1857, 1st, AVÉNEMENT AU TRÔNE DE L\'EMPEREUR NICOLAS IER, RUSSIAN HISTORY, FRENCH For Sale

Avénement au trône de l'empereur Nicolas Ier. Ouvrage rédigé d'après l'ordre de l'Empereur Alexandre II

por le Secretaire d'etat de sa Majeste Baron de Korff

Traduit du Ruse

Paris: Benjamin Duprat

1857

First French-Lanuage Edition

Octavo, xxiii, 343 pages, publisher's original blind stamped red cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. All edges gilt. Text in French. Institutional bookplate. Some foxing and discoloration throughout, rubbing and wear, else in good + condition.

Avènement au trône de l'empereur Nicolas Ier. Ouvrage rédigé d'après l'ordre de l'Empereur Alexandre II is a historical account written by Baron Modeste Andreevitch Korf and published in 1857. Commissioned by Emperor Alexander II, the book provides a detailed narrative of the events surrounding the accession of Nicholas I to the Russian throne in 1825. It focuses particularly on the Decembrist uprising, a failed coup attempt by reform-minded military officers who sought to block Nicholas’s succession in favor of a constitutional government. Drawing from official records and firsthand accounts, Korf examines the political turbulence of the time, the suppression of the rebellion, and the steps Nicholas took to secure his rule. The book offers valuable insight into the autocratic nature of Nicholas’s reign and the broader struggle between reformist and conservative forces in 19th-century Russia, making it an important source for scholars of Russian history.

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