Edvard Stanislavovič Radzinskij Books

This beautifully illustrated volume brings to life pre-revolutionary Russia and the story of the last Romanovs. Peter Kurth, known for his work on Anastasia, delves into the private lives of the imperial family with clarity and fresh insights. The narrative begins in 1913, a year of celebrations for 300 years of Romanov rule, just before the Great War that would lead to the dynasty's downfall. Kurth traces the childhoods of Nicholas and Alexandra, their courtship, marriage, and coronation, culminating in their tragic end in a Siberian cellar. Archival images from the family's personal albums and collections, many previously unpublished, enhance the narrative, alongside contemporary color photographs of the palaces and places significant to the Romanovs. A special visual section, The Imperial Year, showcases the family at their St. Petersburg palace, seaside retreat in Crimea, aboard their royal yacht, and at their hunting lodge in Poland. Photographer Peter Christopher captures the journey of the imperial family, from the grandeur of Tsarskoe Selo to the remnants of "The House of Special Purpose" in Ekaterinburg. Kurth also addresses the unresolved questions surrounding the murders there, detailing the recent discovery of the Romanov bones and the DNA tests confirming their authenticity. Additionally, the book explores the saga of Anna Anderson, who claimed to be Anastasia, and offers a candid view of the Russian aristocracy i

Edvard Radzinsky is justly famous as both a biographer and a dramatist, and he brings both skills to bear in this vivid, page-turning, rich portrait of one of the greatest of all Romanovs. Alexander II was Russia's Lincoln -- he freed the serfs, promised a new, more liberal state for everyone, yet was brought down by a determined group of terrorist anarchists who tried to kill him six times before finally, fatefully, succeeding. His story proves the timeless lesson that in Russia, it is dangerous to start reforms, but even more dangerous to stop them. It also shows that the traps and dangers encountered in today's war on terrorists were there 150 years ago.

From the bestselling author of Stalin and The Last Tsar comes The Rasputin File, a remarkable biography of the mystical monk and bizarre philanderer whose role in the demise of the Romanovs and the start of the revolution can only now be fully known. For almost a century, historians could only speculate about the role Grigory Rasputin played in the downfall of tsarist Russia. But in 1995 a lost file from the State Archives turned up, a file that contained the complete interrogations of Rasputin’s inner circle. With this extensive and explicit amplification of the historical record, Edvard Radzinsky has written a definitive biography, reconstructing in full the fascinating life of an improbable holy man who changed the course of Russian history. Translated from the Russian by Judson Rosengrant.

Russian playwright and historian Radzinsky mines  sources never before available to create a  fascinating portrait of the monarch, and a  minute-by-minute account of his terrifying last days.

Княжна Тараканова, Казанова, Моцарт. Что общего между красавицей - авантюристкой, неутомимым сердцеедом и гениальным композитором? Они дети одного века - упоительного, Галантного века. Их судьбы привлекали внимание современников и занимали умы их потомков. Их жизнь и смерть - череда загадок, которые История не спешит раскрывать. В книге Эдварда Радзинского - смелые авторские версии, оригинальные трактовки исторических событий. Занавес над тайнами приподнят...