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| the fall of the romanov dynasty: Nicholas and Alexandra Robert K. Massie, 2011-11-08 A “magnificent and intimate” (Harper’s) modern classic of Russian history, the spellbinding story of the love that ended an empire—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, The Romanovs, and Catherine the Great “A moving, rich book . . . [This] revealing, densely documented account of the last Romanovs focuses not on the great events . . . but on the royal family and their evil nemesis. . . . The tale is so bizarre, no melodrama is equal to it.”—Newsweek In this commanding book, New York Times bestselling author Robert K. Massie sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of the Russian empire to tell the story of the Romanovs’ lives: Nicholas’s political naïveté, 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. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: Nicholas and Alexandra Robert K. Massie, 2000-02-01 A “magnificent and intimate” (Harper’s) modern classic of Russian history, the spellbinding story of the love that ended an empire—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, The Romanovs, and Catherine the Great “A moving, rich book . . . [This] revealing, densely documented account of the last Romanovs focuses not on the great events . . . but on the royal family and their evil nemesis. . . . The tale is so bizarre, no melodrama is equal to it.”—Newsweek In this commanding book, New York Times bestselling author Robert K. Massie sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of the Russian empire to tell the story of the Romanovs’ lives: Nicholas’s political naïveté, 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. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia Candace Fleming, 2014-07-08 “[A] superb history.... In these thrilling, highly readable pages, we meet Rasputin, the shaggy, lecherous mystic...; we visit the gilded ballrooms of the doomed aristocracy; and we pause in the sickroom of little Alexei, the hemophiliac heir who, with his parents and four sisters, would be murdered by the Bolsheviks in 1918.” —The Wall Street Journal Here is the tumultuous, heartrending, true story of the Romanovs—at once an intimate portrait of Russia's last royal family and a gripping account of its undoing. Using captivating photos and compelling first person accounts, award-winning author Candace Fleming (Amelia Lost; The Lincolns) deftly maneuvers between the imperial family’s extravagant lives and the plight of Russia's poor masses, making this an utterly mesmerizing read as well as a perfect resource for meeting Common Core standards. An exhilarating narrative history of a doomed and clueless family and empire. —Jim Murphy, author of Newbery Honor Books An American Plague and The Great Fire For readers who regard history as dull, Fleming’s extraordinary book is proof positive that, on the contrary, it is endlessly fascinating, absorbing as any novel, and the stuff of an altogether memorable reading experience. —Booklist, Starred Marrying the intimate family portrait of Heiligman’s Charles and Emma with the politics and intrigue of Sheinkin’s Bomb, Fleming has outdone herself with this riveting work of narrative nonfiction that appeals to the imagination as much as the intellect. —The Horn Book, Starred Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature Winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Nonfiction A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book A YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Finalist Winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: Nicholas and Alexandra Robert K. Massie, 2012-09-18 A “magnificent and intimate” (Harper’s) modern classic of Russian history, the spellbinding story of the love that ended an empire—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, The Romanovs, and Catherine the Great “A moving, rich book . . . [This] revealing, densely documented account of the last Romanovs focuses not on the great events . . . but on the royal family and their evil nemesis. . . . The tale is so bizarre, no melodrama is equal to it.”—Newsweek In this commanding book, New York Times bestselling author Robert K. Massie sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of the Russian empire to tell the story of the Romanovs’ lives: Nicholas’s political naïveté, 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. |
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| the fall of the romanov dynasty: The Last of the Tsars Robert Service, 2017-09-05 A riveting account of the last eighteen months of Tsar Nicholas II's life and reign from one of the finest Russian historians writing today. In March 1917, Nicholas II, the last Tsar of All the Russias, abdicated and the dynasty that had ruled an empire for three hundred years was forced from power by revolution. Now Robert Service, the eminent historian of Russia, examines Nicholas's life and thought from the months before his momentous abdication to his death, with his family, in Ekaterinburg in July 1918. The story has been told many times, but Service's deep understanding of the period and his forensic examination of previously untapped sources, including the Tsar's diaries and recorded conversations, as well as the testimonies of the official inquiry, shed remarkable new light on his troubled reign, also revealing the kind of Russia that Nicholas wanted to emerge from the Great War. The Last of the Tsars is a masterful study of a man who was almost entirely out of his depth, perhaps even willfully so. It is also a compelling account of the social, economic and political ferment in Russia that followed the February Revolution, the Bolshevik seizure of power in October 1917, and the beginnings of Lenin's Soviet socialist republic. