Rasputin’s Shadow Over The Fall Of The Romanovs
Antony Beevor uses Rasputin not just as a notorious figure, but as a way into the wider instability of imperial Russia. The result is serious history with real narrative grip, full of tension, personality and the sense of a regime edging steadily towards collapse.
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Rasputin’s Shadow Over The Fall Of The Romanovs
Antony Beevor uses Rasputin not just as a notorious figure, but as a way into the wider instability of imperial Russia. The result is serious history with real narrative grip, full of tension, personality and the sense of a regime edging steadily towards collapse.
- Book Synopsis
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Ideal for readers who:
- Enjoy imperial history told through vivid personalities and upheaval
- Want to follow Rasputin’s rise and the collapse of the Romanovs
- Are fascinated by late-imperial Russia on the edge of catastrophe
- Like dramatic narrative history with the pull of a novel
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'THE GOLD STANDARD OF NARRATIVE HISTORY' - DAN SNOW
How could a barely literate peasant from Siberia determine the fate of the world? Undoubtedly, the so-called 'mad monk' Rasputin bewitched Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, Alexandra. Yet their strange and scandalous relationship conceals a riddle, one that casts an intriguing light on the controversial 'great man' theory of history.
Rasputin was a devoted monarchist, not a revolutionary. He had no official position, no forces at his command. Nevertheless, he contributed more to the fall of the Romanov dynasty than any other individual. So demoralised was the Tsarist officer corps by stories of corruption, to say nothing of the rumours of his debauchery with the Empress - and even her daughters - that when the February Revolution broke out, not a sword was raised in defence of the regime.
Just as Rasputin cast a spell over the Romanovs, his legend has bewitched historians. More than a century later, we still fail to comprehend fully the collapse of the greatest autocracy on Earth. Was there any truth to the wild tales that brought down the empire? Or was his true legacy an unsettling lesson on the potency of myth?
- About The Author
- ANTONY BEEVOR's previous book was Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921. Earlier works include Stalingrad, Berlin, D-Day, The Battle for Spain and The Second World War. His writing, which has received major prizes, has appeared in thirty-seven languages and sold more than nine million copies. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Historical Society, he has received honorary doctorates and fellowships from five universities. He was knighted in 2017.
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- ISBN
- 9781399633376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (12 March 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 384
- Weight
- 480 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 232 x 154 x 30 mm
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