Rasputin: The Last Word
By (Author) Edvard Radzinsky
Orion Publishing Co
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
1st March 2001
31st December 2000
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
European history
947.083092
Paperback
736
Width 132mm, Height 196mm, Spine 46mm
505g
Sensational new biography - using the discovery of long lost contemporary documents - of the Russian peasant mystic whose malign influence helped lead to the downfall of the Romanovs.
An unprecedented insight into the most enigmatic of men thanks to the use of previously unavailable sources and interviews.
Edvard Radzinsky, is after Chekhov, Russia's most frequently staged playwright, and his plays have won him international acclaim. A trained historian, Radzinsky spent twenty-five years on research and writing his life of Nicholas II, THE LAST TSAR, which was an international bestseller. His most recent book is a life of Stalin. He is also known in Russia for his work in television, having twice won the TEFI award, most recently for his series on Napoleon.