Secret Lives of the Tsars: Three Centuries of Autocracy, Debauchery, Betrayal, Murder, and Madness from Romanov Russia
- ISBN-10
- 0812979052
- ISBN-13
- 9780812979053
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 349
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Publisher
- Random House Incorporated
- Author
- Michael Farquhar
Description
A lively chronicle of the passions, intrigues and scandals of the Romanov dynasty includes accounts of such topics as Peter the Great's torture of his own son and Catherine the Great's many young lovers. By the best-selling author of Behind the Palace Doors Original. 20,000 first printing.
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