Nicholas and Alexandra discussion questions

[Wendy]

1. Were you engaged immediately with this book? Did you find it to be easy or hard to read? Was it a page turner, boring, sad or other?

2. Did you like/dislike the structure of the book, ie length of chapters?

3. Who was Pobedonostsev and how did his views influence Nicholas II and his father Alexander III?

4. Did Alexandra have a realistic view of the what the Russian people thought of the Tsar and the monarchy?


5. Discuss Rasputin and the role he played with the Romanov family.

6. It is said that Rasputin cost the Tsar his throne. Discuss.

7. Why did Nicholas abdicate his and Alexis’s rights to the throne?

8. Why did Lenin say the Romanov family had to be killed?

9. Did you like/dislike this book. Are you glad you have read it? Have you learned anything?

10. Would you recommend this book to others?

[Wendy]

Overall members of the book club found this book to be an easy read and was an excellent history lesson for that time. Some of the descriptions and many different Russian names were overwhelming at times but overall this book was very well received. We rated it 8.5/10