In this commanding book, Robert K Massie sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of imperial Russia to tell the story of the Romanovs. Nicholas's political naivete, Alexandra's obsession with the corrupt mystic Rasputin, and little Alexis's brave struggle with haemophilia. 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.
Head of Zeus * Biography
01 Jan 2013 * 928pp * £4.99 * 9781781850565
REVIEWS
'A moving, rich and densely documented account of the last Romanovs. The tale is so bizarre, no melodrama is equal to it'
Newsweek
'Wonderfully rich tapestry ... they come vividly alive before our eyes'
New York Times
'A magnificent and intimate picture ... the main characters [and] a whole era become alive and comprehensible'
Harpers
The brutal murder of the entire family is described by Massie in matter-of-fact but full details, and is especially poignant after reading a book in which these figures are brought so vividly to life. Highly recommended for royalists'
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Author
Robert K. Massie was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1929. He studied American History at Yale University and Modern European History at Oxford University, which he attended as a Rhodes scholar. He lives in Irvington, New York.
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