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Sera
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Jan 06, 2008 03:37PM
The royal family that ruled Russia until the assignation of Nicholas II and his entire famiy after the Russian Revolution.
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Sera,Have you read a book about Catherine the Great (is she a Romanov - I know very little about Russian history)? I added that Peter the Great book that you liked to my to-read list. I'd like to read something about Catherine the Great, so I figured I would ask you if you had a favorite.
Ooohh, Sera, did you know there was a Russian Readers Club on goodreads? I just happened to see it while I was looking up a book and thought of you since you really like the Romanovs.
Oh, very cool! I'll have to check it out. Thank you so much for the info.
Hi: I am new. I have read more about Russian royalty after 1800, but I do know Evelyn Anthony wrote a fiction trilogy about Catherine, Paul, and Alexander I. I haven't read the one about Catherine, but I do have the Paul book in my HUGE To be read pile!Marie
Welcome to the group, and thank you for the information. I'll have to add Anthony's books to my "to read" list. I have a Catherine the Great biography that I am dying to read, but like you, it keeps getting bumped for other books. We'll just keep adding them to the pile.
Hi Marie, and welcome! Thanks for the information about the Anthony book. I have a gigantic to read pile as well. I go through phases - usually it's about British royalty, but I've started to branch out into the Romanovs lately. I don't know when I'm going to find the time to read everything that I want to! Have either of you read any good books about Rasputin? He seems like a creepy and fascinating character.
I have The Rasputin Files, which I'm about halfway through. I don't like the way in which it's structured, which makes it a difficult read. If you read about The Romanovs generally, Sara, you will find some great insight into Rasputin. He was exactly as you described him - creepy and fascinating. Wait until you see how he finally ended up dying. The events that led up to his death really freak me out.
