Tsars Books

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The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as tsars)
avg rating 4.16 — 13,968 ratings — published 2014
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Peter the Great: His Life and World Peter the Great: His Life and World (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as tsars)
avg rating 4.16 — 23,201 ratings — published 1980
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Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as tsars)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,051 ratings — published 1967
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The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as tsars)
avg rating 3.92 — 15,937 ratings — published 2003
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Three "Whys" of the Russian Revolution Three "Whys" of the Russian Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tsars)
avg rating 3.48 — 325 ratings — published 1996
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A Short Life of Pushkin (Pushkin Blues) A Short Life of Pushkin (Pushkin Blues)
by (shelved 1 time as tsars)
avg rating 3.90 — 39 ratings — published
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The Historian The Historian (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as tsars)
avg rating 3.80 — 278,814 ratings — published 2005
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Men and Monsters (Nightfall, #2) Men and Monsters (Nightfall, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as tsars)
avg rating 4.39 — 557 ratings — published 2018
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The Curse of the Romanovs The Curse of the Romanovs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as tsars)
avg rating 3.39 — 352 ratings — published 2007
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The Romanov Ransom (Fargo Adventure, #9) The Romanov Ransom (Fargo Adventure, #9)
by (shelved 1 time as tsars)
avg rating 4.10 — 7,256 ratings — published 2017
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Eugene Onegin Eugene Onegin (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tsars)
avg rating 4.11 — 71,986 ratings — published 1831
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Jewels of the Tsars: The Romanovs and Imperial Russia Jewels of the Tsars: The Romanovs and Imperial Russia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as tsars)
avg rating 4.26 — 93 ratings — published 2006
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First Love First Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tsars)
avg rating 3.77 — 26,515 ratings — published 1860
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Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as tsars)
avg rating 3.94 — 108,782 ratings — published 2011
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The Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them The Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tsars)
avg rating 3.71 — 6,141 ratings — published 2010
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Glorious Misadventures: Nikolai Rezanov and the Dream of a Russian America Glorious Misadventures: Nikolai Rezanov and the Dream of a Russian America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as tsars)
avg rating 3.89 — 247 ratings — published 2013
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The Romanovs: The Final Chapter The Romanovs: The Final Chapter (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tsars)
avg rating 4.02 — 7,784 ratings — published 1995
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Childhood, Youth and Exile Childhood, Youth and Exile (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tsars)
avg rating 3.98 — 66 ratings — published
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Egg & Spoon Egg & Spoon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as tsars)
avg rating 3.65 — 7,120 ratings — published 2014
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At The Sign Of The Dolphin - An Elizabeth Goudge Anthology At The Sign Of The Dolphin - An Elizabeth Goudge Anthology (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as tsars)
avg rating 3.84 — 97 ratings — published 1945
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The Shadow of the Winter Palace: Russia's Drift to Revolution 1825-1917 The Shadow of the Winter Palace: Russia's Drift to Revolution 1825-1917 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tsars)
avg rating 3.86 — 220 ratings — published 1976
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Rasputin's Daughter Rasputin's Daughter (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as tsars)
avg rating 3.48 — 3,847 ratings — published 2006
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Marnix Gijsen
“Slechts een paar malen heb ik hem zien opflakkeren: toen men herinneringen ophaalde uit het Rusland van zijn jeugd, vertelde hij haperend hoe zijn ouders in een pogrom waren afgeslacht door de dappere kozakken – die nu zo aandoenlijk kunnen zingen in Carnegie Hall, zei hij – en hoe men nagelaten had hem te doden omdat zijn moeder het wicht dat hij toen was onder haar lichaam had bedolven. Alsof het een academische vraag betrof, zei hij nadenkend: ‘Om mij te verstikken, of om mij te redden, wie zal het zeggen?’ Haar buik had men met een sabelhouw opengereten, en het zien van haar ingewanden op de aarden vloer van de hut van Prichov had de dienaars van de Tsar ontmoedigd in hun opzet om het jodengebroed van het dorp geheel uit te roeien. ‘En toch,’ zei Sam Cohn, ‘had ieder van die kozakken ook een moeder. Het is lastig om te begrijpen wat er in de wereld omgaat.’
De zeldzame malen dat hij zich in het gesprek mengde, uitte hij steeds bedenkingen die aantoonden dat hij aanhoudend op zoek was naar de diepere betekenis van de dingen en van de gebeurtenissen, en dat hij er zich op toelegde niet te haten maar begrijpen. Het was duidelijk dat hij alleen waarde hechtte aan de goedheid van de mens, en ontsteld was en verward wanneer hij boosheid ontdekte die niet door eigenbelang of hebzucht was ingegeven, en die door dergelijk gebrek aan motivering geheel onverklaarbaar werd.

[ Marnix Gijsen – Kaddisj voor Sam Cohn ]”
Marnix Gijsen, De diaspora

“Energetic and inquisitive, he loved to learn new skills, including dentistry, which he practised on any courtier foolish enough to admit to toothache.”
David Warnes, Chronicle of the Russian Tsars, The Reign-by-reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Russia

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