Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2022-02-15
Books mentioned on Part One: Tzar Nicholas II Was A Real Dick
Robert is joined by Jeff May for part one of our four part series on Tzar Nicholas II. FOOTNOTES: https://sci-hubtw.
Robert Evans discussed The Romanovs by Simon Sebag Montefiore and The Last Tsar by Edvard Radzinsky.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Romanovs
The Romanovs by Simon Sebag Montefiore is a sweeping historical work chronicling the three-century reign of Russia's most famous imperial dynasty from 1613 to 1918.
Discussed“Simon Montior who is a a historian who wrote a great book called the Romanovs um describes it as like the problem a lot of Zars have is not being consistently harsh”
Where to get it
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The Last Tsar
The Last Tsar by Edvard Radzinsky is a biographical account detailing the life, reign, and downfall of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia.
Discussed“Edward Rosinski in his book the last Zar explains as a result of countless dynastic marriages by the 20th century scarcely any Russian blood flowed in the veins of the Russian Romanovs”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Bell Jar
“It's also pretty IRA. Yeah. Yeah. with a with with like a dollop of Sylvia Pla in there. You need the poetry. Little bit of that bell jar up in there.”
“I remember, dude. I remember being in like in like 10th grade and we read like a day in the life of Ivan Dinovich or whatever. And while I was reading this, I was like, why are you making us do this?”