title: Pavlovsk: The Life of a Russian Palace
author:  Suzanne Massie 
description: The Pavlovsk Palace, near Leningrad, has been a silent witness to the best and the worst fortunes of imperial Russia and the Soviet Union. Begun in 1777 by Emperor Paul III and his wife Maria Fedorovna near their capital, the palace was a residence of the imperial family until 1915. Preserved and protected during the Revolution of 1917, it was looted and nearly destroyed by the Germans during the World War II siege of Leningrad. Almost immediately after the siege was lifted (January 1944), plans were drawn up to rebuild and restore the palace to its former glory. Massie, author of Land of the Firebird (LJ 9/15/80), writes with great affection for the 18th-century builders and admiration for the contemporary artisans who have spent 40 years restoring the palace. A valuable addition for any travel or history collection dealing with the Soviet Union.<BR><I>- Marcia L. Sprules, Council on Foreign Relations Lib., New York</I><BR>Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  # Boris Godunov
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Alexander Pushkin
  
  
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  PALACE OF THE KREMLIN
  
  
  THE RED SQUARE
  
  
  THE VIRGIN'S FIELD
  
  
  THE PALACE OF THE KREMLIN
  
  
  NIGHT
  
  
  FENCE OF THE MONASTERY
  
  
  PALACE OF THE PATRIARCH
  
  
  PALACE OF THE TSAR
  
  
  TAVERN ON THE LITHUANIAN FRONTIER
  
  
  MOSCOW. SHUISKY'S HOUSE
  
  
  PALACE OF THE TSAR
  
  
  CRACOW. HOUSE OF VISHNEVETSKY
  
  
  CASTLE OF THE GOVERNOR
  
  
  A SUITE OF LIGHTED ROOMS.
  
  
  NIGHT
  
  
  THE LITHUANIAN FRONTIER
  
  
  THE COUNCIL OF THE TSAR
  
  
  A PLAIN NEAR NOVGOROD SEVERSK
  
  
  OPEN SPACE IN FRONT OF THE CATHEDRAL IN MOSCOW
  
  
  SYEVSK
  
  
  A FOREST
  
  
  MOSCOW. PALACE OF THE TSAR
  
  
  A TENT
  
  
  PUBLIC SQUARE IN MOSCOW
  
  
  THE KREMLIN. HOUSE OF BORIS
  
  
  
  
  
  
      
  
  
  Title: Boris Godunov
  
  
  A Drama in Verse
  
  
  
  
  
  Author: Alexander Pushkin
  
  
  Rendered into English verse by Alfred Hayes
  
  
  
  
  
  
      
  
  
  This etext was produced by Stephen D. Leary mesmerini@yahoo.com
  
  
  DRAMATIS PERSONAE*
  
  
  BORIS GODU