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The Romanovs: Ruling Russia 1613-1917 (2009)

by Lindsey Hughes(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0826430813 (ISBN13: 9780826430816)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Bloomsbury Academic

review 1: When one thinks of the Romanovs, as Hughes points out, one thinks of people being shot. We, those of us who are not historians of Russia, tend to see Peter the Great and Catherine the Great as separate from the Romanovs even though they are both part of the dynasty. In fact, considering how many different houses that the British royal throne went though in the same time period, Russia was very consistent. This book is more of any overview. Each chapter deals with one or three Tsars, though the fall of the dynasty dominates the last two chapters. The first chapter deals with rise to power of the dynasty. In many cases, Hughes focuses on the lesser known Tsars and fleshed them out for the layman. While Peter the Great and Catharine the Great get detailed chapter they a... morere not presented at the cost of those other Tsars. Though general, Hughes goes into depth with some political background. In many ways the book is a good starting place for gaining knowledge about the Tsar, and not a specialize study. What is interesting is how like, in some ways – censorship in particular – certain Tsars were like to the Stalin state that would eventually follow them.
review 2: An excellent history of the 300 years that the Romanovs ruled Russia.The author does a good job helping us follow the sometimes convoluted and confusing relationships (tracking given names versus the later given "orthodox names" can be challenging).It was interesting to see the social threads that continued into the 21st century.The last section, on Nicholas and Alexandria was a bit thin on analysis and information on the revolution. Sadly, the author, Lindsey Hughes, was ill and would pass away the day after she finished the book.A recommended read. less

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