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Raspoutine : foi, pouvoir et crépuscule des Romanov

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ISBN
9780374240844
Book Title
Rasputin : Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs
Item Length
9.3in
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication Year
2016
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.9in
Author
Douglas Smith
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Topic
World / Russian & Former Soviet Union, Cultural Heritage, Royalty, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Historical
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
41.3 Oz
Number of Pages
848 Pages

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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.

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Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0374240841
ISBN-13
9780374240844
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219261093

Product Key Features

Book Title
Rasputin : Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs
Author
Douglas Smith
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
World / Russian & Former Soviet Union, Cultural Heritage, Royalty, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Historical
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
848 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.9in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
41.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Dk254.R3s66 2016
Reviews
Praise for Former People "Smith's engaging and, at times, heartbreaking account is an essential record of loss." - The New Yorker "History at its most epic and its most achingly personal." - Andrew Solomon, Salon, "This brilliantly written, meticulously researched account of the life of Rasputin is the best, most complete and accurate I have ever read. Step by step, day by day, week by week, Douglas Smith tells the story from its humble beginnings, through its obscene sexual chapters, to its violent end. He describes how a peasant became 'our Friend' to the last emperor and empress of Russia. He explains why this dependency came at a terrible cost for the imperial couple, for their children, for Russia, and for the twentieth-century world. Readers will begin by saying that this is an impossible story to believe. They will read on because, in Douglas Smith's mesmerizing telling, it must be believed. And because it did happen." --Robert K. Massie, author of Catherine the Great "In his research, comprehensive to the nth degree, Douglas Smith has dug up previously unseen archives, followed previously unexplored leads, and connected the dots across the Russian landscape. They're dots of blood. Rasputin reveals the true character of the man without minimizing his malign hold on the feckless Romanovs." --Ken Kalfus, author of The Commissariat of Enlightenment "It is hard to imagine a historical figure more barnacled with myth than Rasputin. Douglas Smith unravels Rasputin's complex narrative in unprecedented detail, showing how he was a kind of chimera onto which could be hung all the ills of a disintegrating Russia. In the process, Smith vividly exposes the astonishing blindness of the ruling class that made its tragic end inevitable. A brilliant achievement." --Rosemary Sullivan, author of Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva "In his magisterial, exhaustively researched work on Rasputin, Douglas Smith paints a rich, detailed portrait of one of history's most fascinating individuals while also chronicling the dramatic last days of the tsar. It's a wondrous read." --Neal Bascomb, author of The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb "A big book about a big figure in the demise of tsarism. Douglas Smith supplies chapter and verse on the extraordinary life of Grigory Rasputin, the eminence grise behind the Romanov throne. Without denying the salacious and corrupt ways of the 'holy man,' the book brilliantly and thoughtfully defends Rasputin against the worst of the myths that swirled around him. A tour de force." --Robert Service, author of The End of the Cold War: 1985-1991 and Lenin: A Biography "The most complete and masterful study of Rasputin that I've read. Douglas Smith's work is not only extraordinarily readable, but rich in detail." --Robert Alexander, author of The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar "Some years ago, when working on a historical novel, I had to read all the existing Rasputin biographies--and they do abound, in all literary styles and in many languages. What a pity that Douglas Smith's Rasputin had not yet been published; it would have saved me a lot of time. If you are interested in the story of the Romanovs' pet prophet, this is the book to read." --Boris Akunin, author of The Coronation "A prodigious piece of scholarship. Douglas Smith's exhaustive and forensic examination of a wealth of new and previously unseen evidence finally lays to rest the tired old myth of 'the mad monk' and rightly positions Rasputin as a crucial figure in late Imperial Russian history." --Helen Rappaport, author of The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra
Table of Content
CONTENTS List of Illustrations xiii Maps xxi Note on Dates and Spelling xxvi Introduction: The Holy Devil? 1 PART ONE: HOLY PILGRIM: 1869-1904 1. Origins 11 2. The Pilgrim 20 3. Nicholas and Alexandra 30 4. Monsieur Philippe 33 5. Alexei 46 6. The Burning Torch 50 7. The Mad Monk 60 PART TWO: OUR FRIEND: 1905-1909 8. To the Throne 65 9. Rasputin- Novy 71 10. Sects and Whips 82 11. Demons of the Silver Age 89 12. Anna Vyrubova 98 13. The Eyes 103 14. ". . . prayers that purify and protect us." 107 15. The Investigation: Part I 115 16. The First Test 130 17. "better ten Rasputins . . ." 141 PART THREE: SCANDALS: 1910-1911 18. Trouble in the Nursery 155 19. The Press Discovers Rasputin 168 20. In Search of Rasputin 177 21. Prince Yusupov 184 22. Holy Land 198 23. Rasputin in His Own Words 207 24. Iliodor's Triumph 216 25. Two Murders 223 26. Confronting the "Antichrist" 228 PART FOUR: A TIME OF MIRACLES: 1912-July 1914 27. Germogen's Fall 235 28. Iliodor, Apostate 243 29. Quousque tandem abutere patientia nostra? 253 30. The Blow to the Alcove 264 31. The Investigation II: Was Rasputin a Khlyst? 279 32. The Miracle at Spala 289 33. War and Celebration 301 34. Gutter Talk, Name-Glorifiers, and Murder Plots 308 35. On the Edge of a Precipice 323 36. The Attack 330 37. "This time it didn't work . . ." 341 38. Iliodor's Flight 351 PART FIVE: WAR: JULY 1914-1915 39. A Menacing Cloud 359 40. The Incident at the Yar 370 41. Rasputin's Women 381 42. Dinner with Rasputin 393 43. The Religious Faces of Rasputin 402 44. A Summer of Troubles 409 45. The Tovarpar 422 46. Nicholas Takes Command 428 47. Rasputin, Favorite 436 48. Fresh Scandal 444 49. The Troika 452 50. Gorokhovaya, 64 464 51. Dark Forces and Mad Chauffeurs 475 52. Another Miracle 486 PART SIX: THE FINAL YEAR: 1916 53. Revolution in the Air 491 54. The Minister Plots Murder 495 55. Iliodor in America 509 56. With Us or With Them 514 57. Rasputin the Spy? 526 58. Rasputin and the Jews 535 59. "The sun will shine . . ." 547 60. Apotheosis 553 61. Stupidity or Treason 561 62. "Vanya has arrived." 569 63. "My hour will soon strike." 578 64. The Last Day 586 65. A Cowardly Crime 590 66. The Investigation 597 67. The Body in the Water 602 68. The Romanov Family Drama 615 69. Orgies, Gay Love, and the Secret Hand of the British 624 70. The End of the Tobolsk Yoke 635 PART SEVEN: THE AFTERMATH: 1917-1918 71. A Time for Dominoes 643 72. Here Lies the Dog 650 73. The Myth 655 74. Unsettled Business 660 Epilogue 671 Acknowledgments 681 Bibliography 683 Notes 716 Index 789
Copyright Date
2016
Lccn
2016-027558
Dewey Decimal
947.083092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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  • Great book about Gregory Rasputin!!!

    What a great book highly recommended , it tells you a lot about imperial Russia regime, and how influential was resputing to the kings of Russia, Rasputin was that kind of magical occult person that everyone gather around, of course he was killed by Russian blue blood people I think just out of the jealousy and fear that they can lose the whole empire because of him!!!

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  • Rasputin

    This book is absolutely fascinating. It gives Rasputin’s entire life story and goes into detail. If you are at all interested in Russia or the like, give this book a try.

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