I'm currently back in Russia. In my head, that is. Right now reading up on Tsar Alexander II inThe Romanovs 1818-1959. The Russian Imperial family of the 1860s make an appearance in the WIP. Well, I call it a WIP, but I haven't actually written a word of it yet. Perhaps I should call it a WIM. Short for Work In Mind.
I'm in the research phase, which always seems to involve spending a lot of time, and unavoidably money, in bookshops, panic-buying any book I think might vaguely come in handy.
This amazon list seems a good place to start.
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Oh, you are getting cheeky, aren't you? First old Fyodor's detective, and then genuine historical personages.
I'm interested to see where this will lead a few books hence. Does Porfiry ever get to meet, say, Mark Twain?
It's just too bad your timeframe misses the Crimean War by a decade.
Hi Roger - I'm actually researching the same period! I've got some great books, too, if you want to compare notes. 'Five Sisters: Women Against the Tsar' is a fascinating oral history of several woman anarchists 1870+ and how they constructed their passport bureaus, laid mines under the Tsar's parade routes, and so on. Great book.
David, all I can say is, "Cheeky, moi?" Hmm, Mark Twain.... interesting. Interesting. I like your thinking...
Ian, that's amazing. I didn't know you were working in this are. That sounds like a fantastic book. I shall look into it.
I just got a book called The Camera and the Tsars, which is full of photos of the Imperial family. I find photos extremely useful when writing historical stuff, in fact, possibly the most useful resource.
Hope the research is going well; I find that it can be among the most fun moments of writing. And c'mon - what writer doesn't like buying things from bookshops just in case they might be of use! (Okay, the cost may be a downside, but still, research is research!)
Nik
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