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: The Romanovs Simon Sebag Montefiore, 2016 The acclaimed author of Young Stalin and Jerusalem gives readers an accessible, lively account--based in part on new archival material--of the extraordinary men and women who ruled Russia for three centuries.--NoveList. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: The Race to Save the Romanovs Helen Rappaport, 2018-06-26 In this international bestseller investigating the murder of the Russian Imperial Family, Helen Rappaport embarks on a quest to uncover the various plots and plans to save them, why they failed, and who was responsible. The murder of the Romanov family in July 1918 horrified the world, and its aftershocks still reverberate today. In Putin's autocratic Russia, the Revolution itself is considered a crime, and its anniversary was largely ignored. In stark contrast, the centenary of the massacre of the Imperial Family was commemorated in 2018 by a huge ceremony attended by the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church. While the murders themselves have received major attention, what has never been investigated in detail are the various plots and plans behind the scenes to save the family—on the part of their royal relatives, other governments, and Russian monarchists loyal to the Tsar. Rappaport refutes the claim that the fault lies entirely with King George V, as has been the traditional view for the last century. The responsibility for failing the Romanovs must be equally shared. The question of asylum for the Tsar and his family was an extremely complicated issue that presented enormous political, logistical and geographical challenges at a time when Europe was still at war. Like a modern day detective, Helen Rappaport draws on new and never-before-seen sources from archives in the US, Russia, Spain and the UK, creating a powerful account of near misses and close calls with a heartbreaking conclusion. With its up-to-the-minute research, The Race to Save the Romanovs is sure to replace outdated classics as the final word on the fate of the Romanovs. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: The Fall of the Romanovs Mark D. Steinberg, Vladimir M. Khrustalëv, 1995 Contains primary source material. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: The Fate of the Romanovs Greg King, Penny Wilson, 2008-04-21 Abundant, newly discovered sources shatter long-held beliefs The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 revealed, among many other things, a hidden wealth of archival documents relating to the imprisonment and eventual murder of Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, and their children. Emanating from sources both within and close to the Imperial Family as well as from their captors and executioners, these often-controversial materials have enabled a new and comprehensive examination of one the pivotal events of the twentieth century and the many controversies that surround it. Based on a careful analysis of more than 500 of these previously unpublished documents, along with numerous newly discovered photos, The Fate of the Romanovs makes compelling revisions to many long-held beliefs about the Romanovs' final months and moments. This powerful account includes: * Surprising evidence that Anastasia may, indeed, have survived * Diary entries made by Nicholas and Alexandra during their captivity * Revelations of how the Romanovs were betrayed by trusted servants * A reconstruction of daily life among the prisoners at Ipatiev House * Strong evidence that the Romanovs were not brutalized by their captors * Statements from admitted participants in the murders |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: The Fall of the Russian Empire Edmund A. Walsh, 2013-10 This is a new release of the original 1931 edition. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: The Romanov Empress C. W. Gortner, 2018-07-10 For readers of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir comes a dramatic novel of the beloved Empress Maria, the Danish princess who became the mother of the last Russian tsar. “This epic tale is captivating and beautifully told.”—Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours Barely nineteen, Minnie knows that her station in life as a Danish princess is to leave her family and enter into a royal marriage—as her older sister Alix has done, moving to England to wed Queen Victoria’s eldest son. The winds of fortune bring Minnie to Russia, where she marries the Romanov heir, Alexander, and once he ascends the throne, becomes empress. When resistance to his reign strikes at the heart of her family and the tsar sets out to crush all who oppose him, Minnie—now called Maria—must tread a perilous path of compromise in a country she has come to love. Her husband’s death leaves their son Nicholas as the inexperienced ruler of a deeply divided and crumbling empire. Determined to guide him to reforms that will bring Russia into the modern age, Maria faces implacable opposition from Nicholas’s strong-willed wife, Alexandra, whose fervor has led her into a disturbing relationship with a mystic named Rasputin. As the unstoppable wave of revolution rises anew to engulf Russia, Maria will face her most dangerous challenge and her greatest heartache. From the opulent palaces of St. Petersburg and the intrigue-laced salons of the aristocracy to the World War I battlefields and the bloodied countryside occupied by the Bolsheviks, C. W. Gortner sweeps us into the anarchic fall of an empire and the complex, bold heart of the woman who tried to save it. Praise for The Romanov Empress “Timely . . . [Gortner’s] ability to weave what reads as a simple tale from such complex historical and familial storylines is impressive. . . . Maria’s life as a royal reads like a historical soap opera.”—USA Today “Gortner, an experienced hand at recreating the unique aura of a particular time and place, will deftly sweep historical-fictions fans into this glamorous, turbulent, and ultimately tragic chapter in history.”