![]() Thanks to the fact that all of her errors are strongly pointed at and judged, once the revolution reaches Tsarkoe, the reader can enjoy how Alix started to question her position, her choices and ultimately falling into depression and this is where King, between the lines, draws a comparison between her and Marie Antoinette, who instead rose to high moral grounds once her hardships began.Īlthough the book came out before the discovery of the second burial site -hence exploring the possibilities of Anastasia's surving the shooting, it never feels outdated, so rich as it is with details. I liked King's being hard on Alix because usually there's a tendence to justify her because this and that, or blame exclusively Nicholas - though he was undoubtedly usuited for the role of tsar. Instead, they are barely mentioned and Alix's motherhood seems to start only with Alexei's birth.a lot is told about him, almost nothing about his sisters, which felt a bit unfair. ![]() I expected a little more about Alexandra's relationship with her daughters and those girls themselves. I would highly recommend it to one and all.Ī very good read, well researched and well written. This is a well researched biography of a very complicated and tragic woman. She made poor decisions which eventually led to the Revolution and the horrific massacre of the Tsar, Tsarina, and their children. And the sun began to set for the Romanovs. WWI came and the Tsar left for the front to lead the armies, leaving Alexandra in charge, another huge mistake. The author gives the reader some understanding of her relationship with Rasputin but questions will always remain about his "powers" of healing and relieving the pain that her only son suffered from the dreaded "royal" disease of hemophilia. Her subjects slowly but surely turned against her. Tsar Nicholas was a weak man and, although they truly loved each other, she ruled him with an "iron fist in a velvet glove" and felt she should guide him in the execution of his duties. It became a clearly delineated line of "us" and "them" and she knew nothing of the poverty and misery of millions of the population. It was a lifestyle that demanded her constant appearance before the people which she never appreciated or enjoyed and her distaste was constantly displayed to the public. She threw herself into the religion with fervor and was convinced that, as the future Romanov tsarina, she and her husband were destined by God to be total and complete rulers of the huge country and its people. When she married the heir to the Russian throne, religion became an issue but she finally agreed to convert to Russian Orthodoxy. She spent much of her childhood in England with Queen Victoria whose regal and domineering attitude further set her personality. This book filled the bill and provided an in-depth understanding of who she was and why she was the way she was.Ī princess of Hesse and grand daughter of Queen Victoria, Alexandra's early life and the personality of her mother shaped her attitudes.overly sensitive, moody, and melancholy.these characteristics which later made her cold, introspective, and haughty. ![]() Massie and felt that I would like to know a little more about Alexandra and her role in the fall of the Romanov dynasty. I have read Nicholas and Alexandra by the talented Robert K.
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