

This work examines Alexander II's life and reign, and the lives of his children, including his successor Tsar Alexander III, whose determination to purge the empire of all terrorism and protect the autocracy brought more violence in its wake; and his grandson, Tsar Nicholas II,...

This title explores the lives of Alexander II, and his successors. It documents the turbulent civil unrest during a time of tremendous social change in Russia, and examines the collapse of the Romanov dynasty, the Russian revolution, and the execution of members of the Romanov...