The Last of the Tsars: Nicholas II and the Russia Revolution
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (680 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1681775018 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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“Service brings forensic detail to his account of the Romanov family’s confinement and murder, mining newly available material that gives the story a you-are-there quality.” - Booklist“A scholarly biography that goes beyond the gruesome depictions of the Romanovs’ end to examine the more complicated nature of Nicholas II’s character. A compelling work; organized, concise, and chilling.” - Kirkus Reviews
He is currently a professor of Russian history at the University of Oxford, a Fellow of St. Robert Service is the author of twelve books, including The End of the Cold War; Spies and Commissars; the acclaimed Lenin: A Biography; Stalin: A Biography; and Comrades: A History of World Communism. Antony's College, Oxford, and a senior fellow at Stan
It is also a compelling account of the social, economic and political ferment in Russia that followed the February Revolution, the Bolshevik seizure of power in October 1917 and the beginnings of Lenin's Soviet socialist republic. A riveting account of the last eighteen months of Tsar Nicholas II's life and reign from one of the finest Russian historians writing today. In March 1917, Nicholas II, the last Tsar of All the Russias, abdicated and the dynasty that had ruled an empire for three hundred years was forced from power by revolution. The story has been told many times, but Service's deep understanding of the