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Nicholas and Alexandra
The history of the last Tsar of Russia and his family is portrayed through diaries, letters, and the family's own photographs as well as reproductions of the family treasures, which include dazzling works of art, photographs, and government documents. 10,000 first printing.
407 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 1998
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
September 3, 2015
Perusing this book is like having a museum exhibit at your fingertips. The photos are exquisite and I really enjoyed all of the beautiful paintings, portraits, costumes, uniforms, photos, letters, etc. My only qualm was that not all of the captions were on the same page as the pictures they referenced. I would read about an item then would have to turn the page to see the image and some of them were haphazardly ordered. Otherwise, it was a lovely book and I could have spent months reading every detail offered about the imperial family as there is so much content beyond just the provenance of each object.
March 1, 2010
More of a coffee-table book, and certainly not something you curl up with, but more of a picture book of everything relating to the Romanovs--furniture, clothing, art, medals, photographs, etc.--with great, thorough explanations, often including excerpts from diaries or letters. Really fascinating.
July 4, 2015
I was not expecting such detailed descriptions to accompany each picture. A nice surprise. And although I anticipated more photographs of the family than there were, a different and unexpected aspect to the book was a positive for me, personally. There were many photographs of items from the Hermitage Museum, a place I visited almost thirteen years ago. I enjoyed seeing and remembered a good many items and, as stated before, appreciate the detailed descriptions of each. The book stirs fond memories.
September 21, 2008
Ridiculously long, but very interesting throughout. A heart wrenching account.
June 19, 2012
breathtaking; heartbreaking
September 15, 2015
A wonderfully told and moving epic about the fall of the Romanoffs. They amazingly had no idea what was really going on and as a result were banished to eastern Russia.
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