Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty

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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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4.9
16 reviews
Tyler Mary Casias
October 3, 2022
An exceptionally detailed glimpse into the last Russian imperial family. It does make me wonder how modern Russia would be today if hemophilia hadn't afflicted the descendents of Queen Victoria. Would they still be on the Russian throne?
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Spark Swain
August 27, 2018
The best history of Russia you'll ever read. The romance of Nicholas and Alexandra is told in a way that anyone can understand and appreciate. 5 Stars plus for Robert K. Massie.
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Grace Davy
March 30, 2020
good read very informative. highly recommend.
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About the author

Robert K. Massie was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and studied American history at Yale and European history at Oxford, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar. He was president of the Authors Guild from 1987 to 1991. His books include Nicholas and Alexandra, Peter the Great: His Life and World (for which he won a Pulitzer Prize for biography), The Romanovs: The Final Chapter, Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War, Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea, and Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman. Robert K. Massie died in 2019.

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