Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty by Robert K. Massie Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
Book Review: Non-Fiction at it's very best
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading this book I became a history addict. Never having read any non-fiction before it drew me in like the greatest novels and I seek out great non-fiction regularly now. If you want to read a great love story, a tragic novel, or a meticulously researched book about the Romanov family this is the book for you.Book Review: Not just for history buffs
Summary: 5 Stars
Wonderful, enthralling account of the last days of tsarist Russia. Robert Massie shows how the parental anguish over their son and heir's hemophilia, hidden away from public knowledge, helped bring down an empire as Alexandra turned to the mad monk Rasputin first to save the czarevitch's life and then to save Russia. Interwoven are absorbing descriptions of the social, cultural and political life of the country as well as finely drawn character descriptions of the Russian royal family and their relationships with each other. This comes across as a totally human, heartbreaking story with an inevitable end. You don't have to be Russian or royal to identify with the characters, but you will learn a lot of history painlessly while rapidly turning pages.Book Review: Once you pick it up, you can't put it down!
Summary: 5 Stars
Oh my God! I picked up this book on a whim at the library ten years ago when I was ten, because our English teacher wanted us to read a book over 500 pages long, and this seemed fit enough. Once I picked it up, I couldn't put it down. Sespite having to struggle over difficult words and titles, I absorbed the book and found it excellent. A must read for anyone hoping to gather information on the Romanvos for a school report or just hoping to learn about the last Imperial family of Russia. You will never forget what you learn from this book, because Massie puts so much detail into this story, which is the product of years and years of research and late night working. I salute Mr. Massie for his superb book and I encourage any young person to forget anything that your big brother told you about "boring history books" and to read this, for I can assure you that is is NOT a boring history book! Cheers!Book Review: One of the Best Non-Fiction Stories I Have Ever Read!
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent story from begining to end! I was very interested in reading about the entire saga...learning about the Romanovs, the history and status quo at the time of Russia, what led up to the revolution and the whole entire tragedy,
Once I set down to read it, I continued to read for hours, and hated to put the book down!
Massie is a very good writer who knows how to put together an enthralling and interesting narrative that keeps the reader pondering about the tragic lives and ending of the Romanovs, and what led up to their demise, well after the reader has finished the book: )
I will definitely pull this book out and read it again sometime.
Book Review: One of the best books on the last years of Imperial Russia
Summary: 4 Stars
As one of the reviews below said, it is almost 'written like a novel'. It has a brilliant biographer's touch of being sensitive but not uncritical, and gives an excellent insight and visual display into the various strands of life in the last years of Imperial Russia.