War and Peace -- The Russian Empire: The Russian Empire

Author: Time-Life Books, Inc.
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: War and Peace: The Russian Empire is one of the titles in Time-Life Books, Inc.'s world history series Lives in Distant Times. This volume tells the moving story of the famous serf actor Mikhail Shchepkin, as well as the touching stories of many men and women during the Russian Empire. It focuses on the lives of Russians during the Romanov reign—from Peter the Great to the last Tsar, Nicholas II. The book includes letters, memoirs, diaries, government documents, and other historical materials from the time, perfectly recreating the lives of Russians, from the Tsar to the serfs, during that period.