The family Romanov murder, rebellion & the fall of Imperial Russia
When Russia's last tsar, Nicholas II, inherited the throne in 1894, he was unprepared to do so. With their four daughters (including Anastasia) and only son, a hemophiliac, Nicholas and his reclusive wife, Alexandra, buried their heads in the sand, living a life of opulence as World War I raged outs...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Schwartz & Wade Books,
[2014]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | When Russia's last tsar, Nicholas II, inherited the throne in 1894, he was unprepared to do so. With their four daughters (including Anastasia) and only son, a hemophiliac, Nicholas and his reclusive wife, Alexandra, buried their heads in the sand, living a life of opulence as World War I raged outside their door and political unrest grew into the Russian Revolution. Maneuvering between the lives of the Romanovs and the plight of Russia's peasants and urban workers -- and their eventual uprising -- Fleming draws a poignant portrait, complete with period photographs and primary source material. |
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| Physical Description: | 292 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 12-17. 950 |
| Awards: | Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Honor Book (2015); YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award Finalist (2015) Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Award, 2015 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-265) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780375867828 0375867821 9780375967825 0375967826 9780605829022 0605829020 |
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