# Romance of the Romanoffs

An audiobook by Joseph Martin McCabe, read by LibriVox volunteers (10 h 23 min, English).

The eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were periods of stark contrast between the opulent lifestyle of the rich and the extreme poverty of the peasants throughout the world. In addition, Russia straddled eastern and western cultures, not fitting neatly into either. The church was an important force, and those adhering to traditional eastern religions were peaceful and accustomed to 'doing as they were told'; followers of western thought were more eager for a democratic society. Add an autocratic czar and the conditions were ripe for revolution, corruption and murder. This history traces the stories of the weak Michael, the great Peter and Catherine to Nicholas II, the last of the Romanoffs. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

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## Chapters

0. Preface (7:22): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_00_mccabe_64kb.mp3
1. The Primitive Democracy of the Slav (22:46): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_01_mccabe_64kb.mp3
2. The Descent to Autocracy (34:50): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_02_mccabe_64kb.mp3
3. The Moscovites Become Tsars (39:39): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_03_mccabe_64kb.mp3
4. The Rise of the Romanoffs (35:57): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_04_mccabe_64kb.mp3
5. The Early Romanoffs (31:46): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_05_mccabe_64kb.mp3
6. A Romanoff Princess (15:33): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_06_mccabe_64kb.mp3
7. A Romanoff Princess Continued (18:15): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_07_mccabe_64kb.mp3
8. The Great Peter (23:44): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_08_mccabe_64kb.mp3
9. The Great Peter Continued (18:41): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_09_mccabe_64kb.mp3
10. The Great Peter Conclusion (15:18): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_10_mccabe_64kb.mp3
11. Catherine the Little (29:25): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_11_mccabe_64kb.mp3
12. Romance Upon Romance (45:03): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_12_mccabe_64kb.mp3
13. The Gay and Pious Elizabeth (37:34): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_13_mccabe_64kb.mp3
14. Catherine the Great (52:35): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_14_mccabe_64kb.mp3
15. In the Days of Napoleon (42:25): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_15_mccabe_64kb.mp3
16. The Fight Against Liberalism (28:02): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_16_mccabe_64kb.mp3
17. The Tragedy of Alexander II (45:27): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_17_mccabe_64kb.mp3
18. Enter Pobiedonostseff (29:49): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_18_mccabe_64kb.mp3
19. The Last of the Romanoffs (48:40): https://archive.org/download/romanoffs_2101_librivox/romanceromanoffs_19_mccabe_64kb.mp3