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17th Century Style Russian Costumes worn by the Russian Nobility to the Romanov Anniversary Ball held at the Winter Palace, February 1903 ("Balnoi platye rossiiskoy znati Oochastniki costumirovannovo bala vi Zimnem dvortza", published by the Imperial Stationary Office*, St. Petersburg, 1904 )

Plates 21-30

21. Grand Duke Nicolai Nicolaevitch as a Kopeishik

22. Baroness Hedwiga Fredericks, Wife of a Minister of the Imperial Court, as a Boyarina

23. Grand Duke Dimitri Konstantinovitch as ??? [I'm still working on getting this translated]

Woman's red village costume

Women's blue village costume

Video: Documentary,  Nicholas and Alexandra

In the Russian Style

Russian Imperial Costume Paper Dolls

Rasputin Nicholas and Alexandra Paper Dolls

Beauty in Exile: The Artists, Models, and Nobility Who Fled the Russian Revolution and Influenced the World of Fashion

Soviet Uniforms and Militaria : 1917-1991

24. Maid of Honor to Her Imperial Majesty, Princess Maria Konstantinova Beloselskaya-Belozerskya as a Boyarina

25. Lady in Waiting, Countess Elizaveta Andreivna Vorontsova-Dashkova as a Boyarina

26. General-Adjutant, Count Hilarion Ivanovitch Vorontsov-Dashkov as a Commander of Cavalry in the Moscow Streletzky

27. General-Adjutant Alexander Petrovitch Strukov as a "Warrior" [Army Commander]

28. Countess Steinbock-Fermor, nee Nadejhda Vladimirovna Bezobrazova, as a High Strata Boyarina

29. Countess Sumarokova-Elston, nee Elisaveta Felixovna Lasareva, as a Boyarina

30. Master of Ceremonies, Count Vladimir Alexivitch Munsen-Pushkin as a Boyar in Indoor Dress

• Plates 11-20

• Plates 21-30

• Plates 31-40

• Plates 41-50

• Plates 51-58

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"Imperial Stationary Office" is the best I can make out of "Ministerstvom Imperatorskovo Dvora e napyochatannomoo Ekspeditziye zagotovlyenuya gosudarctvyennehk bumag"  To obtain a modern edition of this work look for tiny editions ( 2&1/4" X 3&1/2" ) printed in 1991 in Moscow by "Poligraphi" (no isbn #)