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Sovereign, The Life and Reign of Emperor Nicholas II, No. 1, 2015
Sovereign The Life and Reign of Emperor Nicholas II No 1 2015 Author:Paul Gilbert What is there new to say about the life and reign of Russia's last emperor and tsar, that has not already been said? Quite a lot, actually. Emperor Nicholas II is one of the most documented monarchs in history, yet he also remains one of the most maligned and misunderstood. Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, a vast amount of new materia... more »l has been made available to historians. Over the last two decades, Russian scholars have delved into new documents, letters, diaries of the nations archives which reveal a very different assessment of the life and reign of Nicholas II. Sovereign is a new periodical dedicated to the life and reign of Russia's last emperor. This unique bi-annual publication will challenge the popular-held negative image of Nicholas II through the publication of new articles by Western experts, and first-English translations of works by Russian experts based on new research in Russian archives and other previously untapped sources. The premiere issue features an introduction by Royal Russia Founder Paul Gilbert, and the following full-length articles: (1) The Tragedy of Nikolai II's Abdication by Margarita Nelipa. (2) An Impossible Dream: A.I. Spiridovitch and the Personal Security of Nicholas II by Professor Jonathan Daly. (3) *The History of the Novoromanov (New Romanov) Archive: The Document Collection of the Last Russian Emperor and His Family in 1917-1919 by B.F. Dodonov, O.N. Kopylova, and S.V. Mironenko. (4) The Reign of the Sovereign Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich by Major-General Andrei Georgievich Elchaninov. (5) From Myth to Reality - The Romance of Tsarevich Nicholas and Mathilde Kschessinska by Coryne Hall. (6) *Sixty Facts About the Last Russian Emperor Nicholas II and His Reign. * Denotes First English language translation. Full colour cover. Large 8½" x 11" format. 155 pages. Illustrated with 78 Black & White photos.« less