Romanovs

2017 marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution. }The Romanovs{, based on new extensive archival research and a new portrayal of the last tsar Nicholas II and his family, is an internationally bestselling history of Russia's imperial dynasty. Considered the most successful dynasty of modern times, the Romanovs ruled a sixth of the world's surface. This is a chronicle of triumph and tragedy, a study of power that presents a portrait of an empire that still defines Russia to this day.