Chronicle of the Russian Tsars interweaves a lively sequence of biographical portraits with the key debates of Russian history. David Warnes reveals the facts behind the fearsome reputations of Ivan the Terrible and Catherine the Great, in addition to the lives of less familiar but equally intriguing personalities like Alexei Mikhailovich and Nicholas I. In a text full of insight, accompanied by fascinating and informative illustrations, the author explores the reign of each Tsar from the late 1400s to the 20th century, and answers crucial questions of Russian history such as: how did a small principality centred on Moscow develop into a vast empire stretching from the Baltic to the Pacific? What part did the Orthodox Church play in the rise of tsarism? And why did Russia develop political and social institutions so different from those of the West, and which led the country on such a different path in the 20th century? With its comprehensive timelines, datafiles, quotations and illustrations, Chronicle of the Russian Tsars is at once an absorbing narrative history, an essential work of reference, and a source of visual inspiration bringing to life a powerful empire and enigmatic civilization whose impact on European and world history is immeasurable.

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