by Henri Troyat · Librairie Académique Perrin · tapa dura · ISBN 9782262016791
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Nicolas Ier is a biography written by Henri Troyat that narrates the life of Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia from 1825 to 1855. The book explores his rise to power, the repression of the Decembrist revolt, and his obsession with maintaining order and tradition in Russia. Troyat describes Nicholas I as a complex character, an autocrat who sought to be the gendarme of Europe but ended up disillusioned by the failure of his hegemonic ambitions. Despite his failures, his image as a tyrant-patriot has influenced Russian history.
Henri Troyat was a Russian-French writer, biographer, historian, and novelist.
