Books by Edvard Radzinsky
Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar
by Edvard Radzinsky
Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar by Edvard Radzinsky chronicles the life of Alexander II, the emancipator of Russia's serfs who, after multiple attempts on his life, was assassinated in 1881. The book is a great evocation of the turbulent times, though as the New York Times review when it came out in 2005 pointed out, a better subtitle might have been 'The Times and Reign of the Last Great Tsar': "Lively and brilliant, both epic and epigrammatic...Radzinsky's Alexander is an abstraction. The floorboards never creak beneath his weight."
“This tale of the demise of Tsar Nicholas II and his family is superbly written, brilliantly researched, and an utterly enchanting read. It makes the last days of the Romanovs devastatingly vivid and completely unforgettable.” Read more...
The Best History Books to Take on Holiday
Suzannah Lipscomb, Historian
Interviews where books by Edvard Radzinsky were recommended
The Best History Books to Take on Holiday, recommended by Suzannah Lipscomb
Which history books are ideal to take on holiday, authoritative and yet entertaining? We turned to historian Suzannah Lipscomb—whose most recent book, The Voices of Nîmes, uncovers the lives of ordinary women in Languedoc in early modern France—for her top five.
