The Resource Rasputin : faith, power, and the twilight of the Romanovs, Douglas Smith
Rasputin : faith, power, and the twilight of the Romanovs, Douglas Smith
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- Summary
- " On the centenary of the death of Rasputin comes a definitive biography that will dramatically change our understanding of this fascinating figure. A hundred years after his murder, Rasputin continues to excite the popular imagination as the personification of evil. Numerous biographies, novels, and films recount his mysterious rise to power as Nicholas and Alexandra's confidant and the guardian of the sickly heir to the Russian throne. His debauchery and sinister political influence are the stuff of legend, and the downfall of the Romanov dynasty was laid at his feet. But as the prizewinning historian Douglas Smith shows, the true story of Rasputin's life and death has remained shrouded in myth. A major new work that combines probing scholarship and powerful storytelling, Rasputin separates fact from fiction to reveal the real life of one of history's most alluring figures. Drawing on a wealth of forgotten documents from archives in seven countries, Smith presents Rasputin in all his complexity--man of God, voice of peace, loyal subject, adulterer, drunkard. Rasputin is not just a definitive biography of an extraordinary and legendary man but a fascinating portrait of the twilight of imperial Russia as it lurched toward catastrophe. "--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- xx, 817 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Introduction: The Holy Devil?
- Holy pilgrim: 1869-1904
- Our friend: 1905-1909
- Scandals: 1910-1911
- A time of miracles: 1912-July 1914
- War: July 1914-1915
- The final year: 1916
- The aftermath: 1917-1918
- Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9780374240844
- Label
- Rasputin : faith, power, and the twilight of the Romanovs
- Title
- Rasputin
- Title remainder
- faith, power, and the twilight of the Romanovs
- Statement of responsibility
- Douglas Smith
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- " On the centenary of the death of Rasputin comes a definitive biography that will dramatically change our understanding of this fascinating figure. A hundred years after his murder, Rasputin continues to excite the popular imagination as the personification of evil. Numerous biographies, novels, and films recount his mysterious rise to power as Nicholas and Alexandra's confidant and the guardian of the sickly heir to the Russian throne. His debauchery and sinister political influence are the stuff of legend, and the downfall of the Romanov dynasty was laid at his feet. But as the prizewinning historian Douglas Smith shows, the true story of Rasputin's life and death has remained shrouded in myth. A major new work that combines probing scholarship and powerful storytelling, Rasputin separates fact from fiction to reveal the real life of one of history's most alluring figures. Drawing on a wealth of forgotten documents from archives in seven countries, Smith presents Rasputin in all his complexity--man of God, voice of peace, loyal subject, adulterer, drunkard. Rasputin is not just a definitive biography of an extraordinary and legendary man but a fascinating portrait of the twilight of imperial Russia as it lurched toward catastrophe. "--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
-
- 947.08/3092
- B
- Illustrations
-
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DK254.R3
- LC item number
- S66 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Label
- Rasputin : faith, power, and the twilight of the Romanovs, Douglas Smith
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Introduction: The Holy Devil? -- Holy pilgrim: 1869-1904 -- Our friend: 1905-1909 -- Scandals: 1910-1911 -- A time of miracles: 1912-July 1914 -- War: July 1914-1915 -- The final year: 1916 -- The aftermath: 1917-1918 -- Epilogue
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- xx, 817 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780374240844
- Isbn Type
- (hc)
- Lccn
- 2016027558
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- Label
- Rasputin : faith, power, and the twilight of the Romanovs, Douglas Smith
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Introduction: The Holy Devil? -- Holy pilgrim: 1869-1904 -- Our friend: 1905-1909 -- Scandals: 1910-1911 -- A time of miracles: 1912-July 1914 -- War: July 1914-1915 -- The final year: 1916 -- The aftermath: 1917-1918 -- Epilogue
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- xx, 817 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780374240844
- Isbn Type
- (hc)
- Lccn
- 2016027558
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
Subject
- Biographies
- Biography & autobiography -- Historical
- History -- Europe | Russia & the Former Soviet Union
- Rasputin, Grigoriĭ Efimovich, 1869-1916
- Romanov, House of
- Russia -- Court and courtiers -- Biography
- Russia -- History -- Nicholas II, 1894-1917
- Russia -- Politics and government -- 1894-1917
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