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Robert Service is a Fellow of the British Academy and of St Antony's College, Oxford. He has written several books, including the highly acclaimed Lenin: A Biography, Russia: Experiment with a People, Stalin: A Biography and Comrades: A History of World Communism, as well as many other books on Russia's past and present. His book Trotsky: A Biography was awarded the 2009 Duff Cooper Prize. Married with four children, he lives in London.

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The Last of the Tsars

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      Publisher Pan Macmillan
      Published 8 February 2018
      ISBN-13 9781447293101
      978-1447293101
      ISBN-10 144729310X
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      History General and world history Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Robert Service is a Fellow of the British Academy and of St Antony's College, Oxford. He has written several books, including the highly acclaimed Lenin: A Biography, Russia: Experiment with a People, Stalin: A Biography and Comrades: A History of World Communism, as well as many other books on Russia's past and present. His book Trotsky: A Biography was awarded the 2009 Duff Cooper Prize. Married with four children, he lives in London.

      Trade Review
      Brilliant, original and compelling -- Saul David * Evening Standard *
      The best book yet on Nicholas after his abdication -- Dominic Lieven * Financial Times *
      A myth-busting account of the final months of the ruler’s life, from abdication to execution * Guardian *
      Detailed and painstakingly researched -- Peter Conradi * Sunday Times *
      A clear-eyed portrait of Nicholas and his limitations . . . an essential corrective * TLS *

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