Otechestvennaia Byl. Iubileinyi Sbornik [The Story of Our Country. An Anniversary Collection]

Jordanville, NY: Sviato - Troitskii Monastyr, 1960. Softcover. First edition; 6 x 9; pp. 334; textured brown wraps printed in black and illustrated with the Russian Imperial Crest; a few faint spots to wraps; some small rubbed spots along spine and corners; minor age-toning and discoloration to endpapers; illustrated with photographs; very good.The book was published in commemoration of Nikolai Dmitrievich Talberg's (1886-1967) 50th anniversary of his graduating The Imperial College of Law with a gold medal in 1907. He served in the Ministry of Internal Affairs until the Revolution after which he joined Nikolai Evgenievich Markov's secret Monarchist organization - The Supreme Monarchist Council. He emigrated to Berlin in 1920 where he continued working closely with Markov's organization. While in Germany, he also became involved with the Russian Orthodox Church outside of Russia and when he eventually moved to the US he accepted a teaching position at Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville, New York. He authored several history textbooks and books on Russian church history - some of which are still used at theological seminaries. His current collection encompasses some of his works on Catherine the Great, Alexander I, Nicholas I, etc.