stella’s Reviews > The Romanovs, 1613-1918 > Status Update

alexandra was an absolute lunatic omfg 🙄

i love this book so much but i need to finish it soon otherwise i'll be stuck on it forever

you just can't trust an Elizabeth

"indolent day-dreamer who spent her mornings reading novels in bed" me

imagine surviving 43 years of peter the great's menacing hyperactivity and then his deranged niece takes over

i think the word menace was invented to describe peter the great cuz there's no other appropriate word

the descriptions of torture methods are so vivid it's horrible

the concept of peter the great being pushkin's great grandfather's godfather

Menshikov's wikipedia page says "a highly appreciated associate and friend of Tsar Peter the Great" oh i'm sure 🧐🏳️‍🌈🫵🏻

what was even happening in Peter's court 🧐