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                                                                                                  Волков Н. Е. Двор русских императоров в его прошлом и настоящем. М., 2003
                                               
                      
                                                                             
           
    
    
    
        
    
                                   
        
            
    
    
    
    
    
                        
    
                      
      
        
    
    
        
    
        
        
            
    
    
                    
        
                                                               
                                                                                                
                            
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                                                        Court Ceremonies 
                                                                           
                         
                        COURT CEREMONIES, acts performed by the monarch as part of his responsibilities and duties, accompanied by formal ceremonial spectacles and events. Court ceremonies played an important role in the life of the Imperial Court and were the best (and
                                             
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                                                        Imperial Court 
                                                                           
                         
                        IMPERIAL COURT, Russian Emperors' court personnel, organized by Emperor Peter the Great according to French and Prussian courts, finally brought under strict regulations during Emperor Nikolas I's reign
                                             
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                                                        Imperial Entrances 
                                                                           
                         
                        IMPERIAL ENTRANCES, court ceremonies in the 18th - the early 20th centuries. A ceremonial entrance accompanied the Emperor and members of the Imperial Family from the suites and inner (dwelling) apartments of their residence
                                             
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