—Booklist (starred review) “Mesmerizing . . . This insightful first-person account of the downfall of the Romanov rule . . . is the powerful story of a mother trying to save her family and an aristocrat fighting to maintain rule in a country of rebellion.”—Publishers Weekly “A twist on the tragic story you’ve heard many times before.”—Bustle |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: Tsar Nicholas II and the End of the Romanov Dynasty Charles River Charles River Editors, 2017-01-11 *Includes pictures *Includes the tsar's quotes about his life and reign *Includes a bibliography for further reading I am not yet ready to be Tsar. I know nothing of the business of ruling. - Tsar Nicholas II of Russia The 17th century was marked by multiple pro-democratic revolutions exploding in both hemispheres. In Europe and its neighbors to the east, border-changing wars were fought incessantly. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the underlying premises of political, governmental and social structures within several European and Asian states were shaken to the core after centuries of royalty and one-family rule. By the onset of World War I, royal families began to experience a long, slow decline, with some quietly fading into the status of national symbols and others experiencing political overthrow. Some were horrified by the suddenness of a changing public, while others barely noticed. In the ensuing chaos brought about by the Great War, the last ruling family in Russia suffered the most brutal form of regime change at the hands of the Bolsheviks following a revolution in 1917, as the public outcry for individual equality mirrored the violence of the French Revolution from a prior century. The Romanov dynasty, which had enjoyed unbroken control over the throne since the early 1600s, represented a dilemma for a dissatisfied and restless workforce that nevertheless viewed the royal family through the lens of an ancient mystique. The modern Romanov saga was rife with intrigue, including the exploits of and mystique surrounding Grigory Rasputin, suspicion directed toward the German roots of Tsarina Alexandra, and fascination with the almost beatified children of the Tsar, their image buoyed by the powerful new medium of photography. When this mystical and fictitious portrait of the beloved ruler and happy peasant collided with Lenin's Bolshevik uprising, a movement largely devoid of mercy or sentiment, the pathos of the Romanov executions was felt all the more deeply around the world, and it has remained a topic of intense inquiry well into the following century. At the same time, gossip surrounding their fates, particularly that of the lost Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, have ensured that the Romanovs remain relevant nearly a century after their downfall. Tsar Nicholas II and the End of the Romanov Dynasty: The History of the Downfall of Imperial Russia looks at the seminal events that brought about an end to Imperial Russia. Along with pictures and a bibliography, you will learn about the Romanovs like never before. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: The Oxford Handbook of the Ends of Empire Martin Thomas, Andrew Stuart Thompson, 2018 The Oxford Handbook of the Ends of Empire offers the most comprehensive treatment of the causes, course, and consequences of the collapse of empires in the twentieth century. The volume's contributors convey the global reach of decolonization, analysing the ways in which European, Asian, and African empires disintegrated over the past century. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: Romanovs Captivating History, 2020-08-29 |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: Ekaterinburg Helen Rappaport, 2009 History. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: The Last Tsar Edvard Radzinsky, 2011-03-30 Russian playwright and historian Radzinsky mines sources never before available to create a fascinating portrait of the monarch, and a minute-by-minute account of his terrifying last days. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: Rasputin Douglas Smith, 2016-11-22 On the centenary of the death of Rasputin comes a definitive biography that will dramatically change our understanding of this fascinating figure A hundred years after his murder, Rasputin continues to excite the popular imagination as the personification of evil. Numerous biographies, novels, and films recount his mysterious rise to power as Nicholas and Alexandra's confidant and the guardian of the sickly heir to the Russian throne. His debauchery and sinister political influence are the stuff of legend, and the downfall of the Romanov dynasty was laid at his feet. But as the prizewinning historian Douglas Smith shows, the true story of Rasputin's life and death has remained shrouded in myth. A major new work that combines probing scholarship and powerful storytelling, Rasputin separates fact from fiction to reveal the real life of one of history's most alluring figures. Drawing on a wealth of forgotten documents from archives in seven countries, Smith presents Rasputin in all his complexity--man of God, voice of peace, loyal subject, adulterer, drunkard. Rasputin is not just a definitive biography of an extraordinary and legendary man but a fascinating portrait of the twilight of imperial Russia as it lurched toward catastrophe. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: The Romanovs: The Final Chapter Robert K. Massie, 2012-02-22 A “masterful” (The Washington Post Book World) account of the quest to solve one of the great mysteries in Russian history—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and Catherine the Great “Riveting . . . unfolds like a detective story.