Nicholas and Alexandra
Ranked #3 in Russian History, Ranked #39 in European History — see more rankings.
The story of the love that ended an empire.
In this commanding book, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Robert K. Massie sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of Imperial Russia to tell the story of the Romanovs’ lives: Nicholas’s political naïveté, Alexandra’s obsession with the corrupt mystic Rasputin, and little Alexis’s brave struggle with hemophilia. Against a lavish backdrop of luxury and intrigue, Massie unfolds a powerful drama of passion and history—the story of a doomed empire and the death-marked royals who watched it crumble. less
In this commanding book, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Robert K. Massie sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of Imperial Russia to tell the story of the Romanovs’ lives: Nicholas’s political naïveté, Alexandra’s obsession with the corrupt mystic Rasputin, and little Alexis’s brave struggle with hemophilia. Against a lavish backdrop of luxury and intrigue, Massie unfolds a powerful drama of passion and history—the story of a doomed empire and the death-marked royals who watched it crumble. less
Rankings by Category
Nicholas and Alexandra is ranked in the following categories:
- #93 in Biography
- #100 in Historical Nonfiction
- #84 in Modern History
- #78 in Royalty
- #78 in Russian
- #85 in World History
Similar Books
If you like Nicholas and Alexandra, check out these similar top-rated books:
