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

The collapse of the Russian Empire is one of the most important events of the 20th century, and the fall of the monarchy is a central 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 historic change of era? What moral, political, and spiritual ideals and principles did they share? What were their historical possibilities, and did they even have any? These questions are even more important given the incredibly significant role of the first figures in any authoritarian system, and the monarchy of the Romanovs was precisely such. The book includes letters from the last two emperors: Alexander III and Nicholas II, as well as the empresses — Maria Feodorovna and Alexandra Feodorovna. In these invaluable historical documents, various aspects of the lives of the autocrats and members of the ruling dynasty are revealed, including their family relationships, leisure activities, attitudes towards political events, and the degree of their involvement in them. The composition of the book, the preface, essays for the sections, comments, and the name index belong to the outstanding Russian historian A. N. Bokhanov (1944–2019).