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review In July 1991, nine skeletons were exhumed from a shallow mass grave near Ekaterinburg, Siberia, a few miles from the infamous cellar room where the last tsar and his family had been murdered seventy-three years before. But were these the bones of the Romanovs? And if these were their remains, where were the bones of the two younger Romanovs supposedly murdered with the rest of the family? Was Anna Anderson, celebrated for more than sixty years in newspapers, books, and film, really Grand Duchess Anastasia? The Romanovs provides the answers, describing in suspenseful detail the dramatic efforts to discover the truth. Pulitzer Prize winner Robert K. Massie presents a colorful panorama of contemporary characters, illuminating the major scientific dispute between Russian experts and a team of Americans, whose findings, along with those of DNA scientists from Russia, America, and Great Britain, all contributed to solving one of the great mysteries of the twentieth century. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: Secret Lives of the Tsars Michael Farquhar, 2014-07-08 “Michael Farquhar doesn’t write about history the way, say, Doris Kearns Goodwin does. He writes about history the way Doris Kearns Goodwin’s smart-ass, reprobate kid brother might. I, for one, prefer it.”—Gene Weingarten, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and Washington Post columnist Scandal! Intrigue! Cossacks! Here the world’s most engaging royal historian chronicles the world’s most fascinating imperial dynasty: the Romanovs, whose three-hundred-year reign was remarkable for its shocking violence, spectacular excess, and unimaginable venality. In this incredibly entertaining history, Michael Farquhar collects the best, most captivating true tales of Romanov iniquity. We meet Catherine the Great, with her endless parade of virile young lovers (none of them of the equine variety); her unhinged son, Paul I, who ordered the bones of one of his mother’s paramours dug out of its grave and tossed into a gorge; and Grigori Rasputin, the “Mad Monk,” whose mesmeric domination of the last of the Romanov tsars helped lead to the monarchy’s undoing. From Peter the Great’s penchant for personally beheading his recalcitrant subjects (he kept the severed head of one of his mistresses pickled in alcohol) to Nicholas and Alexandra’s brutal demise at the hands of the Bolsheviks, Secret Lives of the Tsars captures all the splendor and infamy that was Imperial Russia. Praise for Secret Lives of the Tsars “An accessible, exciting narrative . . . Highly recommended for generalists interested in Russian history and those who enjoy the seamier side of past lives.”—Library Journal (starred review) “An excellent condensed version of Russian history . . . a fine tale of history and scandal . . . sure to please general readers and monarchy buffs alike.”—Publishers Weekly “Tales from the nasty lives of global royalty . . . an easy-reading, lightweight history lesson.”—Kirkus Reviews “Readers of this book may get a sense of why Russians are so tolerant of tyrants like Stalin and Putin. Given their history, it probably seems normal.”—The Washington Post |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: Four Sisters:The Lost Lives of the Romanov Grand Duchesses Helen Rappaport, 2014-03-27 Award-winning and critically acclaimed historian Helen Rappaport turns to the tragic story of the daughters of the last Tsar of all the Russias, slaughtered with their parents at Ekaterinburg. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: Romanovs Oliver Thomson, 2011-11-08 A new history of the most famous of Russian dynasties. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: The Revolution of Peter the Great James CRACRAFT, James Cracraft, 2009-06-30 Many books chronicle the remarkable life of Russian tsar Peter the Great, but none analyze how his famous reforms actually took root and spread in Russia. By century's end, Russia was poised to play a critical role in the Napoleonic wars and boasted an elite culture about to burst into its golden age. In The Revolution of Peter the Great, James Cracraft offers a brilliant new interpretation of this pivotal era. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: The Escape of Alexei, Son of Tsar Nicholas II Вадим Вадимович Петров, Igor Lysenko, Георгий Борисович Егоров, 1998 Evidence that Alexei survived the execution of his family and became a geography teacher named Vasily Filatov. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: The Decline and Fall of the Romanov Dynasty Ken Webb, 2017-10 History Text |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: With Snow on Their Boots Jamie H. Cockfield, 1999-07-02 In 1916, in an exchange of human flesh for war material, the Russian government sent to France two brigades to fight on the side of their French allies. By the end of World War I, these two brigades had experienced their own form of the Russian Revolution, had been isolated at a southern training post in a discipline move by the French government, had battled against each other in what was one of the first confrontations of the Russian Civil War, and had emerged from the conflict as a single force, the Russian Legion of Honor, which would remain loyal to France until the end of the war. The remarkable story of these Russian soldiers has been overlooked by historians until now. Jamie Cockfield here explores the journey and transformation of these men, and in so doing, he examines the impact of the revolution on the Russians who were caught in the middle of wartime alliances and nationalist ardor. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: Russia's First Civil War Chester S. L. Dunning, 2010-11-01 He shows that serfs did not actively participate in the civil war and that the abolition of serfdom was never a rebel goal. Instead, most rebels were petty gentry, professional soldiers, townsmen, and cossacks who were united in fierce opposition to tsars they believed to be illegitimate usurpers.. