Alix and Nicky
Subtitle: the passion of the last tsar and tsarina
By: Virginia Rounding
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780312381004
Subjects: Kings and rulers; Love; Married people; Emperors; Case studies; Marriage; Empresses; Biography; History
Description: A study of the marriage of the last Russian tsar and tsarina offers psychological insights into their relationship and covers the Empress's ill health, their relationship with confidante Ania Vyrubova, and their reliance on the infamous Rasputin.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-347) and index.
Table of contents: title: Setting the scene : the Romanov tercentenary; title: The empress's illness, and her friend Ania; title: Mystical circles, and the struggle to produce an heir; title: Autocracy in crisis; title: Beginnings; title: After the coronation; title: Family matters; title: Grigory the wonder-worker; title: Upsets at home, and the beginning of war; title: The great fight; title: From command to abdication; title: From ex's to icons.