Nicholas and Alexandra: The Tragic, Compelling Story of the Last Tsar and his Family (Great Lives)

In this internationally famous biography, Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Massie shows how the personal curse of Nicholas' haemophilia, and the decisive influence it brought Rasputin, became fatally linked with the collapse of imperial Russia. "A LARGER THAN LIFE DRAMA, SO BIZARRE, SO HEART-RENDING AND, ABOVE ALL, SO APOCALYPTIC, THAT NO NOVELIST WOULD HAVE DARED INVENT IT" —Saturday Review Syndicate The story of the Tsar, his Empress, and the realm they lost. The story of a man, a woman, and the love they shared—and of the obscene monk, Rasputin, who corrupted and destroyed them. "A WONDERFULLY RICH TAPESTRY, the colors fresh and clear, every strand sewn in with a sure hand. Mr. Massie describes those strange and terrible years with sympathy and understanding . . . they come vividly before our eyes" —N.Y. Times "A MAGNIFICENT AND INTIMATE PICTURE . . . Not only the main characters but a whole era become alive and comprehensible" —Harper's Magazine With 16 pages of rare photographs In this commanding book, Robert K Massie sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of imperial Russia to tell the story of the Romanovs. Nicholas's political naivete, Alexandra's obsession with the corrupt mystic Rasputin, and little Alexis's brave struggle with haemophilia. 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. The internationally famous biography from Pulitzer prize-winner Robert Massie retells one of the century's most dramatic episodes - an intimate portrait of two people caught at the centre of a maelstrom A superbly crafted and humane portrait of the last days – and last rulers – of the Russian Empire.