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: The February Revolution, Petrograd, 1917 Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, 2017-10-02 The February Revolution, Petrograd, 1917 is the most comprehensive book on the epic uprising that toppled the tsarist monarchy and ushered in the next stage of the Russian Revolution. Hasegawa presents in detail the intense drama of the nine days of the revolution, including the workers' strike, soldiers' revolt, the scrambling of revolutionary party activists to control the revolution, and the liberals’ conspiracy to force Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate. Based on his previous work, published in 1981, the author has revised, enlarged, and reinterpreted the complexity of the February Revolution, resulting in a major and timely reassessment on the occasion of its centennial. See inside the book. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: A Concise History of Russia Paul Bushkovitch, 2011-12-05 Accessible to students, tourists and general readers alike, this book provides a broad overview of Russian history since the ninth century. Paul Bushkovitch emphasizes the enormous changes in the understanding of Russian history resulting from the end of the Soviet Union in 1991. Since then, new material has come to light on the history of the Soviet era, providing new conceptions of Russia's pre-revolutionary past. The book traces not only the political history of Russia, but also developments in its literature, art and science. Bushkovitch describes well-known cultural figures, such as Chekhov, Tolstoy and Mendeleev, in their institutional and historical contexts. Though the 1917 revolution, the resulting Soviet system and the Cold War were a crucial part of Russian and world history, Bushkovitch presents earlier developments as more than just a prelude to Bolshevik power. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: The Fall of the Russian Empire Edmund A. Walsh S. J. Ph. D., 2009-01-01 A work delving into the end of the Romanov dynasty and the rise of the Bolsheviks by a foremost figure in the field of geopolitics in the early 20th century |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: Romanov Nadine Brandes, 2019-05-07 My name is Anastasia. The history books say I died. They don’t know the half of it. Anastasia “Nastya” Romanov was given a single mission: to smuggle an ancient spell into her suitcase on her way to exile in Siberia. It might be her family’s only salvation. But the leader of the Bolshevik army is after them, and he’s hunted Romanov before. Nastya’s only chances of saving herself and her family are either to release the spell and deal with the consequences, or to enlist help from Zash, the handsome soldier who doesn’t act like the average Bolshevik. Nastya has only dabbled in magic, but it doesn’t frighten her half as much as her growing attraction to Zash. She likes him. She thinks he might even like her. That is, until she’s on one side of a firing squad . . . and he’s on the other. Praise for Romanov: I am obsessed with this book! A magical twist on history that will have Anastasia fans wishing for more. I loved every detail Brandes wrote. If you love magic and Imperial Russia, you want Romanov on your shelf! —Evelyn Skye Romanov will cast a spell on readers and immerse them in a history anyone would long to be a part of. —Sasha Alsberg If you think you know the story behind Anastasia Romanov, think again! The perfect blend of history and fantasy, Romanov takes a deeper look at the days leading up to the family’s tragedy, while also exploring the possibilities behind the mysteries that have long intrigued history buffs everywhere. Brandes weaves a brilliant and intricate saga of love, loss, and the power of forgiveness. Prepare to have your breath stolen by this gorgeous novel of brilliant prose and epic enchantment. —Sara Ella Full-length historical fantasy Includes discussion questions for book clubs Paperback contains special bonus chapter |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: Michael Romanov Helen Azar, 2020 In Michael Romanov: Brother of the Last Tsar, translator Helen Azar and Romanov historian Nicholas B.A. Nicholson present for the first time in English the annotated 1916-1918 diaries and letters of Grand Duke Michael from the period in which he learns of the murder of Rasputin, attempts to preserve the throne for his brother Nicholas during the February Revolution, and finds himself named Emperor when his brother abdicates not only for himself, but for his son Alexei. Michael's diaries provide rare insight into the fall of the Empire, the rise and fall of the Provisional Government and the brief Russian republic, and the terrifying days of the February and October Revolutions after which Michael finds himself a prisoner who would meet his end in the Siberian city of Perm.-- |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: After the Romanovs Helen Rappaport, 2022-03-29 A TLS and Prospect Book of the Year From the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes the story of the Russian aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals who sought freedom and refuge in the City of Light. Paris has always been a city of cultural excellence, fine wine and food, and the latest fashions. But it has also been a place of refuge for those fleeing persecution — never more so than before and after the Russian Revolution and the fall of the Romanov dynasty. For years, Russian aristocrats had enjoyed all that Belle Epoque Paris had to offer, spending lavishly when they visited. It was a place of artistic experimentation, such as Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. But the brutality of the Bolshevik takeover forced Russians of all types to flee their homeland, sometimes leaving with only the clothes on their backs. Arriving in Paris, former princes could be seen driving taxicabs, while their wives who could sew worked for the fashion houses, their unique Russian style serving as inspiration for designers such as Coco Chanel. Talented intellectuals, artists, poets, philosophers, and writers struggled in exile, eking out a living at menial jobs. Some, like Bunin, Chagall, and Stravinsky, encountered great success in the same Paris that welcomed Americans such as Fitzgerald and Hemingway. Political activists sought to overthrow the Bolshevik regime from afar, while double agents plotted espionage and assassination from both sides. Others became trapped in a cycle of poverty and their all-consuming homesickness for Russia, the homeland they had been forced to abandon. