The Romanovs eBook Ian Grey
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The Romanov dynasty has dazzled, intrigued, and confused the world for more than three centuries. These extraordinary monarchs wielded absolute power over the vast and violent lands of Russia. Savagery and opulence, asceticism and unparalleled luxury, deep piousness and insane cruelty existed side by side in the royal courts.
Historian Ian Grey threads his way through these turbulent centuries, his focus on the private lives of the tsars themselves, the rulers whose personal histories are entwined with the history of the empire. He brings to life the passions, rages, intrigues, and greatness of the remarkable men and women who guided the destiny of Russia and influenced and fascinated the world.
The Romanovs eBook Ian Grey
“The Romanovs” has it all, the drama of 300 years of Russia’s Romanov tsars, with palace intrigue, wars, scheming for power, jealousies, all the historic drama, including, of course, the brutal ending. During their consecutive reigns, the Romanovs turned Russia into a powerful nation, then squandered it and brought the country to ruin. Ian Grey presents the saga tsar by tsar, some vile and some bold and imaginative. Some years ago, I visited what was then the Soviet Union with a peace group. Of course, we also visited the gold and jewel encrusted Summer and Winter Palaces (the Winter Palace is now the Hermitage Museum). And at the Kremlin museum we saw the crowns, jewels, and carriages that are remnants of the tsars. The opulence was breath-taking. At the time, of course, we were focused on communism and the time since World War II. I knew little about the Romanovs, and was awed by the extravagances that remained (and gave a pretty good indication of why the common folk turned against them). I found “The Romanovs” particularly interesting and important to understanding the full history of Russia.Product details
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The Romanovs eBook Ian Grey Reviews
Quite readable, though a broad and therefore necessarily not terribly deep study of its wide-ranging subject. (After all, the Romanovs ruled the largest nation on the planet for centuries. Covering it all in one volume requires compromises ) I enjoyed it and, despite being an amateur history student of sorts, also encountered quite a bit of information I'd never come across before. The author is an excellent and able wordsmith, which is too rarely the case in a book of this type.
The Romanovs provides a comprehensive overview of the dynasty that ruled Russia for hundreds of years. It is written in an objective style that conveys credibility even though it lacks sufficient references and footnoting. It covers the personal lives and personalities of the Romanov Tsars as well as the impact of their policies on the well-being of Russia. Although it explains the difficult challenges that faced these autocrats, it is unsparing in describing their many failures and their responsibility for the suffering of the Russian people. The writing is often pedestrian and rarely rises to the heights the topic might have inspired. It leaves some details unclear and some matters of Russian culture unexplained, but it is a good overview that should lead the interested reader to more accomplished biographies of the individual Romanov rulers.
I enjoyed reading this book from the first page to the last page. The author did an excellent job in presenting the various members of the Romanov family and dynasty. The author captured the highlights of each of the Romanov czars without getting into minutiae which might bore some readers.
When I chose this book, I was concerned it might be a bit dry and a slow read. Thankfully,I was wrong. This a well paced and interesting story that had me engaged from the beginning. I'd recommend it to anyone who has an interest in Russian history and the Romanov dynasty.
Great read. What I especially enjoyed were the chapters on the early Romanovs and the founding of the dynasty. It was a period about which I knew little.
Recommended.
A very interesting account of the Romanov Dynasty, although not necessarily as informative as I had hoped. I learned much about Russia that I hadn't previously known, but I would have like a little more about Russian Society and Culture, and a little less about Russian Military Campaigns.
This book is an easy read, although at times I found it hard to keep everyone organized in my head. The real disappointment came at the end. How can one write a history of the Romanovs without finishing the story? In this book we end with the abdication. Nothing is said about the assassination of the last Romanovs.
“The Romanovs” has it all, the drama of 300 years of Russia’s Romanov tsars, with palace intrigue, wars, scheming for power, jealousies, all the historic drama, including, of course, the brutal ending. During their consecutive reigns, the Romanovs turned Russia into a powerful nation, then squandered it and brought the country to ruin. Ian Grey presents the saga tsar by tsar, some vile and some bold and imaginative. Some years ago, I visited what was then the Soviet Union with a peace group. Of course, we also visited the gold and jewel encrusted Summer and Winter Palaces (the Winter Palace is now the Hermitage Museum). And at the Kremlin museum we saw the crowns, jewels, and carriages that are remnants of the tsars. The opulence was breath-taking. At the time, of course, we were focused on communism and the time since World War II. I knew little about the Romanovs, and was awed by the extravagances that remained (and gave a pretty good indication of why the common folk turned against them). I found “The Romanovs” particularly interesting and important to understanding the full history of Russia.
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