Royal Letters. Alexander III - Maria Feodorovna Nicholas II - Alexandra Feodorovna

The collapse of the Russian Empire is one of the most significant events of the 20th century, and the fall of the monarchy is a key theme in the fate of our Fatherland, its history. What were the people like who, by the will of circumstances, found themselves at the top at the moment of this historical change of era? What moral, political, and spiritual ideals and principles did they share? What were their historical opportunities and did they even have any? These questions are all the more important since the role of leading figures in any authoritarian system, which is precisely what the Romanov monarchy was, is incredibly significant. The book contains letters from the two last emperors: Alexander III and Nicholas II, as well as the empresses - Maria Feodorovna and Alexandra Feodorovna. These invaluable historical documents reveal various aspects of the lives of the autocrats and members of the ruling dynasty, their family relationships, leisure, attitudes towards political events, and the degree of their participation in them. The composition of the book, the preface, essays to the sections, comments, and the name index belong to the outstanding Russian historian A. N. Bokhanov (1944–2019).