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Nicholas II: Emperor of all the Russias Hardcover – 20 May 1993

by Dominic Lieven (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 292 pages
  • Publisher: John Murray; 1st edition (20 May 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0719549949
  • ISBN-13: 978-0719549946
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.2 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 585,755 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsBrilliant
By Observer on 7 Oct. 2014
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A very objective account. Lieven knows exceptionally well the period. More importantly, he does not know the political situation in Russia at time of Nicholas II only from scholarly books. He comes from a family that was deeply rooted in the imperial elite.

This is the reason why he does not fall in the Western stereotype about Nicholas – nice but weak. Russia was passing through a period of exceptional growth and development with all destabilizing side effects, above all weakening of traditional authorities and dissatisfaction, for one or another reason, of all social classes. There was no easy solution. The war made situation far worse.

In the final analysis, the liberals, with their impatience and lack of understanding what terrible forces will be unleashed with Nicholas’ abdication, are most to blame for the catastrophe that ensued. The very people who were enemies of Nicholas autocratic regime supported Whites as a better alternative than bloody communist regime. Yet, a White victory would have led to a pretty nasty fascist or semi-fascist dictatorship. Nicholas’ relatively mild autocracy was by far the best option for number of decades to come.

Highly recommended to any student of the period.
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5.0 out of 5 stars... merely a biography of the last Tsar--and a very good one--but a book about Russia
By Mark Falcoff on 12 Jan. 2016
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This is not merely a biography of the last Tsar--and a very good one--but a book about Russia. The author's solid knowledge of the country, its society and culture, offer a vivid and understandable picture of the dilemmas faced by the imperial government in the last two or three decades before its demise in war and revolution. Lieven often offers comparisons of other regimes past and present to illuminate his Russian subject. Although I have read many books on Russia and the revolution, this is one of the best.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Look at Russia's Last Czar 18 May 2014
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Nicholas II is a ambiguous figure; some have sympathy for his untimely death, while others credit him with the fall of the Russian Empire.
In this detailed, well-researched book Lieven looks at Nicholas through a different perspective- a comparative one- explaining how Nicholas's personality impacted the Empire's decline by analyzing other European nations and their regimes in comparison to Russia.

Well written and engaging to both the professional historian and the regular reader with interest in Nicholas II.
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