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: Nicholas II Captivating History, 2020-08 Tsar Nicholas II is a complicated and controversial figure in Russian history. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: A Lifelong Passion Nicholas II (Emperor of Russia), Empress Alexandra (consort of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia), Andrei Maylunas, 1996 In the darkest days of the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, when all talk of the Romanovs was punishable at the very least by banishment to Serbia, a group of archivists were exempt. They sorted and filed the thousands of letters and photographs of the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II, his wife, Alexandra (a granddaughter of Queen Victoria), and their five children. In all, some 13,000 letters have survived. Those between 1889 and 1914 have never before been published. They run the gamut from matters of state to intimate expressions of love and longing. In addition there are the letters of their four daughters and their only son, the haemophiliac Alexis, whose health was to introduce the crucial and some say malign influence of Rasputin. The editors also draw on Nicholas's diaries, letters to his mother, and the diaries and memoirs of their close contemporaries. It includes first hand accounts of the murder of Rasputin in 1916 and the assassination of the Romanovs at Ekaterinburg in 1918. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: Tsar Nicholas II Hourly History, 2017-12-14 Tsar Nicholas II Reigning from 1894 to 1917, Nicholas II was the last emperor of Russia. His rule served as the bookends between what were essentially two Russian empires; the one that his forefathers carved out through imperial ambition and the one dictated by the zealous communists of the Soviet Union bent on socialist expansion. Nicholas was by most accounts a conflicted ruler; a man viewed as kind and generous in his mannerisms yet alleged to be greatly disconnected and apathetic toward the subjects he was supposed to rule over. Inside you will read about... - Nicholas and the Funeral Bride - The Coronation Tragedy - Bloody Sunday - Nicholas' Reluctant Reforms - Three Hundred Years of Romanov Rule - The Tsar and World War I - The Last Russian Tsar And much more! Find out how this last Russian tsar rose to power and oversaw the end of a 300-year family dynasty as it teetered, tottered, and finally fell over the edge of oblivion. This is the story of Tsar Nicholas II. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: Romanov Autumn Charlotte Zeepvat, 2006 The Romanov dynasty ruled Russia for little over 300 years and its dramatic end exerts a lasting fascination. This illustrated book looks at the lives and grand palaces of individual Romanovs during the last century of imperial rule. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: The Romanov Family Album Anna Aleksandrovna Vyrubova, 1982 Photographs of the life of the Russian Imperial family. |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: The Romanovs Captivating History, 2020-08-22 |
| the fall of the romanov dynasty: The Tragic Dynasty John Bergamini, 1997-08-01 This volume recounts the history Russia's Romanov family. The Romanov family ruled as a monarchy over Russia from 1613 until the 1917 overthrow of the monarchy during the so-called February Revolution. At the height of their rule, the Romanov family reigned over one-sixth of the earth's surface and held claim to a vastly disproportionate share of its wealth. The Romanovs left behind a bloody and autocratic record, forged by a legacy of grandeur, horror, force and intrigue. The Romanov dynasty lasted 300 years: the lives of its Tsars and emperors and empresses is a bejewelled but bloodsplattered chronicle of assassinations, adulteries, tortures, secret marriages, coups, reckless rises and brutal falls. |
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The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (Padenie dinastii … In 1927 Shub made her first independent documentary The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty. It was part of a trilogy on Russian history, reconstructing the past through newsreel footage and the home movies of the Romanov dynasty who ruled Russia before 1917. The Fall Of The Romanov Dynasty [PDF] -
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FALL OF THE ROMANOV DYNASTY 3 CASE STUDY INTRODUCTION When, in 1894, Tsar Alexander III died suddenly of kidney failure aged only forty-nine years, his son Nicholas Romanov succeeded him as Nicholas II. Inexperienced and ill-prepared for the task of governing the extensive Russian Empire, Nicholas
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The Fall of the Russian Empire Edmund A. Walsh S. J. Ph. D.,2009-01-01 A work delving into the end of the Romanov dynasty and the rise of the Bolsheviks by a foremost figure in the field of geopolitics in the early 20th century
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On 17 July 1918, the family disappeared. Many people believed that the soldiers had executed them. Officials, representatives of foreign governments, journalists, amateur detectives and the general public investigated, discussed, debated and specu-lated on the ultimate fate of the Romanovs for much of the twentieth century.
