, Your Highness, that a great fire X should visit Moscow in 1701, while the Tsar was at Voronesh building ships. In this fire the whole of the Tsar's residence in the Kremlin was burnt: the wooden buildings, the inner parts of those built of stone; churches, together with their crosses, roofs, screens and the holy images themselves--all were ablaze. The belfry of the Great John Tower caught fire, and the bell, weighing 8,000 poods, fell to the ground and broke. So did that in the Cathedral of the Assumption and sundry other bells. And in places the earth itself was burning." Thus spake to the Tsarevitch Alexis the sacristan of the Annunciation Church, an old man of seventy. Peter had gone abroad shortly after his illness on January 27, 1716; the Tsarevitch remained alone in Petersburg. Receiving no further intimation from Peter, he dallied with the alternative left him by his father, either to fit himself for the duties of the throne or to become a monk, and he continued to live from day to day " till God should order otherwise." He had spent the winter in Petersburg; spring and summer in Roshdestveno; in the autumn he went to Moscow to see his relatives. On September 10, the eve of his departure, he paid a visit to his old friend, the sacristan, husband of his wet nurse, and together they went to view the palace in the Kremlin, which had been destroyed by fire. For a long time they wandered about the seemingly endless ruins, from hall to hall and terem to terem. What the flames had spared time was destroying. There were halls without doors, windows or floors, so that it was impossible to enter them; and in the walls huge gaps appeared, while the ceilings and roofs were crumbling. It was with ...
| ISBN-13 | 9781458840806 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1458840808 |
| Weight | 1.16 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.80 In |
| List Price | $26.53 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 358 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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