Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs
by Douglas Smith
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016-11-22. Hardcover. Very good. 6.5x2.0x9.5. On the centenary of the death of Rasputin comes a definitive biography that will dramatically change our understanding of this fascinating figureA 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.
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- Title
- Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs
- Author
- Douglas Smith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
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- ISBN 10
- 0374240841
- ISBN 13
- 9780374240844
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2016-11-22
- Pages
- 848
- Size
- 6.5x2.0x9.5
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