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The collapse of the Romanov dynasty, including: the Russian Empire under Nicholas II, and details of political, economic and social grievances the autocracy of Nicholas II the growth of opposition to the Romanovs. How did the nature of the Russian Empire and the Romanov dynasty lead to growing discontent by 1914? CHRONOLOGY 1904 t
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Collapse of the Romanov Dynasty - Essay To what extent was Tsar Nicholas II responsible for the collapse of the Romanov Dynasty in 1917? Though Tsar Nicholas II was a major catalyst in the collapse of the 300-year long Romanov rule over Russia, it …
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The Decline and Fall of the Romanov Dynasty Ken Webb,2017-10 History Text The Last of the Tsars Robert Service,2017-09-05 A riveting account of the last eighteen months of Tsar Nicholas II s life and reign from one of the finest
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In 1927 Shub made her first independent documentary The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty. It was part of a trilogy on Russian history, reconstructing the past through newsreel footage and the home movies of the Romanov dynasty who ruled Russia before 1917.
The End of a Dynasty: The Death of the Romanov Family
The fall of the Romanovs in 1917 led to a very dark time in Russian history, one of chaos and eventually tremendous loss of life. Many historians credit the violent dispersal of the
Rasputin and the Fragmentation of Imperial Russia
In February of 1917 Russia’s Romanov Dynasty came to bloody end. 1. Plagued by social and political unrest the last Tsar, Nicholas II, lost control of his empire and he and his family lost their lives. 2. The revolt did not happen overnight. Years of increasing discontentment and alienation led to the Russian Revolution of 1917.
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2 Nov 2023 · End of the Romanov Dynasty: The History of the Downfall of Imperial Russia looks at the seminal events that brought about an end to Imperial Russia. Along with pictures and a bibliography, you will learn about the Romanovs like never before.
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Within the pages of "The Fall Of The Romanov Dynasty ," a mesmerizing literary creation penned by way of a celebrated wordsmith, readers set about an enlightening odyssey, unraveling the intricate significance of language and its enduring affect our lives.
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The Fall Of The Romanov Dynasty Nicholas and Alexandra Robert K. Massie,2012-09-18 A magnificent and intimate Harper s modern classic of Russian history the spellbinding story of the love that ended an empire from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Peter the Great The
Why the Russian Monarchy Fell - JSTOR
It was not the revolution that, as it developed, brought about the fall of the Romanov dynasty; but the dis- solution of the monarchy called forth, unfortunately too late, an attempt to save the state from anarchy in the conditions of a revolution. My own personal impressions of that time I can express in the following paradox.
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These new histories equated the history of Russia with the fortunes of Russia’s two royal dynasties: the secular leadership of the original Riurikids (862-1598) and the later Romanovs (1613-1917).
