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Alix and Nicky: The Passion of the Last Tsar and Tsarina
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- Condition
- MPN
- Alix and Nicky: The c38dabcf-46a5-4c
- EAN
- 9780312381004
- ISBN
- 9780312381004
- Book Title
- Alix and Nicky : the Passion of the Last Tsar and Tsarina
- Item Length
- 9.5in
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.5in
- Genre
- Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Love & Romance, Cultural Heritage, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Marriage & Long-Term Relationships, Historical
- Item Width
- 6.5in
- Item Weight
- 22.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
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"The dramatic story of Emperor Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra Fyodorovna, the last Tsar and Tsarina of Russia A penetrating and deeply personal study that gives profound psychological insight into their marriage and how it shaped the events that engulfed them."There are few characters in history about whom opinion has been more divided than the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II, and his wife the Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna. On one hand, they are venerated as saints, innocent victims of Bolshevik assassins, and on the other they are impugned as the unwitting harbingers of revolution and imperial collapse, blamed for all the ills that befell the Russian people in the 20th century. Theirs was also a tragic love story; for whatever else can be said of them, there can be no doubt that Alix and Nicky adored one another. Soon after their engagement, Alix wrote in her fiance's diary: "Ever true and ever loving, faithful, pure and strong as death" words which met their fulfillment twenty-four years later in a blood-spattered cellar in Ekaterinburg.Through the letters and diaries written by the couple and by those around them, Virginia Rounding presents an intimate, penetrating, and fresh portrayal of these two complex figures and of their passion their love and their suffering. She explores the nature and possible causes of the Empress's ill health, and examines in depth the enigmatic triangular relationship between Nicky, Alix and their favourite, ' Ania Vyrubova, protegee of the infamous Rasputin, extracting the meaning from words left unsaid, from hints and innuendoes..The story of Alix and Nicky, of their four daughters known collectively as OTMA' and of their hemophiliac little boy Alexei, is endlessly fascinating, and Rounding makes these characters come alive, presenting them in all their human dimensions and expertly leading the reader into their vanished world."
Product Identifiers
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
031238100x
ISBN-13
9780312381004
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21038296647
Product Key Features
Book Title
Alix and Nicky : the Passion of the Last Tsar and Tsarina
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Love & Romance, Cultural Heritage, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Marriage & Long-Term Relationships, Historical
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
22.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Dk258.R68 2012
Reviews
[The author] captures the distinct experience of each of these women and offers a vivid portrait of their world, in both its splendor and its seaminess., Ms. Rounding skillfully describes the rise and fall of second-empire Paris, combining historical accuracy with a thoughtful analysis of the dangers of the demi-mondaine . . . Evocative, lively, and ultimately heartbreaking., "[Rounding] paints a vivid portrait of a sensual and intellectual woman." -- Washington Post on Catherine the Great "An engrossing bio [Grade:] A" -- Entertainment Weekly on Catherine the Great "Brings Catherine alive, and not least in her relations with the men she drew to her side." -- Foreign Affairs on Catherine the Great "[The author] captures the distinct experience of each of these women and offers a vivid portrait of their world, in both its splendor and its seaminess." -- The Boston Globe on Grandes Horizontales "Ms. Rounding skillfully describes the rise and fall of second-empire Paris, combining historical accuracy with a thoughtful analysis of the dangers of the demi-mondaine . . . Evocative, lively, and ultimately heartbreaking." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch on Grandes Horizontales "Well-researched, intelligent, and compassionate." -- Kirkus Reviews on Grandes Horizontales, Praise for Catherine the Great : "An engrossing bio. [Grade:] A" - Entertainment Weekly "A vivid portrait of a sensual and intellectual woman." - Washington Post
Copyright Date
2012
Lccn
2011-033222
Dewey Decimal
947.08/30922 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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