LEADER 00000cam 2200000 a 4500 001 ocn740628661 003 OCoLC 005 20120130091533.0 008 110809s2012 nyuafj b 001 0ceng 010 2011033222 016 7 015946753|2Uk 020 9780312381004|qhardback 020 031238100X|qhardback 035 (OCoLC)740628661 035 (OCoLC)740628661 040 DLC|beng|cDLC|dIG#|dBTCTA|dUKMGB|dBKL|dJRS|dIK2|dYDXCP |dWHP 043 e-ur--- 049 WHPP 050 00 DK258|b.R68 2012 082 00 947.08/30922|aB|223 100 1 Rounding, Virginia. 245 10 Alix and Nicky :|bthe passion of the last tsar and tsarina /|cVirginia Rounding. 250 First edition. 264 1 New York :|bSt. Martin's Press,|c2012. 300 xxv, 368 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |billustrations, genealogical table ;|c25 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-347) and index. 505 0 Setting the scene : the Romanov tercentenary -- The empress's illness, and her friend Ania -- Mystical circles, and the struggle to produce an heir -- Autocracy in crisis -- Beginnings -- After the coronation -- Family matters -- Grigory the wonder-worker -- Upsets at home, and the beginning of war -- The great fight -- From command to abdication -- From ex's to icons. 520 A study of the marriage of the last Russian tsar and tsarina offers psychological insights into their relationship and covers the Empress's ill health, their relationship with confidante Ania Vyrubova, and their reliance on the infamous Rasputin. 600 00 Nicholas|bII,|cEmperor of Russia,|d1868-1918. 600 00 Alexandra,|cEmpress, consort of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia,|d1872-1918. 600 00 Nicholas|bII,|cEmperor of Russia,|d1868-1918|xMarriage. 600 00 Alexandra,|cEmpress, consort of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia,|d1872-1918|xMarriage. 650 0 Emperors|zRussia|vBiography. 650 0 Empresses|zRussia|vBiography. 650 0 Married people|zRussia|vBiography. 650 0 Love|zRussia|vCase studies. 651 0 Russia|xKings and rulers|vBiography. 651 0 Russia|xHistory|yNicholas II, 1894-1917. 914 MID.b2178615x 994 02|bWHP
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