Rasputin : the downfall of the Romanovs / Antony Beevor.
| Author/creator | Beevor, Antony, 1946- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First United States edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2026. |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | xii, 361 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Downfall of the Romanovs |
| Physical medium | illustrations. |
| Physical medium | maps. |
| Contents | Crossroads in Siberia -- Young Rasputin -- The new reign -- The curse of Khodynka -- The first guru and the heir -- The war against Japan -- The near-revolution of 1905 -- Rasputin in St Petersburg -- The Dowager Empress's dream -- The mad monk Iliodor : 'A monster of audacity' -- Rasputin in the nursery -- The assassination in Kiev -- Rasputin and his arch-enemy -- Saving the tsarevich at Spała -- The Romanov tercentenary, 1913 -- Felix and Dmitry -- The stabbing of Rasputin -- Outbreak of war -- Kissing the Tsar's shadow -- Rasputin and women -- Bad behaviour -- Scandal and threat -- The Tsar takes command -- The Empress's boudoir cabinet, Autumn 1915 -- Russian farce -- Ministerial leapfrog -- On the eve of the apocalypse -- The assassins -- The deed -- 'Murdered by monsters' -- A family affair. |
| Abstract | This historical biography by Antony Beevor examines the life and influence of Grigori Rasputin within the final years of imperial Russia. The book explores Rasputin's relationship with the Romanov court, including his influence on members of the imperial family, and situates his role within the political and social conditions preceding the Russian Revolution of 1917. Drawing on archival sources and historical research, the work analyzes themes of power, rumor, court politics, and the decline of the Russian monarchy. |
| Abstract | How could a barely literate peasant from Siberia, through his strange relationship with Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, Alexandra, transform the fate of the world? In this extraordinary portrait of an enigmatic character, Antony Beevor brings readers closer than ever before to Rasputin's scandalous life and death. Though he had no official position at court, Rasputin's hold over the Romanovs became the stuff of legend. Exaggerated accounts of political and financial corruption swirled around him, to say nothing of the stories of his debauchery with the empress--an even her daughters. The consequences of the rumors and conspiracy theories were devastating: When the February Revolution broke out in 1917, hardly a sword was raised in the tsar's defense. Just as Rasputin cast a spell over the Romanovs, his legend has bewitched historians. More than a century later, we still fail to fully comprehend the collapse of the greatest autocracy on Earth. Was there any truth to the wild tales that brought down the empire? Or was Rasputing's true legacy an unsettling lesson on the potency of myth? Through extensive use of previously unpublished reports, interviews, and interrogations, Beevor shows the reality of Rasputin's rampant lust and opportunism, victimmization of poor and vulnerable women, and deep hypocrisy and corruption. Part political thriller, part gothic mystery, Rasputin is a fascinating story of human perversity. Front book flap. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-350) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Beevor, Antony Rasputin First United States edition New York, NY : Viking, 2026 9798217061198 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2026008527 |
| ISBN | 9798217061181 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | New Books | DK254 .R3 B38 2026 | ✔ Available | Want This? |