The Romanovs : 1613-1918
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxxiv, 744 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map, portraits, genealogical table ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"This is a Borzoi Book."
General Note
"Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd., a Hachette U.K. Company, London, in 2016"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 655-726) and index.
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"The acclaimed author of Young Stalin and Jerusalem gives readers an accessible, lively account--based in part on new archival material--of the extraordinary men and women who ruled Russia for three centuries."--NoveList.
Description
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 chronicle reveals their secret world of unlimited power and ruthless empire-building, overshadowed by palace conspiracy, family rivalries, sexual decadence and wild extravagance, with a global cast of adventurers, courtesans, revolutionaries and poets. From Peter the Great, who made Russia an empire, to a fresh portrayal of Nicholas II and Alexandra and the harrowing massacre of the entire family, this book brings these monarchs--male and female, great and flawed, their families and courts--blazingly to life. Drawing on new archival research, Montefiore delivers both a universal study of power and a portrait of empire that helps define Russia today.--Adapted from dust jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sebag Montefiore, S. (2016). The Romanovs: 1613-1918 (First American edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sebag Montefiore, Simon, 1965-. 2016. The Romanovs: 1613-1918. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sebag Montefiore, Simon, 1965-. The Romanovs: 1613-1918 Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sebag Montefiore, Simon. The Romanovs: 1613-1918 First American edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
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