White Crow: The Life and Times of the Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich Romanov, 1859-1919

by Jamie H. Cockfield

Based on material from the newly opened Russian archives, this is the first biography of Nicholas Mikhailovich Romanov (1859-1919), the only intellectual in the Russian Imperial Family. This unique study provides insight into the last six decades of tsarist Russia through the experiences of the odd ball member of the clan. An historian and a biologist, the Grand Duke made major contributions in both these fields. A political liberal, he fought...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275977781
• ISBN13: 9780275977788
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.9"