| The Romanovs: 1613-1918 Contributor(s): Montefiore, Simon Sebag (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307280519 ISBN-13: 9780307280510 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $20.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Biography & Autobiography | Royalty - Political Science | World - Russian & Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (2.20 lbs) 784 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Epic history on the grandest scale. . . . Game of Thrones seems like the proverbial vicar's tea party in comparison.--Financial Times The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world's surface for three centuries. How did one family turn a war-ruined principality into the world's greatest empire? And how did they lose it all? This is the intimate story of twenty tsars and tsarinas, some touched by genius, some by madness, but all inspired by holy autocracy and imperial ambition. Simon Sebag Montefiore's gripping chronicle reveals their secret world of unlimited power and ruthless empire-building, overshadowed by palace conspiracy, family rivalries, sexual decadence, and wild extravagance. Drawing on new archival research, Montefiore delivers an enthralling epic of triumph and tragedy, love and murder, that is both a universal study of power and a portrait of empire that helps define Russia today. |