The shadow of the winter palace
by Crankshaw, Edward
Published by : Viking Press (New York) Physical details: 429 p ISBN:0670637823. ISSN:978067063 Year: 1976| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 900 - 999 | 947.07 Cra (Browse shelf) | Available | 65057 |
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| 947.063092 Mas Catherine the Great : | 947.063092 Old Catherine the Great | 947.063092 Tro Catherine the Great / | 947.07 Cra The shadow of the winter palace | 947.07 Ffr The Crimean War | 947.0720924 Tro Alexander of Russia : | 947.08 Moo The Russian revolution |
A moment of history --
The doomed conspiracy --
The autocratic inheritance --
The state of the empire --
The growth of the mind --
The imperial mission --
The slow drift to disaster --
The Crimean fiasco --
The new tsar --
Revolution from above --
Limits of tolerance and vision --
Peace abroad; prosperity at home --
Aspects of self-love --
"How great is Russia!" --
The impact of terror --
The peace of the graveyard --
New wine in very old bottles --
Nicholas and Alexandra --
Defeat in Asia --
"Impossible to live thus any longer" --
Stolypin and the thirteenth hour --
The end.
This history of Russia under the last four Tsars describes how the seeds of revolution culminated in the November revolution.
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