The Romanovs: Autocrats of All the Russias

For three centuries – beginning with the accession of Mikhail Feodorovich Romanov in 1613 – the Romanov Dynasty ruled Russia. Its reign ended with the execution of Nicholas II and Alexandra in the early 20th century. Noted Russian scholar W. Bruce Lincoln has portrayed the achievement, significance and high drama of the Dynasty as no previous book has done. His use of rare archival materials has allowed him to present a portrait of the Romanovs based on their own writings and those of the persons who knew them.

Preface
Acknowledgments
A Note on Russian Names and Dates
Prologue
Muscovite beginnings (1613-1689)
Tsars and tsarinas
In the eye of the storm
The politics of Muscovy
The rise of an empire (1689-1796)
Eighteenth-century emperors & empresses
An imperial city in the making
From debauchery to philosophy
Imperial aspirations
Empire triumphant (1796-1894)
The imperial dynasty
The new faces of St. Petersburg
From golden age to iron age
The colossus of the north
The last emperor (1894-1917)
Nicky and Sunny: the last Romanovs
The approach of disaster
Days of war and revolution
The last days of the Romanovs
Notes and References
Works Cited
Index