Cover art for Chronicle of the Russian Tsars
Published
Thames & Hudson, July 2009
ISBN
9780500288283
Format
Softcover, 224 pages
Dimensions
25.2cm × 19.3cm × 1.6cm

Chronicle of the Russian Tsars The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Russia by

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Now available in paperback, this chronicle documents the lives of Tsars famous and infamous in a lively series of biographical portraits stretching from the late 15th to the early 20th centuries. With its comprehensive timelines, datafiles, quotations and stunning illustrations, "Chronicle of the Russian Tsars" is at once an absorbing narrative history and an essential work of reference that brings to life a powerful empire and distinctive civilization whose impact on the history of Europe and the world is immeasurable.

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