Robert k massie an intimate account of the last of the romanovs and the fall of imperial russia. The story of the love that ended an empire in this commanding book, pulitzer prizewinning author robert k. Massie also available are peter the great and the romanovs in this commanding book, robert k. Publication date 1985 topics nicholas ii, emperor of russia, 18681918, alexandra, empress, consort of nicholas ii, emperor of russia, 18721918, russia politics and government 18941917.
Massie, this book was first published in 1968 and is an amazing and historically accurate account of the fall of the romanovs and the collapse of imperial russia but is also the story of nicholas a husband and father and a family who dealt with a child suffering from haemophilia. In this commanding book, pulitzer prizewinning author robert k. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1967, and was written by robert k. Massie, prizewinning author of catherine the great, sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of imperial russia to tell the story of the romanovs lives. Against a lavish backdrop of luxury and intrigue, massie unfolds a powerful drama of passion and historythe story of a doomed empire and the deathmarked royals who watched it crumble. Massie, the three determinant factors in the decisions of nicholas ii were. Peter the great, catherine the great, nicholas and.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 640 pages and is available in paperback format. Read nicholas and alexandra the classic account of the fall of the romanov dynasty by robert k. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Peter the great, catherine the great, nicholas and alexandra. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Massie shows conclusively how the personal curse of the young heirs haemophilia, and the decisive influence it brought rasputin, became fatally linked with the collapse of imperial russia. The classic account of the fall of the romanov dynasty paperback february 1, 2000. 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 alexiss brave struggle with hemophilia.
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