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Author : F. R. Grahame
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
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Download or read book Life of Alexander II written by F. R. Grahame and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edvard Radzinsky
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743284267
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)
Download or read book Alexander II written by Edvard Radzinsky and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-11-14 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the Romanov Dynasty tsar as one of Russia's most forward-thinking rulers, documenting his efforts to redefine history by bringing freedom to his country, and describing the series of assassination attempts that eventually ended his life.
Author : Michael Dunham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781578336593
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (365 download)
Download or read book MAN WHO SOLD ALASKA written by Michael Dunham and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edvard Radzinsky
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743281977
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)
Download or read book Alexander II written by Edvard Radzinsky and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-10-18 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander II was Russia's Lincoln, and the greatest reformer tsar since Peter the Great. He was also one of the most contradictory, and fascinating, of history's supreme leaders. He freed the serfs, yet launched vicious wars. He engaged in the sexual exploits of a royal Don Juan, yet fell profoundly in love. He ruled during the "Russian Renaissance" of Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Turgenev -- yet his Russia became the birthplace of modern terrorism. His story could be that of one of Russia's greatest novels, yet it is true. It is also crucially important today. It is a tale that runs on parallel tracks. Alexander freed 23 million Russian slaves, reformed the justice system and the army, and very nearly became the father of Russia's first constitution and the man who led that nation into a new era of western-style liberalism. Yet it was during this feverish time that modern nihilism first arose. On the sidelines of Alexander's state dramas, a group of radical, disaffected young people first experimented with dynamite, and first began to use terrorism. Fueled by the writings of a few intellectuals and zealots, they built bombs, dug tunnels, and planned ambushes. They made no less than six unsuccessful attempts on Alexander's life. Finally, the parallel tracks joined, when a small cell of terrorists, living next door to Dostoevsky, built the fatal bomb that ended the life of the last great Tsar. It stopped Russian reform in its tracks. Edvard Radzinsky is justly famous as both a biographer and a dramatist, and he brings both skills to bear in this vivid, page-turning, rich portrait of one of the greatest of all Romanovs. Delving deep into the archives, he raises intriguing questions about the connections between Dostoevsky and the young terrorists, about the hidden romances of the Romanovs, and about the palace conspiracies that may have linked hard-line aristocrats with their nemesis, the young nihilists. Alexander's life proves the timeless lesson that in Russia, it is dangerous to start reforms, but even more dangerous to stop them. It also shows that the traps and dangers encountered in today's war on terrorists were there from the start.
Author : F. R. Grahame
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780282122881
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (228 download)
Download or read book Life of Alexander II written by F. R. Grahame and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-28 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Life of Alexander II: Emperor of All the Russias South Russia, under the pretext of avenging theassassination of the sovereign who had protected and improved the position of his Hebrew subjects, till he was styled the jew-emperor by the more bigoted among the Poles. Anarchy, ruin, and bloodshed are all that the revolutionists during twenty-five years have been able to bestow on Russia; and they are now striving to bring her into contempt with all Europe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Elizabeth Carney
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019974551X
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book Philip II and Alexander the Great written by Elizabeth Carney and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-24 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The careers of Philip II and his son Alexander the Great (III) were interlocked in innumerable ways: Philip II centralized ancient Macedonia, created an army of unprecedented skill and flexibility, came to dominate the Greek peninsula, and planned the invasion of the Persian Empire with a combined Graeco-Macedonian force, but it was Alexander who actually led the invading forces, defeated the great Persian Empire, took his army to the borders of modern India, and created a monarchy and empire that, despite its fragmentation, shaped the political, cultural, and religious world of the Hellenistic era. Alexander drove the engine his father had built, but had he not done so, Philip's achievements might have proved as ephemeral as had those of so many earlier Macedonian rulers. On the other hand, some scholars believe that Alexander played a role, direct or indirect, in the murder of his father, so that he could lead the expedition to Asia that his father had organized. In short, it is difficult to understand or assess one without considering the other. This collection of previously unpublished articles looks at the careers and impact of father and son together. Some of the articles consider only one of the Macedonian rulers although most deal with both, and with the relationship, actual or imagined, between the two. The volume will contain articles on military and political history but also articles that look at the self-generated public images of Philip and Alexander, the counter images created by their enemies, and a number that look at how later periods understood them, concluding with the Hollywood depiction of the relationship. Despite the plethora of collected works that deal with Philip and Alexander, this volume promises to make a genuine contribution to the field by focusing specifically on their relationship to one another.
