{"product_id":"after-the-romanovs-9781250777201","title":"After the Romanovs","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Helen Rappaport, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Romanov Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e comes \u003ci\u003eAfter the Romanovs\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of the Russian aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals who sought freedom and refuge in the City of Light.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParis has always been a city of cultural excellence, fine wine and food, and the latest fashions. But it has also been a place of refuge for those fleeing persecution, never more so than before and after the Russian Revolution and the fall of the Romanov dynasty. For years, Russian aristocrats had enjoyed all that Belle Époque Paris had to offer, spending lavishly when they visited. It was a place of artistic experimentation, such as Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. But the brutality of the Bolshevik takeover forced Russians of all types to flee their homeland, sometimes leaving with only the clothes on their backs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArriving in Paris, former princes could be seen driving taxicabs, while their wives who could sew worked for t\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528959730007,"sku":"9781250777201","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250777201.jpg?v=1731873721","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/after-the-romanovs-9781250777201","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}