Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty

Title: Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty Author: Massie, Robert K ISBN: 9780345438317 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Published: 2000 Binding: Quality Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Non-Fiction 1368862 Publisher Description: The story of the love that ended an empire In this commanding book, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert K. Massie sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of Imperial Russia to tell the story of the Romanovs' lives: Nicholas's political naïveté, Alexandra's obsession with the corrupt mystic Rasputin, and little Alexis's brave struggle with hemophilia. Against a lavish backdrop of luxury and intrigue, Massie unfolds a powerful drama of passion and history--the story of a doomed empire and the death-marked royals who watched it crumble. Praise for Nicholas and Alexandra "A larger-than-life drama."--Saturday Review "A moving, rich book