The Last Days of the Romanovs : : Tragedy at Ekaterinburg

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Call Number: 947.083 Ra
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Previously published as: Ekaterinburg : the last days of the Romanovs. London : Hutchinson, 2008.
Introduction: The Red Urals -- Behind the palisade -- "The dark gentleman" -- The man with a cigarette -- The woman in a wheelchair -- Girls in white dresses -- The boy in the sailor suit -- The good doctor -- "Our poor Russia" -- "Everything is the same" -- "What is to be done with Nicholas?" -- "Absolutely no news from outside" -- "Something has happened to them in there" -- "Ordinary people like us" -- The house of special purpose -- "The will of the revolution" -- "The world will never know what we did to them" -- Epilogue: the scent of lilies.
A brilliant account of the political forces swirling through the remote Urals town of Ekaterinburg at the bitter end of the First World War. Challenges the view that the deaths of the Romanovs were a unilateral act by a maverick group of Bolsheviks, and identifies a chain of command that stretches to Moscow-- and to Lenin himself.
Contents: Ekaterinburg.

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The Saint's Assasination submitted by Roylo56 on June 21, 2011, 8:33pm This book, to me, was just a great honor to the history of the Russian Royal family. Their very lives taken over and then, in July 1918, their lives were ended. This is a great book for anyone intersted in royal history or just history in general. It must be told as a warning, however, that their deaths are told quite truthfully therefore greusomely. All in all though, it was a great book!

Fascinating and captivating submitted by LizBC on July 21, 2018, 7:28pm I love reading about the Romanov family. I'm always fascinated, captivated, and also saddened by the outcome. But Ms. Rappaport is a great author - she researches carefully and writes well. I would call this book a "must read" if you're interested in the Romanovs.