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Review title: A first-rate historical novel
Product review: The author is by no means well-known in America today, and yet this is a masterpiece that deserves a wider readership -- wider than one (me). It is obviously about the tragic relationship between Peter the Great and his son Alexis. The main plot is alternated with a subplot about religious fanatics who see it as their duty to burn themselves up, although they have a hard time working up the courage to do it. The world of St Petersburg in its earliest days is brought vividly to life. One sympathizes with the hapless Alexis, who flees to Italy, only to be lured back to his doom.
