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It's Scholarly, University Press Quality

Revisado: 05-01-18

Is there anything you would change about this book?

This book really shouldn't be a straight audiobook. You loose too many great visuals!

Would you be willing to try another book from Margarita Nelipa? Why or why not?

I would be more than happy to try another book from Margarita Nelipa, just not an audiobook. Now that I understand what a scholar she is, I don't want to give up the multimedia experience.

What three words best describe Sara Morsey’s voice?

monotone somniferous unaccented

Was Killing Rasputin worth the listening time?

Yes, Killing Rasputin was worth the listening time, I just hope I retained something!

Any additional comments?

I have figured out the problem with this book: it was published and marketed all wrong. While listening to this book on my commute, I kept having flashbacks to my freshman year of college, when I used the old Annenberg The Western Tradition lectures as part of my coursework. That is because Ms. Nelipa's work is scholarly, not so much popular. Had this book been published by a university press, available through institutions of higher learning, no confusion would exist. Instead, it was published by a more popular press, and so confusion abounds. Because you lose out on the photographs and source material, audio-only is not the best format for this book, either. It's a great work, and I highly recommend it-- just not as an audio book for the casual true-crime aficionado's commute! Students of Russian history or politics are another matter. They are the audience, and they won't be disappointed (just get the print edition so you don't miss anything). I received this book for free because of a Goodreads Giveaway. It is an Audible Audio Book.

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