White Crow: The Life and Times of the Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich Romanov, 1859-1919 - Hardcover
Based on material from the newly opened Russian archives, this is the first biography of Nicholas Mikhailovich Romanov (1859-1919), the only intellectual in the Russian Imperial Family. This unique study provides insight into the last six decades of tsarist Russia through the experiences of the odd ball member of the clan. An historian and a biologist, the Grand Duke made major contributions in both these fields. A political liberal, he fought tirelessly for reform from within the system. His reformist views made him a pariah within his own family, and contemporary recognition of his accomplishments came more from abroad than at home.
Entering the military, as all Romanovs did, the Grand Duke eventually became hostile toward it and was in fact the only family member ever to formally leave military service. He received honorary doctorates from the Universities of Berlin and Moscow and even won election to the French Academy―one of only two Russians to do so. As the political situation in Russia worsened, he urged the tsar to implement reforms, and he even participated in discussions of a palace coup. Exiled to Vologda after the Communist seizure of power, he was later imprisoned by the police and shot in January 1919.
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JAMIE H. COCKFIELD is the Willis Borders Glover Professor of History at Mercer University.
"Cockfield has written the first monograph of the life of the grand duke in any language....The book well relates the life of Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich to the events of Russian history and the other members of the Romanov family."-The Historian
..."valuable to anyone with a serious interest in Russian history. Highly recommended. All general and academic libraries."-Choice
"White Crow is a highly competent biography that provides an insightful gateway into the life of perhaps the most important member of the Romanov family."-Royal Book News
"[I]mportant insights into the activities and contributions of this "black sheep" of the Romanov family....We can learn a great deal from Cockfield's reconstruction of Nikolai Mikhailovich's life and his immediate family."-Slavic Review
"ÝI¨mportant insights into the activities and contributions of this "black sheep" of the Romanov family....We can learn a great deal from Cockfield's reconstruction of Nikolai Mikhailovich's life and his immediate family."-Slavic Review
?...valuable to anyone with a serious interest in Russian history. Highly recommended. All general and academic libraries.?-Choice
?White Crow is a highly competent biography that provides an insightful gateway into the life of perhaps the most important member of the Romanov family.?-Royal Book News
?[I]mportant insights into the activities and contributions of this "black sheep" of the Romanov family....We can learn a great deal from Cockfield's reconstruction of Nikolai Mikhailovich's life and his immediate family.?-Slavic Review
?Cockfield has written the first monograph of the life of the grand duke in any language....The book well relates the life of Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich to the events of Russian history and the other members of the Romanov family.?-The Historian
.,."valuable to anyone with a serious interest in Russian history. Highly recommended. All general and academic libraries."-Choice
..."valuable to anyone with a serious interest in Russian history. Highly recommended. All general and academic libraries."-Choice
"White Crow is a highly competent biography that provides an insightful gateway into the life of perhaps the most important member of the Romanov family."-Royal Book News
"[I]mportant insights into the activities and contributions of this "black sheep" of the Romanov family....We can learn a great deal from Cockfield's reconstruction of Nikolai Mikhailovich's life and his immediate family."-Slavic Review
"ÝI¨mportant insights into the activities and contributions of this "black sheep" of the Romanov family....We can learn a great deal from Cockfield's reconstruction of Nikolai Mikhailovich's life and his immediate family."-Slavic Review
?...valuable to anyone with a serious interest in Russian history. Highly recommended. All general and academic libraries.?-Choice
?White Crow is a highly competent biography that provides an insightful gateway into the life of perhaps the most important member of the Romanov family.?-Royal Book News
?[I]mportant insights into the activities and contributions of this "black sheep" of the Romanov family....We can learn a great deal from Cockfield's reconstruction of Nikolai Mikhailovich's life and his immediate family.?-Slavic Review
?Cockfield has written the first monograph of the life of the grand duke in any language....The book well relates the life of Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich to the events of Russian history and the other members of the Romanov family.?-The Historian
.,."valuable to anyone with a serious interest in Russian history. Highly recommended. All general and academic libraries."-Choice
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