The Romanovs: 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore

The Romanovs: 1613-1918

Simon Sebag Montefiore

784 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging reflective slow-paced

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The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world’s surface for three centuries. How did one family turn a war-ruined principality into the world’s greatest empire? And how did they lose it all? This is the...

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informative 90%
challenging 61%
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tense 9%
adventurous 6%
emotional 6%
lighthearted 6%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 3%

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fast 3%

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