Russia's Rulers Under the Old Regime

Russia's Rulers Under the Old Regime by Lieven, Mr. Dominic. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780300043716.

Dominic Lieven here probes deeply into the lives and politics of the most important members of Tsar Nicholas IIs government-the 215 men appointed by Nicholas to his State Council. His book tells us a great deal about the last ruling elite of Russia, about the balance of power between bureaucrats and their monarchs, about the role and personality of Nicholas II, and about the coming of the Russian Revolution.