Ebook: Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
Author: Empress consort of Nicholas II Emperor of Russia Alexandra, Emperor of Russia Nicholas II, Massie Robert K., Empress consort of Nicholas II Emperor of Russia Alexandra, Emperor of Russia Nicholas II
- Tags: Nicholas -- II -- Emperor of Russia -- 1868-1918., Alexandra -- Empress consort of Nicholas II Emperor of Russia -- 1872-1918., Emperors -- Russia -- Biography., Empresses -- Russia -- Biography., Russia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography., Russia -- History -- 1801-1917., Russia -- Politics and government -- 1894-1917., Emperors., Empresses., Kings and rulers., Politics and government., Russia.
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: Ballantine Books
- City: Russia, Russia
- Edition: 2012 Modern Library edition
- Language: English
- epub
" ... Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert K. Massie sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of Imperial Russia to tell the story of the Romanovs' lives: Nicholas's political naivete, Alexandra's obsession with the corrupt mystic Rasputin, and little Alexis's brave struggle with hemophilia. Against a lavish backdrop of luxury and intrigue, Massie unfolds a powerful drama of passion and history--the story of a Read more...
Abstract: " ... Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert K. Massie sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of Imperial Russia to tell the story of the Romanovs' lives: Nicholas's political naivete, Alexandra's obsession with the corrupt mystic Rasputin, and little Alexis's brave struggle with hemophilia. Against a lavish backdrop of luxury and intrigue, Massie unfolds a powerful drama of passion and history--the story of a doomed empire and the death-marked royals who watched it crumble. " -- Publisher's description