A review by danielmolloy
Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie

informative slow-paced

3.75

overall extremely informative and beautifully written.  dug into the personal lives of the romanovs in a way i've never seen it done before -- with compassion and nearly endless sympathy, particularly for nicholas.  where it falls short for me is in its extreme anti-communist bias and the excuses the author tends to make for the royal family, whether or not those excuses are wholly deserved.  broadly speaking, i loved this, but had to temper how much i wholly believed the author's assertions.