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Featuring A New Introduction By Its Pulitzer Prize -- Winning Author, This Powerful Work Sweeps Us Back To The Extraordinary World Of Imperial Russia To Tell The Story Of The Romanovs' Lives: Nicholas's Political Naivete, Alexandra's Obsession With The Corrupt Mystic Rasputin, And Little Alexis's Brave Struggle With Hemophilia. Against A Lavish Backdrop Of Luxury And Intrigue, Robert K. 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