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Chronicle of the entire Romanov dynasty from the election of Michael Romanov in 1613 to the assassination of Nicholas II in 1918. Alexander I, Emperor of Russia; Alexandra, Grand-Duchess, Empress of Russia; Alexi, son of Peter the Great; Anna, Duchess of Holstein, daughter of Peter the Great; Anna, Duchess of Courland, tsarina, Daughter of Ivan V; A. A. Arakcheev; Count Bestouzhev; Count Bezborodko; Johan, Biren, Duke of Courland; Catherine I, Empress...
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"In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the Qing empire of China expanded to unprecedented size. With a series of ambitious military campaigns into the heart of Central Eurasia, astute diplomacy, and economic investment, the Manchu rulers of the Qing defeated their major rivals, the Zunghar Mongols, and brought all of modern Xinjiang and Mongolia under their control, while gaining dominant influence in Tibet. The Chinas we know today is a product...
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"For 300 years the history of Russia was inextricably linked to that of one family: the Romanovs. Tracing their line back to Tsar Michael and claiming a divine right to reign, they shaped the history of Russia, for better or for worse, over three centuries. Their influence defined the politics, society, art and philosophy of the time and led to the establishment of Russia as one of the great world powers." "When they gathered to celebrate their tercentenary...
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"The acclaimed author of Young Stalin and Jerusalem gives readers an accessible, lively account--based in part on new archival material--of the extraordinary men and women who ruled Russia for three centuries."--NoveList.
The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world's surface for three centuries. How did one family turn a war-ruined principality into the world's greatest empire? And how did they lose...
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