THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL COURT OF THE MID-19<sup>TH</sup> CENTURY (BASED ON THE MEMOIRS OF A.TYUTCHEVA, A MAID OF HONOUR OF THE EMPRESS MARIA ALEXANDROVNA AND A PRECEPTRESS OF HER YOUNGER CHILDREN)
The article is dedicated to the historical period of the House of Romanov between 1853-1866, which is based on the maid's of honour A. Tyutcheva perception and her autobiographical interpretations. The attention is focused on the author's assessment of the imperial family representatives and the palace community, it is also devoted to the maid's of honour court service image, which is very essential for the revival of the court officials' character as a variety of the officialdom, and particularly the women subgroup of the court's personnel.