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The Iron Tsar
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In 1831 St Petersburg, young people are drawn into a political conspiracy under the highly controlled rule of Nicholas I. The capital’s palaces, barracks and police networks make private trust dangerous.
The novel explores the authoritarian order built after the Decembrist revolt and the pressures placed on students, soldiers and intellectuals. Trease contrasts imperial ceremony with fear of surveillance and punishment.
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