
Synopsis
‘A timely and important book . . . he brings to it rare clarity and common sense. His book is a fast-paced account of the last sixteen months of the tsar’s life; brief, sharp, but laced with well-judged feeling for the dramas of the time.’ Catherine Merridale, Observer
In March 1917, Nicholas II, the last Tsar of All the Russias, abdicated...
Details
400 pages
Imprint: Pan
Reviews
Brilliant, original and compellingSaul David, Evening Standard
The best book yet on Nicholas after his abdicationDominic Lieven, Financial Times
A myth-busting account of the final months of the ruler’s life, from abdication to executionGuardian
Detailed and painstakingly researchedPeter Conradi, Sunday Times