Rasputin - A short life

An eye-opening short biography of Rasputin, drawing on previously unpublished material, in which Frances Welch turns her inimitable wry gaze on one of the great mysteries of Russian history.

Info autore

Frances Welch is the author of The Imperial Tea Party (2018), Rasputin: A Short Life (2014), The Russian Court at Sea (2011), A Romanov Fantasy (2008) and The Romanovs & Mr Gibbes (2004), all published by Short Books. Frances Welch has written for The Sunday Telegraph, Granta and The Spectator. She lives in Aldeburgh, Suffolk with her husband, Craig Brown.

Riassunto

An eye-opening short biography of Rasputin, drawing on previously unpublished material, in which Frances Welch turns her inimitable wry gaze on one of the great mysteries of Russian history.

Relazione

In this slender and enjoyable biography, Frances Welch sets about her search for the man with common sense, wry observation and insight.... she writes delightfully. Sunday Times

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Frances Welch, Welch Frances
• Editore: Short Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 05.02.2015
• EAN: 9781780722320
• ISBN: 978-1-78072-232-0
• Pagine: 224
• Dimensioni: 128 mm x 196 mm x 16 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Biografie romanzate; Saggistica > Storia > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Biography: historical, political and military, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era, HISTORY / Russia / Imperial