The Real Tsaritsa (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. An Eyewitness Memoir of Tsaritsa Alexandra, Romanov Court Life, and Imperial Russia's Final YearsBy Lili Den
Length5h 37m
About this audiobook
The Real Tsaritsa is an intimate memoir and apologia for Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, written against the hostile legends that gathered around the last Romanov court after 1917. Combining eyewitness recollection, court anecdote, and personal vindication, the book offers a sympathetic portrait of the Tsaritsa as wife, mother, invalid, and devout sovereign consort. Its style is direct, elegiac, and defensive, belonging to the broader literature of émigré testimony that sought to correct revolutionary caricature and preserve the human texture of imperial Russia's final years. Lili Den, more commonly known as Lili Dehn, was a lady-in-waiting and close friend of Alexandra, with privileged access to the private world of the imperial family. Her social position, loyalty, and firsthand experience shaped the book's purpose: to rebut accusations of hysteria, treason, and sinister influence that had attached to the Empress, especially in connection with Rasputin and Russia's wartime collapse. Dehn writes not as a detached historian, but as a witness defending the dead. This book is recommended to readers interested in Romanov history, women's memoir, and the contested memory of revolution. Read critically, it is invaluable: partial, poignant, and historically revealing.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length5 hrs 37 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 9, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Real Tsaritsa (Annotated)
10Part II—The Revolution
2FOREWORD
11CHAPTER I
3Part I—Old Russia
12CHAPTER II
4CHAPTER I
13CHAPTER III
5CHAPTER II
14CHAPTER IV
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6CHAPTER III
15CHAPTER V
7CHAPTER IV
16CHAPTER VI
8CHAPTER V
17Memorable Quotes
9CHAPTER VI
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