TY - BOOK AU - Gerhardie,William Alexander TI - The Romanovs: evocation of the past as a mirror for the present PY - 1939/// CY - New York PB - G.P. Putnam's Sons KW - Romanov, House of KW - Kings and rulers KW - Russia KW - Biography KW - History N1 - Includes index; Cont.: pt. 1. After the abdication -- Alexander's background -- Catherine's childhood -- pt. 2. In the days of the empress Elizabeth -- The emperor buffoon -- The murder of Peter III -- Catherine and her favorites -- Catherine carries on -- Princess Dashkov bridges five reigns -- pt. 3. How tsars are made -- Peter the great -- The man who got things done -- Violent men leave no heirs -- The aggressor -- Peter's death and political testament -- pt. 4. The duel with Napoleon begins -- Austerlitz -- Alexander leaves Kaiser Franz in the lurch -- Alexander leads Frederick William a dance -- pt. 5. Ally of Napoleon -- Enemies again -- "Our Alexander" -- Alexander in Paris -- pt. 6. Vienna Congress -- A full life -- Unlike father, unlike son -- The last but one -- The most pathetic in Russian history ER -