Once A Grand Duke by Alexander Grand Duke of Russia
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“Once a Grand Duke” is a 1931 work by former Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866 – 1933), a dynast of the Russian Empire, author, explorer, naval officer, and the brother-in-law of Emperor Nicholas II. Within these pages, he gives a fascinating and unique account of the last fifty years of the Russian Empire, concentrating of course on the Romanov Family and the events leading up to the fated February Revolution. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in Russian history and in particular the final years of the Romanov dynasty. Contents include: “Our Friends of December the Fourteenth”, “A Grand Duke is Born”, “My First War”, “An Emperor in Love”, “The Windless Afternoons”, “A Grand Duke Comes of Age”, “A Grand Duke at Large”, “A Grand Duke Settles Down”, “My Relatives”, “Millions That Were”, “Nicholas II”, “Tin Gods”, “Drifting”, etc. Many vintage book such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with the original text and artwork.
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Alexander Mikhailovich. Once A Grand Duke by Alexander Grand Duke of Russia
ONCE A. GRAND DUKE
FOREWORD
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER ONE. OUR FRIENDS OF DECEMBER THE FOURTEENTH
CHAPTER TWO. A GRAND DUKE IS BORN
CHAPTER THREE. MY FIRST WAR. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
CHAPTER FOUR. AN EMPEROR IN LOVE. 1
2
3
4
5
6
CHAPTER FIVE. THE WINDLESS AFTERNOONS
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2
3
4
5
CHAPTER SIX. A GRAND DUKE COMES OF AGE
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2
3
4
5
6
CHAPTER SEVEN. A GRAND DUKE AT LARGE
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2
3
4
5
6
CHAPTER EIGHT. A GRAND DUKE SETTLES DOWN. 1
2
3
4
5
CHAPTER NINE. MY RELATIVES. 1
2
CHAPTER TEN. MILLIONS THAT WERE. 1
2
3
CHAPTER ELEVEN. NICHOLAS II. 1
2
3
4
5
6
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8
CHAPTER TWELVE. TIN GODS. 1
2
3
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. DRIFTING. 1
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3
4
5
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. NINETEEN HUNDRED FIVE. 1
2
3
4
5
6
CHAPTER FIFTEEN. THE REBOUND. 1
2
3
4
5
6
CHAPTER SIXTEEN. THE EVE. 1
2
3
4
5
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. ARMAGEDDON
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9
First Day
Second Day
Third Day
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. ESCAPE. 1
2
3
4
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6
7
8
CHAPTER NINETEEN. THE AFTERMATH. 1
2
3
4
5
CHAPTER TWENTY. THE RELIGION OF LOVE
INDEX
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GRAND DUKE OF RUSSIA
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The enormous bulk of Kasbek mountain—its snow-covered peak piercing skies of the richest blue—dominated the narrow winding streets which ran toward the market-places sizzling with restless humanity, and the melodious sound of the rapid river Kura brought an element of peaceful harmony into the atmosphere of this shrieking capital.
Too much beauty in one’s early surroundings may tend to develop a sad character, but we were supremely happy during those short intermissions between drills and the educational grind. We wanted to stay forever in Tiflis. We had no use for European Russia. Our local Caucasian patriotism made us consider the gold-braided envoys of St. Petersburg with a mixture of mistrust and contempt. The Emperor of Russia would have been painfully surprised to learn that every day, from one to two and from eight to eight-thirty in the evening, his five nephews in the far-away south were plotting a near-secession. Fortunately for the empire, our tutors kept their vigilant guard, and just at the moment when we were about to distribute most important posts among the five of us, an unpleasant voice would be certain to remind us that the French irregular verbs awaited their victims in the classroom.
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