Alix and Nicky

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The dramatic story of Emperor Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra Fyodorovna, the last Tsar and Tsarina of Russia A penetrating and deeply personal study that gives profound psychological insight into their marriage and how it shaped the events that engulfed them.There are few characters in history about whom opinion has beendivided than the last Tsar of Russia, Best Download [ Alix and Nicky ] By [ Virginia Rounding ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Alix and Nicky remained on my TBR shelf for over two years, and after reading, I have no idea why that was Well, perhaps the fact that my copy is rather a large hardback which was incredibly difficult to juggle whilst in bedI am a self confessed Russian history nerd I studied Russian history, from Peter the Great to the modern day, throughout my A Level History course and as part of my undergraduate degree There s something about it which is both mysterious and compelling It is perhaps no Alix and Nicky remained on my TBR shelf for over two years, and after reading, I have no idea why that was Well, perhaps the fact that my copy is rather a large hardback which was incredibly difficult to juggle whilst in bedI am a self confessed Russian history nerd I studied Russian history, from Peter the Great to the modern day, throughout my A Level History course and as part of my undergraduate degree There s something about it which is both mysterious and compelling It is perhaps no surprise, then, that I picked this up when I was on a trip to Oxford Alix and Nicky is both rich and thorough, and I thought that the non reliance upon a rigid chronological structure worked incredibly well The writing is strong, the vocabulary varied, and the chapters wonderfully structured I feel as ...I really, really wanted to love this book Massie s Nicholas Alexandra is one of my favorite books, so I was looking forward to this update now that much new information is available from the Russian archives Overall, though the information it contained was good, this book was a disappointment.First of all, the organization was weird Rounding begins with chapters organized by topic, but about halfway through switches to organizing each chapter chronologically,...Well, I would give it 5 stars, wouldn t I Here s an extract from my Introduction to the book, which explains something about my approach to the writing of itThe analogy that comes most readily to mind when writing a new book about such apparently well known yet still controversial figures is that of curating an exhibition of some already famous artist Just as the curator endeavors to present a different view, through judicious, sometimes idiosyncratic, selection, juxtaposition, ordering, and Well, I would give it 5 stars, wouldn t I Here s an extract from my Introdu...Maybe a 2.5 Title was misleading I thought this was to be a love story but it was all about Alix s health problems and Nicky s indecisiveness And it was so political I also disliked the author s writing style She was presumptuous and enjoyed acting as if she knew ex...I received this book for free as a First Reads giveaway.I have no doubt that in the right hands, this book would get a solid 5 out of 5 star rating It is obvious that the book was thoroughly researched, and that the author has a great interest in this topic and a passion for acting as a curator to gather the various accounts and opinions of Alix and Nicky I really admire and respect all the work that very clearly went into this book on the part of the author Unfortunately, I didn t really e I received this book for free as a First Reads giveaway.I have no doubt that in the right hands, this book would get a solid 5 out of 5 star rating It is obvious that the book was thoroughly researched, and that the author has a great interest in this topic and a passion for acting as a curator to gather the various accounts and opinions of Alix and Nicky I really admire and respect all the work that very clearly went into this book...Nicholas and Alexandria had three passions their passion for each other, their passion to keep their rule autocratic, and their passion for suffering They apparently felt they were fated to suffer, so they were passive about the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune that fell upon themselves Those that fell upon their son Alexis, they were not so passive about.I found the book both sad and interesting Sad because those two shy people just could not be the autocrats their ancestors were S Nicholas and Alexandria had three passions their passion for each other, their passion to keep their rule autocratic, and their passion for suffering They apparently felt they were fated to suffer, so they were passive about the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune that fell upon themselves Those that fell upon their son Alexis, they were not so passive about.I found the book both sad and interesting Sad because those two shy people just could not be the autocrats their ancestors were Sad because they thought they Must Be Autocrats, when, if they hadpolitical savvy, they could have worked with their ministers to start the process of turning Russia into a constitutional monarchy They weren t cut off from the rest of Europe They must ve seen what worked and what didn t in their relation s countries Sad because Alix knew her son s su...I have always been fascinated with the Romanovs due to a childhood obsession with the film Anastasia I also did a project on them for my European history class during my freshman year in high school However, I did not realize how ignorant I was on their history until I read this book.I was blown away by how Virginia Rounding manage to personalize all the Romanovs, especially Alix Nic...I enjoyed the informative but tedious early chapters of this book which include in better detail Nicky and Alix s relationships they kept from the rest of the family, especially with Anna Vyrubova However, the chapters were too long and the book suffered from a combination ofAnastasia s Secret disorder bad earlier, chapter, good later chapter andNatasha s Dance disorder good, informative beginning, confusing later chapters Most of the book could have been rated at 4 stars, despite th I enjoyed the informative but tedious early chapters of this book which include in better detail Nicky and Alix s relationships they kept from the rest of the family, especially with Anna Vyrubova However, the chapters were too long and the book suffered from a combination ofAnastasia s Secret disorder bad earlier, chapter, good later chapter andNatasha s Dance disorder good, informative beginning, confusing later chapters Most of the book could have been rated at 4 stars, despite the amount of concentration required to read it, but I found chapter eleven unimportant and tedious, ...This is a pretty rough read Not because it s not a compelling story it is, though it can be dense at times and perhaps overly confusing in the description of the ministerial musical chairs and other things it sbecause the story is almost too compelling.We know, most people, that Alexandra and Nicholas, their five children, three servants, and personal doctor were shot in a cellar maybe a year after the tsar abdicated What made this book so difficult for me was that I got to know Alex This is a pretty rough read Not because it s not a compelling story it is, though...This book was really fascinating concerning the relationship between Nicky and Alix and their children It really went into Rasputin s huge influence over the family The main things I has problems with was the author jumping around switching to events sometimes out of order Nicky and Alix s anti Semitism really turned me off and Alix s using her invalid state as a tool to control her children My favorite parts were when the author did a personality test on Nicky with very accurate results tha This book was really fascinating concerning the relationship between Nicky and Alix and their children It really went into Rasputin s huge influence over the family The main things I has problems wi...

Alix and Nicky
  • English
  • 16 February 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 368 pages
  • 031238100X
  • Virginia Rounding
  • Alix and Nicky