Stilno oformlennyj podarochnyj albom v originalnom futljare s zolotym tisneniem. Kniga s trekhstoronnim zolotym obrezom i shelkovym ljasse. The palaces and parks of Tsarskoye Selo (named Detskoye Selo from 1918 and Pushkin from 1937) attract the attention of all those who want to plunge into Russian history and imagine the atmosphere of the past centuries. Tsarskoye Selo differs from other suburban imperial residences by its regal harmony and luxurious glitter. Ages and centuries seem to melt in its azure-golden air and get motionless under clouds over mirror-like ponds in the green frame of man-made parks. An insuperable feeling of triumphant eternity grasps you at Tsarskoye Selo. Its past appears before you like a magic fairy-tale created on a desolate marshy territory by architects, gardeners, artists, sculptors and builders as a demonstration of the superb accomplishments of the Russian state. This magnificent complex of architectural structures and gardens was being...
