- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Citadel Press (7 Jun 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 2280045826
- ISBN-13: 978-0806519715
- ASIN: 0806519711
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.3 x 4.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 478,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A recreation of the plot to murder Rasputin chronicles the life of Felix Youssoupov, a Russian nobleman who led the murderers.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Felix Youssoupov is rememberd for only one thing--the murder of the mystic, Rasputin, in 1916. He accomplished little else during his long and self-indulgent life save a major lawsuit against MGM. (The next time I see "Any resemblance between the characters and persons living or dead is purely coincidental", I'll think of the Prince's fortuitious suit which left him in the financial pink for the rest of his life.) Greg King's book on THE LAST EMPRESS was a stunning, beautifully researched book on a controversial figure. King had access to all of Alexandra's correspondence and also that of her friends and relatives. The same situation did not apply when he wrote about Felix Youssoupov, and this hurts the book. We have hints of scandal and sexual misbehaviour. There are lengthy descriptions of palaces and their contents since there is so little to say about the subject of this book.His only character traits appear to be vanity and frivolousness. He may have murdered Rasputin simply to gratify a vain urge to 'be part of history.' Other 'reasons' are suggested, and never proven. Youssoupov's relatives apparently did not cooperate with King and the prince's papers were unavailable. We are left with 'suppositions' and a great deal of third-person narrative. The Prince rarely speaks in his own words A great deal of the information on Rasputin is simply repeated verbatim from LAST EMPRESS. I would refer readers to the latter book. It is immensely superior to this book in every particular.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Greg King tells a great story, from the sordid affairs and intricacies of the European aristocracy to the history of that era. Rasputin's death and life reads like fiction. The details of Youssoupov's life pre and post Rasputin draw interesting parallels between the killer and his victim. On par with Massie's "Romanovs: The Final Chapter".
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
a vapid book about a vapid life
1 Mar 1998
Format:Hardcover
Felix Youssoupov is rememberd for only one thing--the murder of the mystic, Rasputin, in 1916. He accomplished little else during his long and self-indulgent life save a major lawsuit against MGM. (The next time I see "Any resemblance between the characters and persons living or dead is purely coincidental", I'll think of the Prince's fortuitious suit which left him in the financial pink for the rest of his life.) Greg King's book on THE LAST EMPRESS was a stunning, beautifully researched book on a controversial figure. King had access to all of Alexandra's correspondence and also that of her friends and relatives. The same situation did not apply when he wrote about Felix Youssoupov, and this hurts the book. We have hints of scandal and sexual misbehaviour. There are lengthy descriptions of palaces and their contents since there is so little to say about the subject of this book.His only character traits appear to be vanity and frivolousness. He may have murdered Rasputin simply to gratify a vain urge to 'be part of history.' Other 'reasons' are suggested, and never proven. Youssoupov's relatives apparently did not cooperate with King and the prince's papers were unavailable. We are left with 'suppositions' and a great deal of third-person narrative. The Prince rarely speaks in his own words A great deal of the information on Rasputin is simply repeated verbatim from LAST EMPRESS. I would refer readers to the latter book. It is immensely superior to this book in every particular.
12 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Beautiful book and well-written
1 Jan 2001
Format:Hardcover
An absolutely beautiful book with interesting photos. The book is so well-written, that the characters in pre-revolutionary Russia come to life and one gets a feeling of the "hardship" Felix and Irina endured when in exile. It is astounding that a "mad" monk could have such an influence over the tsarina and her imperial court. Personally, I admire Prince Felix Youssoupov for taking such a drastic action in those troubled times. After reading this book, I bought his book "Lost Splendour" which gives generally a very good impression of what life was like in pre-revolutionary Russia and there are some funny chapters in it as well. It ends with the tragic exile from Yalta sailing towards the unknown.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
King cleverly details scandalous lives of murderer & victim.
21 Oct 1998
Format:Paperback
Greg King tells a great story, from the sordid affairs and intricacies of the European aristocracy to the history of that era. Rasputin's death and life reads like fiction. The details of Youssoupov's life pre and post Rasputin draw interesting parallels between the killer and his victim. On par with Massie's "Romanovs: The Final Chapter".
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