The Curse of the Romanovs
The Curse of the Romanovs

Author: Angelo S. Rappoport

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-25

Total Pages: 498

ISBN-13: 9781330386439

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Excerpt from The Curse of the Romanovs: A Study of the Lives and the Reigns of Two Tsars Paul I and Alexander I of Russia; 1754-1825 The eyes of Europe are directed towards Russia, the European China, where the scion of the house of Romanov is seated on his tottering throne, frightened at the phantom of an approaching Revolution. Convulsively he is clinging to the throne of his ancestors, reluctant to give up what he considers his right. But has Nicholas II a right to the Russian throne? Yes, the right of the usurper! Michael Romanov was elected Tsar of Russia by the voice of the nation, but Peter I, his grandson, was the son of an unknown parent. The Tsar himself knew that he was not the son of Alexis, and one day he asked Count Yaguzhinsky to tell him whether he was his father. The Count, however, replied that it was difficult to say, as the Tsaritza had so many lovers. Elizabeth may or may not have been the daughter of Peter the Great. She was in any case the daughter of Catherine I, a former Livonian servant. The legitimacy of Paul I is doubtful, and if one is to believe the confessions of Catherine II he was not a Romanov. For nearly three centuries these so-called Romanovs have ruled over Russia, but they have remained strangers to the people under the sway of their sceptre. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Curse of the Romanovs
The Curse of the Romanovs

Author: Angelo S. Rappoport

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-16

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 9780266384625

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Excerpt from The Curse of the Romanovs: A Study of the Lives and the Reigns of Two Tsars Paul I and Alexander I of Russia; 1754-1825 Of their rulers in connection only with their mis fortunes, with Oppression, war, military colonies, police, prisons, Schluesselburg, Siberia, the mines, tortures, and the knout. And it is also the doom of Autocracy that even its attempts at liberalism should be frustrated. Autocracy, I do not hesitate to maintain, must be the enemy of the people or Autocracy would cease to exist, but the logical result Of its attitude will one day be its annihilation. Sooner or later assassination is the inevitable fate of the ruler whose Oppression becomes unbearable, as in the case Of Paul I, whilst disappointment and a return to reactionary measures is the result of all liberal attempts on the part Of Autocracy, as in the case of Alexander I. Paul I and Alex ander I, the subjects Of the present study, are two typical examples Of the fate of the Romanovs. They either remain faithful to the spirit Of Auto cracy, and assassination stares them in the face, or they inaugurate an era of liberalism, but finding that they thus undermine their own existence, they turn reactionaries and lose their mental balance, as in the case of Alexander. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Curse of the Romanovs, a Study of the Lives and the Reigns of Two Tsars: Paul I and Alexander I of Russia, 1754-1825
The Curse of the Romanovs, a Study of the Lives and the Reigns of Two Tsars: Paul I and Alexander I of Russia, 1754-1825

Author: A. S. Rappoport

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2018-02-24

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 9781378651070

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