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On the Red Staircase

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"“The Czarevitch Ivan is said to be indifferent to the high office,” I replied, in a low tone; “he is blind.”

“Ay, and deformed!” said the Russian, promptly. “Yet will the people of Russia demand the recognition of primogeniture. Court intrigues cannot prevail. What a flimsy pretext was this election! The States-General of Russia elected Michael Romanof; the Czar Shuisky fell because he was elected by Moscow alone; and this is not the Moscovite State, but the rabble of the city, and the retainers of the boyars! The Miloslavskys are down to-day, but who dares to predict for to-morrow?”"

A fictional account of the turmoil following the death of Czar Alexis, when Russians were forced to choose between the traditional rule of primogeniture, in the form of the deficient Ivan, and his more suitable but younger half-brother, Peter. - Summary by LynneT (6 hr 53 min)

Chapters

The Rabble Elect a Czar

13:53

Read by Lynne T

Mademoiselle’s Glove

16:11

Read by ChoeChoco

The Story of Cain

14:18

Read by Cbteddy

The Shadows on the Wall

11:36

Read by ToniaManley

Zénaïde

12:50

Read by Yi Fan

A Kitchen Feud

14:15

Read by Lynne T

A Czar’s Funeral

12:58

Read by Cbteddy

The Assassin

12:47

Read by Cbteddy

Sophia Alexeievna

14:27

Read by ToddHW

The Packet

12:17

Read by Cbteddy

The Rescue

12:40

Read by Cbteddy

Pravezh

13:40

Read by ruthruby

Prince Basil Galitsyn

12:38

Read by Lynne T

Mademoiselle Eudoxie’s Window

17:08

Read by ruthruby

The Flight

16:27

Read by tshoes76

The Audience-Chamber

13:48

Read by TGSnyder

The Secret Staircase

17:09

Read by Christine Rottger

Feodor Sergheievitch Ramodanofsky

14:15

Read by ruthruby

Polotsky

13:52

Read by ruthruby

A Friendly Cup

15:32

Read by Gila Labinger Freeberg

The Prisoner

15:08

Read by tshoes76

Baffled

13:08

Read by tshoes76

Homyak

19:35

Read by tshoes76

The Red Staircase

11:32

Read by Mel

In the Face of Death

17:30

Read by tshoes76

Love and Fire

11:45

Read by tshoes76

Michael’s Revenge

14:53

Read by tshoes76

Madame von Gaden

11:42

Read by tshoes76

A Desperate Defense

6:44

Read by Lynne T

A Solemn Betrothal

8:27

Read by KevinS