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Author |
: James P. Duffy & Vincent L. Ricci |
Publisher |
: New Word City |
Total Pages |
: 408 |
Release |
: 2015-06-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781612308869 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1612308864 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Czars by : James P. Duffy & Vincent L. Ricci
During the course of most of Russia's turbulent history, czars ruled. The story of these men and women - as diverse as the lands they governed - is, in many ways, the story of Russia itself. From the birth of the Kievan state in the second half of the ninth century to the murder of Czar Nicholas II and his family in 1918, historians James P. Duffy and Vincent L. Ricci trace the long and twisted line of imperial rule in Russia, offering many insights into the uses and abuses of absolute power, as well as a glimpse at world history through the eyes of those who made it. The Czars is a vital page in the literature of Russian history.
Author |
: Henry Moscow |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 162 |
Release |
: 1962 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCAL:B4101886 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis Russia Under the Czars by : Henry Moscow
From the Scythians in the violent pre-Christian era up to the twentieth century executions--the ups and downs of Russia's rulers. Many photographs and paintings help tell of turbulent times.
Author |
: Michael Farquhar |
Publisher |
: Random House |
Total Pages |
: 369 |
Release |
: 2014-07-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780812985788 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0812985788 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis Secret Lives of the Tsars by : Michael Farquhar
“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
Author |
: Jaan Kross |
Publisher |
: Random House |
Total Pages |
: 370 |
Release |
: 2001 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781860465796 |
ISBN-13 |
: 186046579X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Czar's Madman by : Jaan Kross
Timo von Bock's release by the Czar from nine years' incarceration does not spell the end of the Baron's troubles: he is confined to his Livonian estate to live under the constant eye of police informers planted among his own household, and is subjected to endless humiliations. It is claimed that he is a madman and in need of "protection:" a man would need to be insane, after all, to have taken a Czar at his word when asked for a candid appraisal of the state's infirmities. From the year of his release from prison and return to his wife Eeva, a woman of peasant stock to whom, with her brother Jakob, he has given a solid education, the Baron's life is recorded in a secret journal by this same Jakob, a shrewd and observant house-guest. Reconstructing the events leading up to the Baron's incarceration in 1818 and subsequent to his release in 1827, Jakob little by little brings to light mysteries surrounding the "Czar's madman." Was his madness genuine? What was the secret understanding between him and his boon companion Czar Alexander I, who committed him to prison? In The Czar's Madman, Jaan Kross weaves together the elements of intrigue surrounding those historical characters who survived in post-Napoleonic Russia, and by a skillful shifting of chronology and viewpoints, creates a superbly rich and moving narrative.
Author |
: Marc Ferro |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 337 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780195093827 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0195093828 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis Nicholas II by : Marc Ferro
A figure surrounded by myth and speculation, at the center of one of history's most cataclysmic events--the Russian Revolution--Nicholas II remains haunting and enigmatic. Now one of France's most eminent historians presents a biography that goes beyond the lies and half-lies surrounding Nicholas's reign to provide an evocative portrait of this most mysterious ruler. Illustrations.
Author |
: Michael Kilian |
Publisher |
: Open Road Media |
Total Pages |
: 292 |
Release |
: 2015-08-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781504019217 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1504019210 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis Blood of the Czars by : Michael Kilian
An actress infiltrates the Soviet Union to avenge the death of an ancestor When the Russian Revolution came to Saint Petersburg, Princess Irina went into hiding. A stunningly beautiful ballerina, she knew she had to escape the Bolsheviks—or else die. With her jewels sewn into her cloak, Irina made a mad dash for the border. But the Cheka caught up with her, stole her jewelry, and left her naked, bloody, and dead along the riverbank. Her murder was never avenged. Such is Tatiana “Tatty” Chase’s heritage. A modestly successful Broadway actress, Tatty speaks Russian like a native, and has never forgotten the atrocities of the revolution. When an old lover gives her a chance to go behind the Iron Curtain as a spy, Tatty leaps at the opportunity for retribution, but soon finds that her noble lineage will not protect her from the evil chill of a Soviet winter.
Author |
: Wincenty Otton ZIENKIEWICZ |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 40 |
Release |
: 1851 |
ISBN-10 |
: BL:A0023913623 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis How do the Czars of St. Peterzburg educate the Poles?. by : Wincenty Otton ZIENKIEWICZ
Author |
: W. R. BRAME |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 238 |
Release |
: 1855 |
ISBN-10 |
: BL:A0017509474 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Last of the Czars; Or, the Doom of Nicolas. A Romance, Etc by : W. R. BRAME
Author |
: Irina Akimovna Bobrovnit︠s︡kai︠a︡ |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 240 |
Release |
: 2002 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105111793530 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis Czars by : Irina Akimovna Bobrovnit︠s︡kai︠a︡
Catalogue of the exhibition presented by WONDERS of The Romanov Dynasty.
Author |
: William Clarke |
Publisher |
: Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 356 |
Release |
: 1995-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0312303939 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780312303938 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Lost Fortune of the Tsars by : William Clarke
At its peak before the first world war, the fortune of the Romanovs of Russia has been calculated at over 45 billion dollars. It included fabulous state jewels, exquisite Faberge eggs, the palaces in and around St. Petersburg and the Crimea, the royal yachts and trains, and millions in Tsarist bank accounts in London, New York, and elsewhere. Since the secret murders of Nicholas and Alexandra and their family in 1918, and the subsequent, and controversial, discovery of their remains, the mystery persists: What happened to all that wealth? Questions surrounding the lost fortune are inevitably tied up with the issue of just who was killed that terrible summer's night in 1918 at Ekaterinburg. William Clarke goes to the heart of the Romanov story, to the Central State Archives in Russia, which for three-quarters of a century had been filed away in secrecy, and is only now open to investigation. The result of over twenty years of research, Clarke's quest reveals the truth behind claims to the Tsarist fortune made by the likes of Anna Anderson and Michel Goleniewski, and sheds new light on this most intriguing of historical mysteries.