Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Thirteen Years at the Russian Court: A Personal Record of the Last Years and Death of the Czar Nicholas II. and his Family
Thirteen Years at the Russian Court: A Personal Record of the Last Years and Death of the Czar Nicholas II. and his Family
Thirteen Years at the Russian Court: A Personal Record of the Last Years and Death of the Czar Nicholas II. and his Family
Ebook288 pages4 hours

Thirteen Years at the Russian Court: A Personal Record of the Last Years and Death of the Czar Nicholas II. and his Family

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

5/5

()

Read preview

About this ebook

Nicholas II (1868-1918) was the last Emperor of Russia, ruling from November 1, 1894 until his forced abdication on March 15, 1917. His reign saw the fall of the Russian Empire from one of the foremost great powers of the world to economic and military collapse. He was given the nickname Nicholas the Bloody or Vile Nicholas by his political adversaries due to the Khodynka Tragedy, anti-Semitic pogroms, Bloody Sunday, the violent suppression of the 1905 Russian Revolution, the execution of political opponents, and his perceived responsibility for the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Soviet historians portrayed Nicholas as a weak and incompetent leader whose decisions led to military defeats and the deaths of millions.

Following author Pierre Gilliard’s return to Europe in September 1920, having been “cut off from communication with the rest of the world for many months,” he was dismayed to read of the recent publications on the subject of the Czar Nicholas II. and his family. Upon realizing that the general public appeared to have accepted the reports as gospel, his indignation grew—and he immediately set out to “rehabilitate the moral character of the Russian sovereigns.” Thirteen Years at the Russian Court, which was first published in 1921, is the result.

With 59 illustrations, including portraits.

“In this book I have endeavoured to bring Nicholas II. and his family back to life. My aim is to be absolutely impartial and to preserve complete independence of mind in describing the events of which I have been an eyewitness. It may be that in my search for truth I have presented their political enemies with new weapons against them, but I greatly hope that this book will reveal them as they really were, for it was not the glamour of their Imperial dignity which drew me to them, but their nobility of mind and the wonderful moral grandeur they displayed through all their sufferings.”—Pierre Gilliard, Introduction
LanguageEnglish
Release dateDec 2, 2018
ISBN9781789127683
Thirteen Years at the Russian Court: A Personal Record of the Last Years and Death of the Czar Nicholas II. and his Family

Read more from Pierre Gilliard

Related to Thirteen Years at the Russian Court

Related ebooks

Asian History For You

View More

Related articles

Related categories

Reviews for Thirteen Years at the Russian Court

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5

1 rating0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Thirteen Years at the Russian Court - Pierre Gilliard

