He spent much of his youth in nashville, tennessee and studied. His book, nicholas and alexandra 1967, was adapted as a british film by the same name. Nicholas ii, emperor of russia, 18681918, alexandra, empress, consort of. Massie is a book about the last russian tsar, nicholas ii. In a work of extraordinary narrative power, filled with brilliant personalities and vivid scenes of dramatic action, robert k. Massie the story of the love that ended an empire in this commanding book, pulitzer prizewinning author robert k. Nicholas and alexandra 2000 read online free book by. This is the sequel to nicholas and alexandra, claiming to give the definitive answer to the question of whether the nine skeletons exhumed in siberia in 1991 were those of the last tsar and his family. Mar 31, 2016 nicholas and alexandra goes too far, i think, in implying that the tsarevichs illness was a major causative factor in the fall of the romanovs, but it does seem to have bound the family into a. The main characters of this history, non fiction story are grand duchess anastasia nikolaevna of. Nicholas s political naivete, alexandra s obsession with the corrupt mystic rasputin, and little alexiss brave struggle with haemophilia. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. 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. Massie has written a richly textured and gripping chronicle of the personal and national rivalries that led to the twentieth centurys first great arms race.
Many people say that nicholas was in the wrong place in history at the wrong time. Robert kinloch massie iii january 5, 1929 december 2, 2019 was an american journalist. Robert k massie an intimate account of the last of the romanovs and the fall of imperial russia. Nicholas and alexandra goes too far, i think, in implying that the tsarevichs illness was a major causative factor in the fall of the romanovs, but it does seem to have bound the family into a. The story of the love that ended an empirein this commanding book, pulitzer prizewinning author robert k. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1040 pages and is available in paperback format. The classic account of the fall of the romanov dynasty robert k. An intimate account of the last of the romanovs and the fall of imperial russia is a 1967 biography of the last royal family of russia by historian robert k. Nicholas and alexandra new hampshire state library overdrive. While nicholas was a sincere christian, a competent, but not brilliant ruler, he did not adapt to the times. Massie 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 history the story of a doomed empire and the deathmarked royals who watched it crumble. The romanovs the final chapter download pdfepub ebook. He has devoted much of his career to studying the house of romanov, russia s royal family from 16 to 1917.
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