Pavel I
Illustrations and maps
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Duke Valentin Zubov (1884-1969) - a historian, art critic, doctor of philology, founder of the Russian Institute of art history, the first director of Gatchina museum - offers new interpretation of personality of the great Russian Emperor Paul I. The author analyzes spiritual development of autocrat from his childhood till his tragic death, and makes an attempt to understand personality and governing methods of Paul I from his contemporaries’ point of view and shows the atmosphere of the end of the XVIIIth century. The offered monograph, published for the first time in Russia, is supplemented by a review of sources and annotated name index.
