iphigenie72 's review for:

Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty by Robert K. Massie

3.0

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Even if this book was written in 1967, it doesn't matter since the events it covers all happened a long time before that date. It was a very interesting read, I wanted to read this because I read [b:The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar|95141|The Kitchen Boy A Novel of the Last Tsar|Robert Alexander|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348060282s/95141.jpg|91726] and I found the fictitious part of the story very good, but I wanted to read the "real" story of the last Tsar. Mr. Massie did a good job, his style of writing is very interesting and his research was very well done. I think today we can answer some of the questions the book asks at the end, but it doesn't change the tragedy of the Romanovs lives... Yes, major mistakes on their part were made, but mostly they tried their best with what they were taught and history wouldn't be the same without that dynasty (300 years cannot be erased and I'm against revisionism and that has happened with the URSS since its fall).