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Secret Lives of the Tsars : : Three Centuries of Autocracy, Debauchery, Betrayal, Murder, and Madness From Romanov Russia

Farquhar, Michael. Book - 2014 947.046 Fa 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 1 out of 5

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The time of troubles and the rise of the Romanovs -- Ivan V and Peter I (1682-1696) : one autocrat too many -- Peter I (1696-1725) : the eccentricities of an emperor -- Catherine I (1725-1727) : the peasant empress -- Anna (1730-1740) : "a bored estate mistress" -- Elizabeth (1741-1762) : the empress of pretense -- Peter III (1762) : "nature made him a mere poltroon" -- Catherine II (1762-1796) : "prey to this mad passion!" -- Paul (1796-1801) : "he detests his nation" -- Alexander I (1801-1825) : Napoleon's conqueror -- Nicholas I (1825-1855) : "a condescending Jupiter" -- Alexander II (1855-1881) : "a crowned semi-ruin" -- Alexander III (1881-1894) : "a colossus of unwavering autocracy" -- Nicholas II (1894-1917) : "an absolute child" -- Nicholas II (1894-1917) : "gliding down a precipice" -- Nicholas II (1894-1917) : a bloody end -- Aftermath.
A chronicle of the passions, intrigues, and scandals of the Romanov dynasty includes accounts of such topics as Peter the Great's torture of his own son and Catherine the Great's many young lovers.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2014.
Year Published: 2014
Description: xvi, 349 pages : genealogical tables ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780812979053
0812979052

SUBJECTS
Romanov, House of -- History.
Russia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Russia -- Social life and customs.