Smith Douglas: The Pearl: A Tale of Forbidden Love in Catherine the Great's Russia
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Жанр: Yale University Press
Издательство: Yale University Press, 2013
Set against the backdrop of imperial Russia, this tale of forbidden romance is the stuff of a great historical novel. It presents the account of the love between Count Nicholas Sheremetev, Russia's richest aristocrat, and Praskovia Kovalyova, his serf and the greatest opera diva of her time.