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A review by candacesiegle_greedyreader
The Romanovs: 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore
4.0
SImon Sebag Montrfiore has written several unforgettable novels about early soviet Russia ("Sashenka" is unforgettable) and he now takes on the history of the Romanov dynasty, whose rule lead up to the Russian Revolution.
The Russian archives are freshly open, and Montefiore gets in and digs. The new information adds dept and humanizes the dynasty, which is one of the longest-ruling in history
It's a giant book, but what else would you expect for a history of a family that played large upon the world stage for so long? And if anyone is going to make it readable, it's probably this writer.
I recommend dipping in and .exploring one or two Romanovs at a time. You will come back, but this way you'll be able to absorb one piece at a time, giving this complete and remarkable history its due.
!!Candace Siegle, Greedy Reader
The Russian archives are freshly open, and Montefiore gets in and digs. The new information adds dept and humanizes the dynasty, which is one of the longest-ruling in history
It's a giant book, but what else would you expect for a history of a family that played large upon the world stage for so long? And if anyone is going to make it readable, it's probably this writer.
I recommend dipping in and .exploring one or two Romanovs at a time. You will come back, but this way you'll be able to absorb one piece at a time, giving this complete and remarkable history its due.
!!Candace Siegle, Greedy Reader