Author : Catherine Laura Johnstone
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Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Life of Alexander ii. emperor of all the Russias, by the author of 'Science, art, and literature in Russia'. written by Catherine Laura Johnstone and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stephen Graham
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Total Pages : 370 pages
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Download or read book A Life of Alexander II, Tsar of Russia written by Stephen Graham and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : F R Grahame
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781357317836
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)
Download or read book Life of Alexander II written by F R Grahame and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Эдвард Радзинский
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Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Alexander II written by Эдвард Радзинский and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sample Text
Author : Stephen Graham
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Total Pages : 360 pages
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Download or read book Tsar of Freedom written by Stephen Graham and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Walter Moss
Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 1898855595
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (988 download)
Download or read book Russia in the Age of Alexander II, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky written by Walter Moss and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Russia in the Age of Alexander II, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky' is both history and story, incorporating in its analysis of Alexander II's turbulent reign the lives and ideas of the period's great writers, thinkers and revolutionaries who made this the Golden Age of Russian literature and thought. In his combination of considerable biographical material with the presentation of the main ideas of the era's chief writers and thinkers, Walter G. Moss has written a history that is of interest not only to scholars and students of the period, but also to more general readers.
Author : Norman G. O. Pereira
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Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Tsar-liberator written by Norman G. O. Pereira and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Werner Eugen Mosse
Publisher : Tauris Academic Studies
ISBN 13 : 9781850435129
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (351 download)
Download or read book Alexander II and the Modernization of Russia written by Werner Eugen Mosse and published by Tauris Academic Studies. This book was released on 1992 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work tells the story of the reforming Tsar who modernized Russia after her defeat in the Crimean War. Few spheres of Russian life were untouched by his reforms. In the face of bitter opposition, he liberated millions of serfs and secured their endowment with land. He reformed the Russian courts, created institutions of local self-government, and promoted railway construction and economic development. Both as a westernizer and as the father of its Industrial Revolution, Alexander II ranks high among the makers of modern Russia.
Author : Edvard Radzinsky
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307754626
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)
Download or read book The Last Tsar written by Edvard Radzinsky and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011-03-30 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russian playwright and historian Radzinsky mines sources never before available to create a fascinating portrait of the monarch, and a minute-by-minute account of his terrifying last days.
Author : Werner Eugen Mosse
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Alexander II and the Modernization of Russia written by Werner Eugen Mosse and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 1992-12-31 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of the life of Alexander II, the reforming Tsar, who modernized Russia after her defeat in the Crimean War. He liberated serfs, and secured their endowment with land; reformed the Russian courts and created institutions of self-government; and promoted economic development.
Author : Michael Farquhar
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0812985788
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)
Download or read book Secret Lives of the Tsars written by Michael Farquhar and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Michael Farquhar doesn’t write about history the way, say, Doris Kearns Goodwin does. He writes about history the way Doris Kearns Goodwin’s smart-ass, reprobate kid brother might. I, for one, prefer it.”—Gene Weingarten, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and Washington Post columnist Scandal! Intrigue! Cossacks! Here the world’s most engaging royal historian chronicles the world’s most fascinating imperial dynasty: the Romanovs, whose three-hundred-year reign was remarkable for its shocking violence, spectacular excess, and unimaginable venality. In this incredibly entertaining history, Michael Farquhar collects the best, most captivating true tales of Romanov iniquity. We meet Catherine the Great, with her endless parade of virile young lovers (none of them of the equine variety); her unhinged son, Paul I, who ordered the bones of one of his mother’s paramours dug out of its grave and tossed into a gorge; and Grigori Rasputin, the “Mad Monk,” whose mesmeric domination of the last of the Romanov tsars helped lead to the monarchy’s undoing. From Peter the Great’s penchant for personally beheading his recalcitrant subjects (he kept the severed head of one of his mistresses pickled in alcohol) to Nicholas and Alexandra’s brutal demise at the hands of the Bolsheviks, Secret Lives of the Tsars captures all the splendor and infamy that was Imperial Russia. Praise for Secret Lives of the Tsars “An accessible, exciting narrative . . . Highly recommended for generalists interested in Russian history and those who enjoy the seamier side of past lives.”—Library Journal (starred review) “An excellent condensed version of Russian history . . . a fine tale of history and scandal . . . sure to please general readers and monarchy buffs alike.”—Publishers Weekly “Tales from the nasty lives of global royalty . . . an easy-reading, lightweight history lesson.”—Kirkus Reviews “Readers of this book may get a sense of why Russians are so tolerant of tyrants like Stalin and Putin. Given their history, it probably seems normal.”—The Washington Post
