The Romanovs Ruling Russia 1613-1917

For 300 years the history of Russia was inextricably linked to that of one family: The Romanovs. Claiming a divine right to reign and tracing the family line back to Peter the Great they shaped the history of Russia, for better or for worse, for three centuries. The influence of Michael, Ivan, Catherine II, Nicholas I and Alexander III defined the politics, society, art and philosophy of their times and lead to the establishement of Russia as one of the great world powers. Book jacket.

Lindsey Huges was an internationally renowned authority on 17th and 18th century Russian history, in particular on the age of Peter the Great. She was professor and head of the history department at the University of London's School of Slavonic and East European Studies.