Rasputin: and the downfall of the Romanovs (Record no. 361818)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260804121044.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781399633376 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | AACR-II |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 947.083 BEE |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Beevor, Antony |
| 9 (RLIN) | 21298 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Rasputin: and the downfall of the Romanovs |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2026 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 361p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | 'THE GOLD STANDARD OF NARRATIVE HISTORY' - DAN SNOW<br/>How 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.<br/>Rasputin 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.<br/>Just 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? |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | History of Eastern Europe and Russia |
| 9 (RLIN) | 21299 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Date last seen | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Price effective from | Koha item type | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Withdrawn status | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price |
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| 2026-08-04 | 947.083 BEE | 186334 | 2026-08-04 | Books | Not Missing | Dewey Decimal Classification | Not Damaged | Gandhi Smriti Library | Gandhi Smriti Library | 2026-08-04 | 699.00 |
