Sunday, June 16, 2013

Resources on Maria and Paul's grand tour of Europe from Russian archives

Archival resources for the Grand tour

1. Letters of Maria’s guide in Rome Iogann Friedrich Reiffenstein
Moscow, Russian State historical archive (RGIA), fund 789, op.1, ed.

2. “Nachertaniye puteshestviya”
The original of the printed list of towns that Maria and Paul visited and hotels where they stayed.
Moscow, Russian state Military history archive (Rossiyskiy Gosudarstvenniy Voenno-istoricheskiy arkhiv ) , F. VUA d.235, op.1., l. 1-10

3. Reports of the Russian ambassador in Vienna to Catherine the Great about Mari and Paul's visit

Relyatsii polnomochnogo ministra v Vene D.M.Golitsina k Ekaterine II. 1 November-29 December 1781
Moscow, Archive of foreign policy of the Russian empire (Arkhiv vneshnei politiki Rossiyskoi imperii), f.32 , op.32/6 (and 31/6), d.640, l.50-51ob (and 57ob)
f.32, op 31/6, d.640, l.81ob.-82, 84, 94ob, 100ob, 103, 105, 107ob.
f.32, op.31/6, d.640, l.69
f.32, op.31/5, d.640, l.68-69, 78ob, 84, 105
f.32 op. 32/6, d.655, l.7-13ob.

4. Papers that relate to the visit of Maria Fedorovna and Paul to Austria in 1781

“Bumagi, otnosyashiyesya do puteshestviya Ikh Imperatorskikh Visochestv Velikogo knyazya Pavla Petrovicha i velikoi knyagini Marii Fedorovny v Avstrii v 1781
Moscow, The State Archive of Russian Federation (GARF), fund 728., OP.1., ed.khr. 273

5. Descriptions of Maria and Paul’s trip from the Saint Petersburg vedomosti newspaper
St. Petersburg, Russian National library
Sankt-Peterburgskiye  vedomosti, 1781, 17 December – 31 December, number  101-105
Sankt-Peterburgskiye  vedomosti, 1782, 11 January, number 3, p.21

6.Esipov G.V. , “On the trip of Paul Petrovich around Europe. 1781-1782”
 Esipov G.V., “O puteshestvii velikogoknyazya Pavla Petrovicha po Evrope.1781-1782 gg.

Moscow, the State Archive of Russian Federation (GARF), f.926, op.1., ed.khr. `195

7. Ursini di Rosenberg, “The Grand duke Pavel Petrovich in Venice with his wife”
Translated by Maikov, P.M. Velikiy knyaz’ Pavel Petrovich v g. Venetsii so svoeyu suprugoyu. 15 Noyabrya  1916
Saint Petersburg, Pushkinski dom, f.265. op.2, n4092, l.5ob and 5ob

8. Letters of Paul to Catherine the Great
A letter from 10/21 May 1782
Moscow, The Russian State archive of ancient documents (RGADA), f.1, op.1, ed.khr.2, l.6-10

9. Reports to Catherine the Great about Maria and Paul’s stay in Paris. Can be useful for establishing a schedule.
a) Relyatsii iz Parizha Ekaterine II ot polnomochnogo ministra knyazya Baryatinskogo. 17 April – 28 June 1782
Moscow, Archive of the foreign policy of the Russian Empire (AVPRI), f. 93, op.93/6, d. 380, l.7.
b) Baryatinsky I.S., Doneseniya knyazya I.S.Baryatinskogo o puteshestvii ikh imperatorskikh visochestv Pavla Petrovicha s suprugoyu vo Frantsiyu 1782 goda//GARF f.926. op.1 d.459
Moscow, The State archive of Russian Federation (GARF), F.926., OP.1., ed.khr. 459, l.58 and 91 and 25  and 120
Arkhiv Vneshnei politiki Rossiyskoi imperii. Snosheniya Rossii s Frantsiyei. Op.93/6, delo 380, l.23ob-24
L 105ob

10. “On Pavel Petroch’s overseas trip”
“O vozvrashenii velikogo knyazya Pavla Petrovicha v Rossiyu iz zagranichnogo puteshestviya 1776 i o puteshestvii ego za granitsu
Moscow, Archive of ancient documents (RGADA), f.2, op.1, ed.khr. 106 +
Saltikov, N.I., Doneseniya Nikolaya Ivanovicha Saltikova vo vremya puteshestviya ikh imperatorskhikh vosochestv v chuzhikh krayakh 1782 goda, L.3-87
11. Map of the trip of Counts  du Nord
The State Historical museum
GIM –GO-890/1
12. Gazette de France. Du vendredi. 1782, 24 Mai
13. Archives des Affaires Etrangeres. Correspondance politique Russie. 1783 vol 110 F24
Vincent – Veraque 12 January 1783
+vol 111 F 60  Veraque to Vincent 19 July 1783
14.National archives in Moscow, fond 4, delo 117
Letters from Catherine the Great to Maria Fedorovna during their overseas voyage
15. Russian ambassador’s report about Maria and Paul’s stay in Chantilly 
GARF, f.652, op.1, d.754, l.1-2



Friday, May 17, 2013

An interesting upcoming exhibition about Maria Fedorovna


http://www.landesmuseum-stuttgart.de/ausstellungen/vorschau/im-glanz-der-zaren/the-romanovs-wuerttemberg-and-europe/


Reflected Glory:
the Romanovs, Württemberg and Europe

5 October 2013 – 23 March 2014

Five marriages, four generations, one story
At Stuttgart’s Old Castle, an imposing structure steeped in history, a special exhibition entitled “Reflected Glory: the Romanovs, Württemberg and Europe” tells the story of five legendary women whose marriages formed the basis of the extraordinary history shared by the House of Württemberg and the Russian Romanov dynasty. For the first time, an exhibition sheds light on the impact of these marriages on European politics, on the domestic and social policies of the two countries as well as on their respective courts.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Letters from Maria Fedorovna to her lady-in-waiting Catherine Nelidoff (Ekaterina Nelidova)


Correspondance De Sa Majesté L'Impératrice Marie Fédorowna Avec Mademoiselle De Nélidoff Sa Demoiselle D'honneur(1797-1801): Suivie Des Lettres De ... Princesse Lise Troubetzkoï (French Edition)


Sunday, May 5, 2013

Good books on Pavlovsk in German

1. Hubertus Gassner, Haus der Kunst München, Krieg und Frieden: eine deutsche Zarin in Schloss Pawlowsk, Dölling und Galitz, 2001


2.Anna Ananieva, Russisch Grün, Transcript Verlag, 2010