{"product_id":"rasputin-and-the-downfall-of-the-romanovs","title":"Rasputin: And the Downfall of the Romanovs","description":"\u003cp\u003eRasputin: visionary, fraud or victim of history?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow could a barely literate peasant from Siberia determine the fate of the world? Undoubtedly, the so-called 'mad monk' Rasputin bewitched Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, Alexandra. Yet their strange and scandalous relationship conceals a riddle, one that casts an intriguing light on the controversial 'great man' theory of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRasputin was a devoted monarchist, not a revolutionary. He had no official position, no forces at his command. Nevertheless, he contributed more to the fall of the Romanov dynasty than any other individual. So demoralised was the Tsarist officer corps by stories of corruption, to say nothing of the rumours of his debauchery with the Empress - and even her daughters - that when the February Revolution broke out, not a sword was raised in defence of the regime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as Rasputin cast a spell over the Romanovs, his legend has bewitched historians. More than a century later, we still fail to comprehend fully the collapse of the greatest autocracy on Earth. Was there any truth to the wild tales that brought down the empire? Or was his true legacy an unsettling lesson on the potency of myth?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of Stalingrad comes a fascinating and deeply insightful historical post-mortem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBook details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 March 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162 x 242 x 36 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781399617628\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57078684746052,"sku":"9781399617628","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/8018\/7972\/files\/9781399617628.jpg?v=1786022493","url":"https:\/\/thehistoryshop.co.uk\/products\/rasputin-and-the-downfall-of-the-romanovs","provider":"The History Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}