Nicholas and Alexandra

by Robert K. Massie

Release Date: October, 2001

Edition: Hardcover

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So Beautifully Written, It Is Difficult To Believe ...

...that this, in fact, a meticulously researched book. I had the privilege of reading this book many times; while it is definitely a scholarly classic, it is so delightful and unbelievably easy to read that; a person of any educational background,, would be able to comprehend this book The style of writing is descriptive yet precise; and provides an accurate and poignant account of the lives of NIcholas and his family. The words flow so smoothly thougout the book that one forgets that it is, indeed, entirely factual; it reads like a novel. It is so enjoyable to read that, both my daughters read this book when they were 9; they both loved it. (I have to laugh, recalling how my younger daughter thought the word "dowager" was "dogwagger" and asked me what on earth that word meant.) Two years later, in this same daugher'sr history class, the last Romanov family was mentioned by the teacher. My daughter was able to provide so much accurate information that her teacher asked her if she cared to teach the remainder of the class. She also utilized the information in this book to refute information being taught by her Russian history professor during her first year at college.

PLEASE...read this book. Mr. Massie will grab your heart with his prose and pulll you through a gamut of emotions, the final one guaranteed to be a genuine affection for NIcholas II and his beautiful family.

A wonderful book

The story of Nicholas and Alexandra the last Tsar And Tsarina of Russia is one of the most Tragic love stories the world has ever known. Their glorious begining and their horrifying end, still continues to facinate thousands of people today. This book is like a journey back through time, taking you directly into the world of the Russian Imperial family. It's actually like you are living their lives day by day.
Massie has done a wonderful job in depicting the life of Nicholas and Alexandra. The books text is well researched and easy to read. You can breeze from chapter to chapter with complete understanding of what you have read. The text is also well balanced between political aspects of their life as well as personal aspects. Some romanov books are way to political and deal to much with the difficulties concerning government in Russia. The book stays on task and makes you want to keep reading.
I could honestly not put the book down, it's really that good. It's so rich and well written. The only part of the book that can be misleading is the final chapter, when the family is actually executed. But that can be forgiven for when this book was originally written there was not alot of information avalible concerning their death. Massie makes up for this in his book THE ROMANOVS: THE FINAL CHAPTER, which is another must read. No Romanov library is complete without this book. to read it is to grasp a better understanding of Nicholas and Alexandra.