Alexandra: The Last Tsarina

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St. Martin's Publishing Group, Apr 1, 2007 - Biography & Autobiography - 384 pages

Taking advantage of material unavailable until the fall of the Soviet Union, Erickson portrays Alexandra's story as a closely observed, enthrallingly documented, progressive psychological retreat from reality.

The lives of the Romanovs were full of color and drama, but the personal life of Alexandra has remained enigmatic. Under Erickson's masterful scrutiny the full dimensions of the Empresses' singular psychology are revealed: her childhood bereavement, her long struggle to attain her romantic goal of marriage to Nicholas, the anguish of her pathological shyness, her struggles with her in-laws, her false pregnancy, her increasing eccentricities and loss of self as she became more preoccupied with matters of faith, and her increasing dependence on a series of occult mentors, the most notorious of whom was Rasputin. With meticulous care, long practiced skill, and generous imagination, Erickson crafts a character who lives and breathes.

 

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Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
6
Section 3
17
Section 4
27
Section 5
37
Section 6
45
Section 7
56
Section 8
66
Section 22
184
Section 23
192
Section 24
202
Section 25
211
Section 26
221
Section 27
231
Section 28
241
Section 29
252

Section 9
74
Section 10
85
Section 11
93
Section 12
102
Section 13
111
Section 14
120
Section 15
130
Section 16
140
Section 17
150
Section 18
160
Section 19
170
Section 20
181
Section 21
184
Section 30
261
Section 31
267
Section 32
279
Section 33
290
Section 34
299
Section 35
308
Section 36
317
Section 37
327
Section 38
334
Section 39
337
Section 40
363
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Page 9 - To the dear memory of Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland. Born April 25, 1843. Died December 14, 1878. This is erected by her sorrowing mother, Queen Victoria. 'Her name shall live, though now she is no more.‎
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About the author (2007)

A Ph.D. in medieval history from Columbia University led Carolly Erickson to six years as a college professor, then to a career as a full-time writer. She lives in Florida.

Bibliographic information

TitleAlexandra: The Last Tsarina
AuthorCarolly Erickson
PublisherSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 2007
ISBN142990402X, 9781429904025
Length384 pages
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Biography & Autobiography / Royalty
History / Russia / General
  
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