Moscow Festive. Essays on City Life at the Beginning of the 20th Century
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Moscow Festive. Essays on City Life at the Beginning of the 20th Century
29.99 €
23.99 €
In Moscow, it was considered good form to relax in style after a hard day at work, especially in the golden age of the 20th century. Muscovites spent their leisure time in theaters and clubs (which at that time were very different from modern ones) and restaurants, at the racetrack and in billiard rooms, on the boulevards, in variety shows and new-fangled cinemas, in gardens and parks... Historians and Moscow experts Vladimir Ruga and Andrey Kokorev will take you through the fashionable hangouts of the "golden era" of Moscow life at the turn of the century - from bohemian balls and merchant revelries in "Yar" and "Strelna" to common parties in taverns and student festivities. You will learn how it was customary to celebrate the New Year at the Metropol, what the menu was like for Christmas, who it was customary to pay holiday visits to, and where on weekends you could uncork a bottle of Clicquot in the company of Savva Morozov, Gilyarovsky, Chekhov, Balmont, Mayakovsky, and many other celebrities.
As always in this series, the book's special charm is given by rare and previously unpublished caricatures, photographs, posters, and advertisements from Moscow magazines from the beginning of the last century.
As always in this series, the book's special charm is given by rare and previously unpublished caricatures, photographs, posters, and advertisements from Moscow magazines from the beginning of the last century.
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- All books in the series Moscow and Muscovites