Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar by Edvard Radzinsky

Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar

Edvard Radzinsky with Antonina W. Bouis (Translator)

462 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography history dark informative tense slow-paced
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Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar by Edvard Radzinsky is a gripping and informative read that is a perfect fit for history buffs and anyone fascinated by the complexities of reform, revolution, and the human cost of standing up for what is right, as it masterfully weaves together the true story of a courageous leader who dared to challenge the status quo and free the serfs, only to be brought down by the very forces he sought to change.

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Edvard Radzinsky is justly famous as both a biographer and a dramatist, and he brings both skills to bear in this vivid, page-turning, rich portrait of one of the greatest of all Romanovs. Alexander II was Russia's Lincoln -- he freed the serfs, p...

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