About this title: Alexander II was Russia's Lincoln, and the greatest reformer tsar since Peter the Great. He was also one of the most contradictory, and fascinating, of history's supreme leaders. He freed the serfs, yet launched vicious wars. He engaged in the sexual exploits of a royal Don Juan, yet fell profoundly in love. He ruled during the "Russian ...
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Description: Good. 0743284267 This book is in GOOD Used Condition. The pages & cover are intact. There does not appear to be any highlighting or underlining. If present, it's to such a small degree to go unnoticed upon quick inspection. The cover, pages, and/or spine may show wear. This book leans to the right. Other than those minor imperfections, which do not effect the read at all, this book is in GOOD Used condition and a Great read! A Great Selection! A Must Have! A Wonderful Book! 100% Money Back ... read more
Description: Very Good. 0743284267 21998 PB; spine smooth, text clean, cover has slight shelf wear-allow up to 21 business days for standard USPS media m a i l. wt2lbpf. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Free Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780743273329ISBN:074327332X
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Hardcover; VG+ condition; light shelfwear; (shelf b61); "Alexander II was Russia's Lincoln and the greatest reformer since Peter the Great"; 462 p. Contains: Illustrations; read more
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 462 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
"I finished this book on the plane back home from Ohio. I think this book might have been poorly translated- the language was like a college thesis at times. I was effected by the portrayal of Alexander II as liberal Russia's last hope and the book helped me realize that 19th-century Russia was far from a stable and unchallenged monolithic edifice. That powerful message shone through the sometimes distracting writing."
"Russia may have never fallen into the hands of Communists if this foreward thinking man was not assasinated. He liberated the serfs, and had many progressive ideas in the works to lead Russia to more of a democratic society and less of an autocracy. His assaination angered his son, Alexander III so much, that he cancelled his fathers plans for reform and took the full reins of Tsarist power. If only the assassins had known of Alexander II's plans for the future of Russia, things would have been quite different."
"Edvard Radzinsky is a stellar biographer whose dramatic background shines through in this work. It doesn't hurt that his subject matter is the life of one of Russia's most enigmatic autocrats."
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