Secret Lives of the Tsars: Three Centuries of Autocracy, Debauchery, Betrayal, Murder, and Madness from Romanov Russia

by Michael Farquhar

"Michael Farquhar doesn't write about history the way, say, Doris Kearns Goodwin does. He writes about history the way Doris Kearns Goodwin's smart-ass, reprobate kid brother might. I, for one, prefer... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812979052
• ISBN13: 9780812979053
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Random House Trade
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Very entertaining

I really like this book. It's entertaining and pretty easy to follow. I highly recommend this book to anyone who might be curious about the Russian empires in quick condensed chapters but also like entertainment and fun.