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Book Corner – April 2016 (1)

The Romanovs 1613 – 1918 – Simon Sebag Montefiore One of the endless debates about history is whether it should be a litany of dates, battles and the deeds of the ruling class or whether it should take a more thematic approach and try to determine what life was like for the hoi polloi who had to survive as events unfolded. Sebag Montefiore, in this engaging romp through the reigns of the 21 tsars…