tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post1314686130242743648..comments2024-03-25T10:50:11.187-07:00Comments on Gods and Foolish Grandeur: A place to hang the pictures - interior views of the mansion of Pavel Sergeievich Stroganov, St. Petersburg, 1865Stephiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-2459114550231949522019-02-01T05:30:27.864-08:002019-02-01T05:30:27.864-08:00On a brighter note, these look like settings for ...On a brighter note, these look like settings for “Anna Karenina “Shawn Cullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270423231633162242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-38087576754583042722019-01-30T09:50:20.648-08:002019-01-30T09:50:20.648-08:00VERY sad, yes. I read it just a year or two ago. A...VERY sad, yes. I read it just a year or two ago. Awful. One of those tales that makes you want to go live in the woods away from wretched humanity! ; )Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-40442527346696860172019-01-30T08:28:40.819-08:002019-01-30T08:28:40.819-08:00There's a good, if very sad, book by Douglas S...There's a good, if very sad, book by Douglas Smith on the fate of the Russian nobility who remained in Russia under the Soviets. It's titled "Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy"Shawn Cullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270423231633162242noreply@blogger.com