Displaying 1 of 1 2014 Format: Book Author: Farquhar, Michael, author. Title: Secret lives of the tsars : three centuries of autocracy, debauchery, betrayal, murder, and madness from Romanov Russia / Michael Farquhar. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, [2014] ©2014 Description: xvi, 349 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm Summary: A chronicle of the passions, intrigues, and scandals of the Romanov dynasty includes accounts of such topics as Peter the Great's torture of his own son and Catherine the Great's many young lovers. Subjects: Romanov, House of -- History. Russia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography. Russia -- Kings and rulers -- Social life and customs. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-349). Contents: Introductory chapter: The Time of Troubles and the rise of the Romanovs -- Ivan V and Peter I (1682-1696): one autocrat too many -- Peter I (1696-1725): the eccentricities of an emperor -- Catherine I (1725-1727): the peasant empress -- Anna (1730-1740): "a bored estate mistress" -- Elizabeth (1741-1762): the empress of pretense -- Peter III (1762): "nature made him a mere poltroon" -- Catherine II (1762-1796): "prey to this mad passion!" -- Paul (1796-1801): "he detests his nation" -- Alexander I (1801-1825): Napoleon's conqueror -- Nicholas I (1825-1855): "a condescending Jupiter" -- Alexander II (1855-1881): "a crowned semi-ruin" -- Alexander III (1881-1894): "a colossus of unwavering autocracy" -- Nicholas II (1894-1917): "an absolute child" -- Nicholas II (1894-1917): "gliding down a precipice" -- Nicholas II (1894-1917): a bloody end -- Concluding chapter: Aftermath. LCCN: 2013036022 ISBN: 9780812979053 0812979052 Other Number: 861206828 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 436097 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: 947.046 Farquhar Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
