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The quest to solve a great mystery of the twentieth century: the ultimate fate of Russia's last tsar and his family.

A biography of the last days and last rulers of the Russian Empire - Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his wife, Alexandra.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning study of the Peter the Great, the ruler who brought Russia from darkness into light.

The extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most powerful women in history.

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[A] tale of power, perseverance and passion . . . a great story in the hands of a master storyteller."-The Wall Street Journal The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs returns with another masterpiece of narrative biography, the extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history. Born into a minor noble family,...

A dramatic and compelling quest to solve one of the great mysteries of the twentieth century: the ultimate fate of Russia's last tsar and his family.

A superbly crafted and humane portrait of the last days - and last rulers - of the Russian Empire.

A superbly crafted and humane portrait of the last days - and last rulers - of the Russian Empire.

The compelling story of the man who created modern Russia, founded St Petersburg and made his country part of Europe.

The extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most powerful women in history.

Indigo edition of this well-received biography of the Romanovs. "The story of the last Tsar has probably never been so powerfully - and so accurately - told" "Guardian". 16pp b/w photos.

Trade paperback. A new edition of the 1981 biography of the Russian ruler, which won the Pulitzer Prize. 'Enthralling.' "New York Times

Trade paperback. The extraordinary true story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most powerful women in history. From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Peter The Great".

The Pulitzer Prize-winning 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.Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into Empress of Russia by sheer determination. P...

From the Modern Library's new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by Robert K. Massie-also available are Nicholas and Alexandra and The Romanovs Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia unfolds the magnificent story of Peter the Great, crowned co-tsar at the age of ten. The acclaimed author of Catherine the Great, Robert K. Massie delves deep into the life of this captivating historic...

From the Modern Library's new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by Robert K. Massie-also available are Peter the Great and Nicholas and Alexandra In July 1991, nine skeletons were exhumed from a shallow mass grave near Ekaterinburg, Siberia, a few miles from the infamous cellar room where the last tsar and his family had been murdered seventy-three years before. But were these the bones of the Romanovs? And if these were their ...

From the Modern Library's new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by Robert K. Massie-also available are Peter the Great and The Romanovs In this commanding book, Robert K. Massie, prize-winning author of Catherine the Great, 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 Al...

Met de Pulitzerprijs bekroonde biografie van Peter de Grote Dit is de beste en meest uitvoerige biografie over de Russische tsaar Peter de Grote die tot op heden is verschenen. Robert K. Massie toont Peter in zijn jonge jaren en schetst zijn strijd om de macht en zijn pogingen om Rusland militair, technisch en cultureel tot een grote mogendheid te maken. Het door Peter de Grote gestichte Sint-Petersburg werd het symbool van zijn oriëntati...

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