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Article: Nicholas II: Emperor of All the Russias (book reviews)
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- History Today
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- May 1, 1996
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As a Russian historian, I always have mixed feelings when reviewing books about Russia by foreign colleagues. It is important, on the one hand, to establish what contribution a new work has made to the understanding of its subject in all languages. But, on the other hand, I must also put myself in the shoes of a different kind of reader: how interesting will this book be for him or her? It is no secret that some who publish `new' research about Russia in other countries are, in fact, merely exploiting their knowledge of the language and of work already available in Russia itself.
Dr Janet Hartley's book about Alexander I is one of those rather rare exceptions that ...