“His Majesty” Cyril I, “Tsar of All the Russias,” decided to convoke a “Crown Council of all Russian Grand Dukes who recognized him as Emperor.” At the same time, His Majesty appointed Grand Duke ...

I note that the jacket makes a point of her cerebration, which is misleading. There is nothing here more intellectual than wit, and there’s plenty of that to go around. Artistically the English upper ...