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Rasputin : faith, power, and the twilight of the Romanovs / Douglas Smith.
Author
Smith, Douglas, 1962-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First American edition, 2016.
Published/Created
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.
©2016
Description
xxv, 817 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
DK254.R3 S66 2016
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Subject(s)
Russia
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Court and courtiers
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Biography
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Russia
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History
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Nicholas II, 1894-1917
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Russia
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Politics and government
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1894-1917
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Rasputin, Grigoriĭ Efimovich 1869-1916
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Romanov, House of.
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Biographies
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Summary note
"On the centenary of the death of Rasputin comes a definitive biography that will dramatically change our understanding of this fascinating figure. A hundred years after his murder, Rasputin continues to excite the popular imagination as the personification of evil. Numerous biographies, novels, and films recount his mysterious rise to power as Nicholas and Alexandra's confidant and the guardian of the sickly heir to the Russian throne. His debauchery and sinister political influence are the stuff of legend, and the downfall of the Romanov dynasty was laid at his feet. But as the prizewinning historian Douglas Smith shows, the true story of Rasputin's life and death has remained shrouded in myth. A major new work that combines probing scholarship and powerful storytelling, Rasputin separates fact from fiction to reveal the real life of one of history's most alluring figures. Drawing on a wealth of forgotten documents from archives in seven countries, Smith presents Rasputin in all his complexity--man of God, voice of peace, loyal subject, adulterer, drunkard. Rasputin is not just a definitive biography of an extraordinary and legendary man but a fascinating portrait of the twilight of imperial Russia as it lurched toward catastrophe."-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: The Holy Devil?
Holy pilgrim: 1869-1904
Our friend: 1905-1909
Scandals: 1910-1911
A time of miracles: 1912-July 1914
War: July 1914-1915
The final year: 1916
The aftermath: 1917-1918
Epilogue.
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ISBN
9780374240844 ((hardback))
0374240841 ((hardback))
LCCN
2016027558
OCLC
952567030
Other standard number
40026608296
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