How long does it take to read The Last of the Tsars?
The Last of the Tsars by Robert Service takes about 7 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours
A weekend read
First published 2017. 382 pages, about 105,050 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A detailed account of Tsar Nicholas II's last eighteenth months draws on the Tsar's diaries, recorded conversations, and official inquiry testimonies to create a portrait of a man entirely out of his depth.
Subjects: Kings and rulers, Biography, History, Russia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography