Books by Douglas Smith
language
English
review 1: A well written and researched book with many interesting details about the lives of the Russian aristocracy after the revolution. The book was marred by the author's (admitted) pre-aristocracy bias. Now, I am not going to apologize for the excesses of the Bolsheviks, and even l...
language
English
review 1: This was like reading some other family's genealogy, it wasn't history presented in a way that felt relatable; for me it felt a chore. The Russian aristocrats are made to suffer greatly, they are sad and tired and hungry and poor. And then they manage to throw amazing parties, an...