Empress Maria Feodorovna

This book by the outstanding Russian historian A. N. Bokhanov is dedicated to an amazing woman who lived a long life, resembling both a fairy tale and an adventure novel. The daughter-in-law of Emperor Alexander II, the wife of Emperor Alexander III, the mother of Emperor Nicholas II. For most of her earthly existence, Empress Maria was at that social height where the fates of states, empires, and nations were decided. And she fully felt the inexorability of the passage of time, becoming in the 20th century one of the first victims of the merciless «wheel of history». But this small woman was able to overcome what seemed insurmountable, learning to find a ray of light and hope even in the impenetrable darkness of the surrounding reality. She endured. She stood firm. Until the last hour of her earthly life, she remained a Russian queen, preserving in her heart compassion for human suffering, love for Russia, faith in God, and hope for His mercy.