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The Fall Of The Romanov Dynasty : Nicholas and Alexandra Robert K. Massie,2011-11-08 A magnificent and intimate Harper s modern classic of Russian history the spellbinding story of the love that ended an empire from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Peter the Great The
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The Downfall Of The Romanov Dynasty In Russia Colton Sexson,2021-04-19 The Russian Romanov dynasty collapsed in the chaos of the Russian Revolution of 1917 The rise of the Soviet Union from the Romanovs ashes is perhaps the most important event in the
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The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (Padenie dinastii … In 1927 Shub made her first independent documentary The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty. It was part of a trilogy on Russian history, reconstructing the past through newsreel footage and the home movies of the Romanov dynasty who ruled Russia before 1917. The Fall Of The Romanov Dynasty [PDF] -
THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMANOV DYNASTY - Mrs …
FALL OF THE ROMANOV DYNASTY 3 CASE STUDY INTRODUCTION When, in 1894, Tsar Alexander III died suddenly of kidney failure aged only forty-nine years, his son Nicholas Romanov succeeded him as Nicholas II. Inexperienced and ill-prepared for the task of governing the extensive Russian Empire, Nicholas
The Decline And Fall Of The Romanov Dynasty (PDF)
The Fall of the Russian Empire Edmund A. Walsh S. J. Ph. D.,2009-01-01 A work delving into the end of the Romanov dynasty and the rise of the Bolsheviks by a foremost figure in the field of geopolitics in the early 20th century
The decline and fall of the Romanov dynasty - Mrs Lingard's …
On 17 July 1918, the family disappeared. Many people believed that the soldiers had executed them. Officials, representatives of foreign governments, journalists, amateur detectives and the general public investigated, discussed, debated and specu-lated on the ultimate fate of the Romanovs for much of the twentieth century.
Romanov dynasty The decline of the - Cambridge University …
The collapse of the Romanov dynasty, including: the Russian Empire under Nicholas II, and details of political, economic and social grievances the autocracy of Nicholas II the growth of opposition to the Romanovs. How did the nature of the Russian Empire and the Romanov dynasty lead to growing discontent by 1914? CHRONOLOGY 1904 t
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Collapse of the Romanov Dynasty - Essay To what extent was Tsar Nicholas II responsible for the collapse of the Romanov Dynasty in 1917? Though Tsar Nicholas II was a major catalyst in the collapse of the 300-year long Romanov rule over Russia, it …
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The Fall Of The Romanov Dynasty Ken Webb Nicholas and Alexandra Robert K. Massie,2011-11-08 A “magnificent and intimate” (Harper’s) modern classic of Russian history, the spellbinding story of the love that ended an empire—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great,
The Decline And Fall Of The Romanov Dynasty (2024)
The Decline and Fall of the Romanov Dynasty Ken Webb,2017-10 History Text The Last of the Tsars Robert Service,2017-09-05 A riveting account of the last eighteen months of Tsar Nicholas II s life and reign from one of the finest
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The Fall Of The Romanov Dynasty : Nicholas and Alexandra Robert K. Massie,2012-09-18 A magnificent and intimate Harper s modern classic of Russian history the spellbinding story of the love that ended an empire from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Peter the Great The
The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (Padenie dinastii Romanovykh)
In 1927 Shub made her first independent documentary The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty. It was part of a trilogy on Russian history, reconstructing the past through newsreel footage and the home movies of the Romanov dynasty who ruled Russia before 1917.
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The fall of the Romanovs in 1917 led to a very dark time in Russian history, one of chaos and eventually tremendous loss of life. Many historians credit the violent dispersal of the
Rasputin and the Fragmentation of Imperial Russia
In February of 1917 Russia’s Romanov Dynasty came to bloody end. 1. Plagued by social and political unrest the last Tsar, Nicholas II, lost control of his empire and he and his family lost their lives. 2. The revolt did not happen overnight. Years of increasing discontentment and alienation led to the Russian Revolution of 1917.
The End Of The Romanovs - Greg King,Penny Wilson (PDF) …
2 Nov 2023 · End of the Romanov Dynasty: The History of the Downfall of Imperial Russia looks at the seminal events that brought about an end to Imperial Russia. Along with pictures and a bibliography, you will learn about the Romanovs like never before.
The Fall Of The Romanov Dynasty [PDF] - beta.getdrafts.com
Within the pages of "The Fall Of The Romanov Dynasty ," a mesmerizing literary creation penned by way of a celebrated wordsmith, readers set about an enlightening odyssey, unraveling the intricate significance of language and its enduring affect our lives.
The Fall Of The Romanov Dynasty [PDF] - oldshop.whitney.org
The Fall Of The Romanov Dynasty Nicholas and Alexandra Robert K. Massie,2012-09-18 A magnificent and intimate Harper s modern classic of Russian history the spellbinding story of the love that ended an empire from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Peter the Great The
Why the Russian Monarchy Fell - JSTOR
It was not the revolution that, as it developed, brought about the fall of the Romanov dynasty; but the dis- solution of the monarchy called forth, unfortunately too late, an attempt to save the state from anarchy in the conditions of a revolution. My own personal impressions of that time I can express in the following paradox.
