Nicholas and Alexandra
By: Robert K. Massie.
Edition: 1st Ballantine ed.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 613
Subjects: Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918; Alexandra, Empress, consort of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1872-1918; Russia -- History -- 1801-1917
Description: More than a quarter of a century after it was first published in hardcover comes a never-before-issued trade paperback edition of the classic Nicholas and Alexandra. Featuring a new introduction by its Pulitzer Prize -- winning author, this powerful work sweeps us back to the extraordinary world of Imperial Russia to tell the story of the Romanovs' lives: Nicholas's political naivete, Alexandra's obsession with the corrupt mystic Rasputin, and little Alexis's brave struggle with hemophilia. Against a lavish backdrop of luxury and intrigue, Robert K. Massie unfolds a powerful drama of passion and history -- the story of a doomed empire and the death-marked royals who watched it crumble.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [589]-594) and index.