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The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times,
ruling a sixth of the world's surface. 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. 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, and peopled by a
cast of adventurers, courtesans, revolutionaries and poets, from
Ivan the Terrible to Tolstoy, from Queen Victoria to Lenin. To rule
Russia was both imperial-sacred mission and poisoned chalice: six
tsars were murdered and all the Romanovs lived under constant
threat to their lives. Peter the Great tortured his own son to
death while making Russia an empire, and dominated his court with a
dining club notable for compulsory drunkenness, naked dwarfs and
fancy dress. Catherine the Great overthrew her own husband - who
was murdered soon afterwards - loved her young male favourites,
conquered Ukraine and fascinated Europe. Paul was strangled by
courtiers backed by his own son, Alexander I, who faced Napoleon's
invasion and the burning of Moscow, then went on to take Paris.
Alexander II liberated the serfs, survived five assassination
attempts, and wrote perhaps the most explicit love letters ever
written by a ruler. THE ROMANOVS climaxes with a fresh,
unforgettable portrayal of Nicholas and Alexandra, the rise and
murder of Rasputin, war and revolution - and the harrowing massacre
of the entire family. Written with dazzling literary flair, drawing
on new archival research, THE ROMANOVS is at once an enthralling
story of triumph and tragedy, love and death, a universal study of
power, and an essential portrait of the empire that still defines
Russia today.
Výber kníh autorov
Simon Sebag Montefiore ,
W&N
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Simon Sebag Montefiore,
W&N
Výber kníh vydavateľa
Slovart
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Slovart
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