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The Last Tsar: The Abdication of Nicholas II and the Fall of the Romanovs
Contributor(s): Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi (Author)

Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 1541606167

Physical Info: 1.8" H x 9.4" L x 6.2" W (1.8 lbs) 560 pages

 

Tsuyoshi Hasegawa is professor emeritus in history at the University of California at Santa Barbara. The award-winning author of many books on Russian history, World War II, and the Cold War, he lives in Santa Barbara, California.

Review Quotes:
"The capstone to a brilliant career, Tsuyoshi Hasegawa's The Last Tsar is certain to become the definitive work on the chaotic, earth-shattering demise of the Romanov destiny. No historian before has dissected these tumultuous days with such clarity, precision, and insight."-- Douglas Smith, author of Rasputin

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" The Last Tsar is a terrific account of the February 1917 Revolution in Russia that knocks down many of the pillars of our usual interpretations. Elegantly written and magisterially researched."-- Robert Service, author of A History of Modern Russia

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"Hasegawa, whose previous works enriched our knowledge of what happened on the streets and in the corridors of power during that fateful year of 1917, has produced here an intimate and highly absorbing account of Russia's last hereditary autocrat. It is likely to be the definitive one for many years to come. From the cult surrounding Rasputin to the tense minute-by-minute plotting of the generals, Duma politicians, aristocrats, and the Tsar himself, The Last Tsar brilliantly conveys the messy reality of imperial power coming apart at the seams."-- Lewis Siegelbaum, emeritus professor, Michigan State University

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"Hasegawa's masterful book is like a slow-motion picture of Russia approaching the edge. Yet only the weakness, inaction and stupidity of the last Tsar, as well as the stunning recklessness of the Russian elites, pushed the empire into the breach. A chilling lesson on how the ineptness of one man, and the opportunism of many, can pull down not only an outdated regime, but the entire temple of state, law, and civil society."-- Vladislav Zubok, author of Collapse

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"Compelling...A scholarly tour de force in which the author has absorbed the participants' massive documentation and familiarized himself with a huge cast of characters, most unfamiliar even to history buffs."-- Kirkus

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"Hasegawa suspensefully recounts scenes of Nicholas...[His] analysis of alternative outcomes to the unfolding tragedy makes for compelling 'what-ifs' and provocative history."-- Booklist (starred review)
"Mesmerizing."-- Telegraph
"Elegantly written and magisterially researched" (Robert Service, author of A History of Modern Russia), the definitive story behind the self-destruction of the autocratic Romanov dynasty, by the world's foremost expert

 

When Tsar Nicholas II fell from power in 1917, Imperial Russia faced a series of overlapping crises, from war to social unrest. Though Nicholas's life is often described as tragic, it was not fate that doomed the Romanovs--it was poor leadership and a blinkered faith in autocracy.

 

Based on a trove of new archival discoveries, The Last Tsar narrates how Nicholas's resistance to reform doomed the monarchy. Encompassing the captivating personalities of the era, it untangles the struggles between the increasingly isolated Nicholas and Alexandra and the factions of scheming nobles, ruthless legislators, and pragmatic generals who sought to stabilize the restive Russian empire either with the Tsar or without him. By rejecting compromise, Nicholas undermined his supporters at crucial moments. His blunders cleared the way for all-out civil war and the eventual rise of the Soviet Union.

 

Definitive and engrossing, The Last Tsar uncovers how Nicholas II stumbled into revolution, taking his family, the Romanov dynasty, and the whole Russian Empire down with him.
 

Library Journal 11/01/2024 pg. 10 (EAN 9781541606166, Hardcover)

  • Booklist 11/01/2024 pg. 20 (EAN 9781541606166, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
  • Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2024 (EAN 9781541606166, Hardcover)
  • Booklist 11/01/2024 pg. 20 (EAN 9781541606180, Other) - *Starred Review

 

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