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rosemaryandrue 's review for:
Nicholas and Alexandra
by Robert K. Massie
A comprehensive joint biography of the Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, quite sympathetic to them, even as it acknowledged that these people had utterly no political astuteness (and rightly so!).
I think undue weight was given to the role of Rasputin in the downfall of Tsarist Russia, but otherwise I enjoyed the depth of detail and the inclusion of people and events that provided a wide context for the events yet to come. Engaging like the best history books, this one has made me want to wade further into the world of early Bolshevik Russia.
I think undue weight was given to the role of Rasputin in the downfall of Tsarist Russia, but otherwise I enjoyed the depth of detail and the inclusion of people and events that provided a wide context for the events yet to come. Engaging like the best history books, this one has made me want to wade further into the world of early Bolshevik Russia.