    13^book_preview_excerpt.html|r#IݯvSf(NmjkI5Xݥ] tF&Pk2[?~qLdLfc=E 3ݏ{?*ϳu[uZ4,k0y7;wnvf6<O W 4iaʦ2M3MK_Z'^(ݗOgP|?|鵳+Hq41can>]S[Oe0{ܾ9 o㩹]qZ8+|a<C(;o2 '<=OƷɻ7kx=:r1'w9`Aaoy(J}㫕Nl7#f|bՆχ旃RCnnzv+&.[N8noWiw>:}fplju83Gs=<_oFsyq9\Z_.F' _H뷡Egw7Pxt6Lp(pC'W'?yZu]_U{( ?/[Bۛ85`oC9}0lar~9qI_^ ޞ~?SԿc}On-9BݨMWs:D~1xG=.F/40[:o޿DPnS|*WcHif3{IL98\G945jrfo5se\pS"_T6 1 IVzz_&)󱁙7uɸpn|S9XQ^,5UH뽤 &iNKr+벛;EM:}K5Wen2ϛ"ANqʔfdFl4MI+!vJ(l~FDH>-LH0q/A@͊< W_.m >BdHJl"QFȠ y?)U[(c/+jn87;jvL`P4.˅" %Gi-p&[aeSos(iiCk <_&YFO%XڢJXfc,Z;ļ*bA;R^d4,:ހԴ y8]Ak?+W bUl`%[cM>-]4ާZ@sXW5C% ^}x l5kthmcqscSK9XI#Yx&K\|q&|"MsYכ5; &Ӻ6`p5G(4W+i@7{Paau,T 泰#qBK Ȃ 5 M -3Xcoa]AeF#4B|㢫RJՍ龡 HF7Bj :~=E.paMFQڷ.VTWk*]'^",Cft[:*Nj7mP<ۿ Хdl=@p?ov겲u} Vg^ZR&Y3ZLBp>άU V5haK[):W`7Hq~X2O]؏*)ɼ\^[F-րi@ 1s 閇'A?7sh:mRu}AL7.o&ųqM$Xӭ/CPB0RtK`Yic =S$5uhY> "MS+60 C2 0[Hbq3-ˌxou2}v.DՖedTala6D0yubޗ5[hISQ*1^lxbYL%W Ǿ!gIX)=ܑ C>W*љVi#2vPs|,ezMe3.]Yil t5?WAd2mMleJ^O%өTrǽ \!#ci"1֞o#MQ>^G:{/֒qx:+lߞ]EcvrrBU B7|G6cwdâ#ߊo,.W L+&م0c t/E39ҚE|5)>|B `FJRgd]3{v$*n@ #"P] T;9WUB8rN& ;Sq>P }M*74v Z#}ZsǪ2w(iIa.q1mT]G[4_ڤf[snA:u$ٯSVJ_6Ҭ: :f}Ua*?'&~Һ<mn\*iw_4UK)Zaq&kFj,RD%>D ΐiOTJ z vǐ3PYā|Z ֖'657Ȩ^#1{ <G9vzNpoD%` C-JLfвK( [Oj uw+!;+]?imYhY9޼H,(t vURu4u$#Z Pc(x)Q4*5u:W2Xޕag۹Ss[, "tҊΚ .\8X"vtD;K-*cY} ,XZLwma sH5z1V#5~'ܙ*zǤC$P-KMK> T<0ԇz|l-NP0(2?3qO(t}>K8ŀօ`}؜˴ӏ (% PBÐ,GR mvd$1ۢߔwH|37#|n?S:0FaYYS[0ɠeruh] dV,(rPE_tPӅ9#񋬾Lk2;vo sQl߹c:ǁU؀QK/a1t[du0ΕIb#7S\?rf'55+)M[JpfjmN^5bh%pě*yɵbT Yj胊O 2T#m;wڸۿX3G2dyJHXN8].j ǡ?L!u?Ayˌm;ډj޹GBg$>0Tt7kma0lj(ƞj+Z UDcȶazF)*J+%H<"/i01!14&y sMQq& 80 EQRvCPB&mGgDDś<@CBTGSՐSa-ye.u\Ңbf *͖*f>iVTƼ 17)i-߹{V9  m"{ڃ7("RKk(-oIUB2 ƫOMBG"~w;DRC0.Aq-5C )MmB ΄D<Y3z5uѧ{V^J`Aj]lVzV6+xaXp^y-|1pV˪s62X" ii{Nˆ^~)@;gD?M,?GǃNQuTmTF:*^/p}ڰ^CQŊIh6%.,at+<"! klvئB0Go7c[9yH*[Rݔĕ ^靄xˉ/XhSk0*S]d@d ,4vV-UCJ.Do{A-QpeQzƸB;3^" rVODߝt.n m7@%u|m>9$Λksy"thJhY(H$fZ~!F{q88+"%C%kcU_J2\% 5$($9 ( -VT*~G3%X+[`z%0*ۀ?1Q瓒4nA]8G̭Atڜ;t-GDͮ{D"R#yO\œ-u?vi$U=Dz(dz*?\WJ9BC,64氈#[:hHD"1R:8UMl'tbpƻK (k V$Y U4F{- 4x% zi|KBy&anUE xoI=N rκcW4GW& B0xzPiɍpJ7EF'DGuj1rU.ޝO>sC!(-[tF猑H ~[6]mQBOUw}Qsp1@_%] o QFf$]898HTa,[PsHX7# kٹ{msPG{bToCQQI*9t!T[(*d׃qh 1r!^#aJƕH5Ү.EdQ^ۂ+)9upMGP<]<1֔j :#"zJ%{]";0qoĠl5-K iQwˆ`AQ(hZe7F'82>Vy|/Dr!Wv +;ěv‹ԑNqפ˟ҿ BKh"2i'```ݦn isԩ0 ^D>FPՉOH*%TL:6|:{c$\8lY˽c*Hs-eћA]/`6XG0& G[wc$bpuѵ(Qtjc'!U4p 1XFp#ChhٻBާք{"ԲiTR{[.ĺ$Xb b8rʫ}y,\=qRi0vóc '$&M៰Bz*_/sER
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1