The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (698 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071G1W39N |
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| Number of Pages | : | 259 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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With the watching world and European monarchies proving incapable of saving the Romanovs, the narrative brings this tragic story to life in a compellingly new and dramatic way, culminating in a bloody night of horror in a cramped basement room.. The Last Days of the Romanovs reveals in exceptional detail how the conspiracy to kill them unfolded. Helen Rappaport, an expert in the field of Russian history, brings you the riveting day-by-day account of the last 14 days of the Russian Imperial family, in this first of two books about the Romanovs. The brutal murder of the Russian Imperial family on the night of July 16 to 17, 1918, has l
"A fairly entertaining expose" according to Ferro. As someone with no previous knowledge of the Romanovs or the Tsar Nicholas II, I bought this as a first basic introduction. I wanted something easily readable and interesting, and this book did not disappoint.The writing is good and holds your interest. The author clearly knows her stuff and pieces her full stock of anecdotes, research and knowledge into a tantalising narrative. Under her pen, the final humdrum 1A fairly entertaining expose Ferro As someone with no previous knowledge of the Romanovs or the Tsar Nicholas II, I bought this as a first basic introduction. I wanted something easily readable and interesting, and this book did not disappoint.The writing is good and holds your interest. The author clearly knows her stuff and pieces her full stock of anecdotes, research and knowledge into a tantalising narrative. Under her pen, the final humdrum 14 days of the Romanovs in captivity are converted into a tense account, w. days of the Romanovs in captivity are converted into a tense account, w. Dense read that has its moments - but ultimately not worth the time invested Randi A Samuelson-Brown Very long - difficult to get into. However, there are some moments when it seems to get more interesting, only to fall back into repetitive sludge all over again. It is bothersome that there are no footnotes, as others have mentioned. I would find myself reading and wonder how the author "knew" certain things that are presented as fact - when I think a lot of it is conjecture. The author is close to her subject and impassioned by it, however no one really comes across as likeable, and. A classic Greek tragedy in the Urals Deejay This was a fast paced, fact filled read that makes you feel that you're in the "House of Special Purpose" in Ekaterinburg. What happened to the Romanov family reads like a classic Greek tragedy; if only the Whites had arrived sooner, if only Lenin, Trotsky and Sverdlov weren't bent on revenge and murder, if only, if only, etc. The communists for 70 years called this despicable action an execution; an execution is a lawful punishment carried out as a sentence after a trial and guilty v