“Nicholas I has been called 'Genghis Khan with a telegraph.' Stalin was...” — Simon Sebag Montefiore Quote

“Nicholas I has been called 'Genghis Khan with a telegraph.' Stalin was 'Genghis Khan with a telephone.' But Mr. Putin is not Genghis Khan with a BlackBerry.”

“The memoirs of the Grand Duchess Olga are an entertaining record for anyone interested in the imperial family's home life during the last years of Russian autocracy.”

“The disorder, uncertainty, and strife of a revolution make citizens yearn for stable authority, or they turn to radicalism.”