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Nicholas & Alexandra [Paperback]

Robert K Massie (Author)
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Publication Date: 14 Dec 2000

Nicholas & Alexandra is the internationally famous biography from Pulitzer prize-winner Robert Massie. Massie shows conclusively how the personal curse of the young heir¿s haemophilia, and the decisive influence it brought Rasputin, became fatally linked with the collapse of Imperial Russia. As an engrossing account of one of the century¿s most dramatic episodes ¿ and an intimate portrait of two people caught at the centre of a maelstrom ¿ Nicholas & Alexandra is unlikely ever to be surpassed.

¿The story of the last Tsar has probably never been so powerfully ¿ and so accurately ¿ told¿ Guardian

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  • Paperback: 624 pages
  • Publisher: Phoenix; New Ed edition (14 Dec 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0575400064
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575400061
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 3.9 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 14,717 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The tragic, compelling story of the last Tsar and his family

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Robert K Massie was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1929. He studied American History at Yale University and Modern European History at Oxford University, which he attended as a Rhodes scholar. He lives in Irvington, New York.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Touching and Romantic 20 Feb 2003
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Format:Paperback
Massie's account of the last Tsar and Tsarina's private life will probably never be bettered - yet as a political account it is lacklustre. I came to this book when I was 9 and I loved it, still do, but it shouldn't be read as the definitive political study on the closing years of the Russian monarchy ( I would point you in the direction of Sir Bernard Pares' 'Fall of the Russian Monarchy' or Khrustalev and Steinberg's 'Fall of the Romanovs.') But it is a touching and highly readable book which does infinite justice to the last reigning family in Russia, to date. Despite being a tad uncritical of emigre accounts, Massie has written a true masterpiece of historical nonfiction and I would recommend it to anyone with an interest in Russian history.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent biography that kept me gripped until the end. 7 May 2002
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Robert Massie has written an excellent historical biography, as I knew very little about the events that led up to the Tsar's death. But the book was made up of interesting historical reading without getting boring or monotonous. Through reading this it has led me onto other Russian ruler's biographies and Russian history books.
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5.0 out of 5 stars History doesn't get much better than this! 8 April 1998
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Most book lovers have a little list of super-favorites that they turn to year after year, and this classic by Robert Massie has been on my list for more than two decades. Massie brings the last years of the Russian Imperial court to astounding life, turning meticulously researched detail into a tapestry more compelling than fiction. You feel you've been there and met the Romanovs and the people around them, walked their halls, ridden in their trains, even faced their final terrors. Its as good as stepping into a time machine. How many times have I looked up from this paperback (I've gone through several copies over the years) and found that I've lost track of time. Recently, several lavishly illustrated books have come out with long-hidden photos of what NICHOLAS & ALEXANDRA describes -- gorgeous though those photo books are, they do not give you as powerful a sense of time and place as Massie's exceptionally readable prose. Details of Russian history, which could be ponderous for most readers, become lively and engrossing here. I love history, and no book in the genre pulls me back as often (or with as much satisfaction) as Massie's NICHOLAS & ALEXANDRA.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nicholas and Alexandra Robert Massie
excellent read,informative and very interestingly written.The tragic story of Alexandra and Nicholas gradually unfolds along with the tragic state of the Russian politics and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by lesley haley
3.0 out of 5 stars Nicholas and Alexandra
Well written book but hard to identify with the characters who were obviously on a collision course with disaster. Sadly, they were the only ones unable to realise this.
Published 4 months ago by Jocelyn Collins
3.0 out of 5 stars book
Its a book, read it and see what you think then you can come to your own decision on whether or not it was enjoyable
Published 5 months ago by Brex
5.0 out of 5 stars Nicholas and Alexandra
Sorry for the delay in responding I have only just seen the link. Will not hesitate to use you again.
Published 5 months ago by Catherine Hammick
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant book
This was an epic read. I felt desperately for Tsar Nicholas and his family and am not ashamed to say I was deeply moved when I finished this book. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. J. Pryor
5.0 out of 5 stars A fine record of history
Avert readable and sadly enjoyable book which makes crystalclearhow the whole world can be changed by one man a nd one boy.
Published 7 months ago by Lancs Peter
5.0 out of 5 stars A touching look at the last Tsar of Russia
This is an absolutely engrossing account of the story of Tsar Nicholas II and his family. The story begins with Nicholas, his early years, his eventual marriage to Alexandra of... Read more
Published 9 months ago by R Helen
5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling and tragic, history brought to life...
This is one of those books that I have been meaning to read for what feels like forever, and now I finally have I wish I'd read it earlier. Read more
Published 12 months ago by C. Ball
4.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating insight
Robert K Massie's book about Nicholas and Alexandra is a very good read. The research seems to be well done, and accords with other accounts I have read. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mrs. TK Ellis
5.0 out of 5 stars SECOND TIME I'VE BOUGHT AND READ IT...
...the first being way back in the 1960's. It is quite rare actually to find a book which is not only so well researched and written, but SUPER engrossing - even Suspenseful... Read more
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