The Empire Must Die

From Tolstoy to Lenin, from Diaghilev to Stalin, The Empire Must Die is a tragedy of operatic proportions with a cast of characters that ranges from the exotic to utterly villainous, the glamorous to the depraved.In 1912, Russia experienced a flowering of liberalism and tolerance that placed it at the forefront of the modern world women were fighting for the right to vote in the elections for the newly empowered parliament, Russian art and culture was the envy of Europe and America, there was a vibrant free press and intellectual life But a fatal flaw was left uncorrected Russia s exuberant experimental moment took place atop a rotten foundation The old imperial order, in place for three hundred years, still held the nation in thrall Its princes, archdukes, and generals bled the country dry during the First World War and by 1917 the only consensus was that the Empire must die.Mikhail Zygar s dazzling, in the moment retelling of the two decades that prefigured the death of the Tsar, his family, and the entire imperial edifice is a captivating drama of what might have been versus what was subsequently seen as inevitable A monumental piece of political theater that only Russia was capable of enacting, the fall of the Russian Empire changed the course of the twentieth century and eerily anticipated the mood of the twenty first. Best Download eBook The Empire Must Die Author Mikhail Zygar – kino-fada.fr , 3 1905 1917Many thanks go to Mikhail Zygar, Hachette Book Group, and Netgalley for the free copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review Zygar immediately clarified that he is a journalist and that this book is written from that perspective not necessarily from a purely historical standpoint It begins around the turn of the twentieth century when the royal family was still on the throne, but social and economic reform was being shouted from the rooftops and the country s most hated man was callin Many thanks go to Mikhail Zygar, Hachette Book Group, and Netgalley for the free copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review Zygar immediately clarified that he is a journalist and that this book is written from that perspective not necessarily from a purely historical standpoint It begins around the turn of the twentieth century when the royal family was still on the throne, but social and economic reform was being shouted from the rooftops and the country s most hated man was calling himself religious.I m sorry, but this book was just too long for me I was too bogged down in the minutiae of Russian political parties There is no possible way ANYTHING has been left out of this comprehensive literary masterpiece It was refreshing to finally read something about this time period that wasn t focused on the Romanovs Most interesting to me to me were the revelations about Lenin I also didn t know that most Bolshevics took brutal sounding pseudonyms steel, stone, hammer, cr...In the Preface to The Empire Must Die Zygar states that I am not a historian, but a journalist He is, indeed, a very distinguished journalist and as brave as any war correspondent, having been the editor in chief of Dozhd, the only independent news TV channel in Russia between 2010 15, and winner of the International Press Freedom Award.Zygar says that his book was written according to the rules of journalism as if the characters were alive and I had been able to interview them What thi In the Preface to The Empire Must Die Zygar states that I am not a historian, but a journalist He is, indeed, a very distinguished journalist and as brave as any wa...Pros Russian author who uses history to give insight into current Russian politics A super in depth look at the Russian revolution I ve read a fair amount about the revolution but never from such varied perspectives All rubles are converted from 1900s values into modern USD, which REALLY helps put things into perspective Because it s told in a journalistic way, there is little bias that colors the presented people and events The epilogue is so powerful it bumped my rating from a 4 to a Pros Russian author who uses history to give insight into current Russian politics A super in depth look at the Russian revolution I ve read a fair amount about the revolution but never from such varied perspectives All rubles are converted from 1900s values into modern USD, which REALLY helps put things into perspective Because it s told in a journalistic way, there is little bias that colors the presented people and events The epilogue is so powerful it bumped my rating from a 4 to a 5Cons Really heavy on names places, and that can be super overwhelming, espec if you but the book down for a few days and forget everything like me If you prefer your nonfic to focus on personal lives, this one s not for you Sooo nonfic isn t usually my fare on this blog, but it s something I ve been reading a lot of since I graduated high school, and I wantof that on here to be quite honest After reading The Empire Must Die, I realized so..., 70%, 2, ,, ,20,,,, , , 20,,,, , , , , , ,, ,, , , , , , ,, , ,, , ,, , , 900 , , ,, , , , , , , ,, ,I thought this was a solid, well researched book especially for someone who I believe is a journalist rather than a historian My one beef with the book was his constant footnotes saying how much like some element of the past the present is I think it would have madesens...,,, .

• English
• 27 October 2017
Mikhail Zygar
• Hardcover
• 558 pages
• 1610398319
• Mikhail Zygar
• The Empire Must Die