Massie also available are peter the great and the romanovs in this commanding book, robert k. The story of the love that ended an empire in this commanding book, pulitzer prizewinning author robert k. Nicholas and alexandra hardcover january 1, 1996 by robert k. A superbly crafted and humane portrait of the last days and last rulers of the russian empire. He died on december 2, 2019 in irvington, new york, usa. He was a writer, known for nicholas and alexandra 1971, peter the great 1986 and the mike douglas show 1961. His book, nicholas and alexandra 1967, was adapted as a british film by the same name that was released in 1971. Nicholass political naivete, alexandras obsession with the corrupt mystic rasputin, and little alexiss brave struggle with haemophilia. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1967, and was written by robert k. Massie, prizewinning author of catherine the great, sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of imperial russia to tell. It is more about nicholas as a husband and father than.
Massies wife, suzanne massie, who helped edited and research nicholas and alexandra, became an important bridge between the reagan administration and russian culture, eventually becoming a messenger between reagan and gorbachev. Massie, the biographer who became famous for the vivid nicholas and alexandra more than 40 years ago, has come out with a new book about catherine the great. The story of the love that ended an empirein this commanding book, pulitzer prize. Massie random house trade paperbacks listen to nicholas and alexandra. Massies first book drew upon his interest in nicholas heir apparent, the tsarevich alexei, a hemophiliac like the eldest of massies three children, robert jr. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1040 pages and is available in paperback format. Robert massie, author who popularized russian history. Massie, prizewinning author of catherine the great, sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of imperial russia to tell the story of the romanovs lives. The classic account of the fall of the romanov dynasty ebook by robert k. The pulitzer prizewinning author of peter the great, nicholas and alexandra, and the romanovs returns with another masterpiece of narrative biography, the extraordinary story of an obscure young german princess who traveled to russia at fourteen and rose to become one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history. Nicholas and alexandra by robert massie read online on. The focus is on the family with the great events of early twentieth century swirling in the background. Massiealso available are peter the great and the romanovs in this commanding book, robert k.
In this commanding book, robert k massie sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of imperial russia to tell the story of the romanovs. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 640 pages and is available in paperback format. Massie wrote readable and respected biographies of russian royals, including nicholas and alexandra, which became a movie. Against a lavish backdrop of luxury and intrigue, massie unfolds a powerful drama of passion and history. He was president of the authors guild from 1987 to 1991. Nicholas and alexandrarobert massie hard cover 1967 book club edition. Massie, 9780345438317, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Massie was born in lexington, kentucky, and studied american history at yale and european history at oxford, which he attended as a rhodes scholar. Buy a cheap copy of nicholas and alexandra book by robert k.
Massie sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of imperial russia to tell the story of the decline and fall of the ruling romanov family. His books include nicholas and alexandra, peter the great. Massie was born in versailles, kentucky, to robert massie, jr. From the modern librarys new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by robert k. Nicholass political naivete, alexandras obsession with the corrupt mystic. Complementing his pulitzer prizewinning peter the great, in this commanding book robert k. Massie shows conclusively how the personal curse of the young heirs haemophilia, and the decisive influence it brought rasputin, became fatally linked with the collapse of imperial russia. The classic account of the fall of the romanov dynasty audiobook by robert k.
An intimate account of the last of the romanovs and the fall of imperial russia is a 1967 biography of the last royal family of russia by historian robert k. The classic account of the fall of the romanov dynasty. We are given the background to his family, his marriage to the german alexandra, and. Massie is a book about the last russian tsar, nicholas ii. He wrote a book addressing the puzzles that arose after the skeletons of nicholas and alexandra. Robert k massie has written an excellent, if lengthy book, covering the span of nicholas life. After he and his family left america for france, massie wrote and published his breakthrough book, nicholas and alexandra, a biography of the last tsar of russia, nicholas ii, his wife, alexandra of hesse, and their family and culturalpolitical milieu. Free download or read online dreadnought pdf epub book. In this commanding book, pulitzer prizewinning author robert k. Robert k massie this book sweeps us back to the extraordinary world of imperial russia to tell the story of the romanovs lives. Nicholas and alexandra 2000 read online free book by. Massie was born on january 5, 1929 in lexington, kentucky, usa as robert kinloch massie iii.
Many people say that nicholas was in the wrong place in history at the wrong time. The main characters of this history, non fiction story are grand duchess anastasia nikolaevna of. Massie sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of imperial russia to tell the story of the romanovs lives. Portrait of a woman, and nicholas and alexandra, and more on. Massie, 9780575400061, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Nicholas and alexandra by robert k massie international. This book is about tsar nicholas ii and his family. Nicholass political na vet, alexandras obsession with the corrupt mystic rasputin, and little alexiss brave struggle with hemophilia. We are given the background to his family, his marriage to the german alexandra, and his journey through family and political life.
Nicholas s political naivete, alexandra s obsession with the corrupt mystic rasputin, and little alexiss brave struggle with hemophilia. The main characters of this history, non fiction story are. His life and world for which he won a pulitzer prize for biography, the romanovs. The end of the romanovs is a subject that has fascinated countless nonfiction writers, but no book has yet eclipsed the fame of robert k massies pageturner. Nicholas and alexandra book summary and study guide. Robert k massie an intimate account of the last of the romanovs and the fall of imperial russia. The story of the love that ended an empire paperbackcoming out on july 30, 2007. Massie sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of imperial russia to tell the story of the. Free download or read online nicholas and alexandra pdf epub book.
Massie, narrator of russian history, is dead at 90 the. See all 15 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Massie, this book was first published in 1968 and is an amazing and historically accurate account of the fall of the romanovs and the collapse of imperial russia but is also the story of nicholas a husband and father and a family who dealt with a child suffering from haemophilia. The classic account of the fall of the romanov dynasty ebook written by robert k.
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