The Fate of the Romanovs

Posted on 02 December 2017 by Greg King

Abundant, newly discovered sources shatter long held beliefsThe collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 revealed, among many other things, a hidden wealth of archival documents relating to the imprisonment and eventual murder of Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, and their children Emanating from sources both within and close to the Imperial Family as well as from their captors and executioners, these often controversial materials have enabled a new and comprehensive examination of one the pivotal events of the twentieth century and the many controversies that surround it.Based on a careful analysis of than 500 of these previously unpublished documents, along with numerous newly discovered photos, The Fate of the Romanovs makes compelling revisions to many long held beliefs about the Romanovs final months and moments This powerful account includes Surprising evidence that Anastasia may, indeed, have survived Diary entries made by Nicholas and Alexandra during their captivity Revelations of how the Romanovs were betrayed by trusted servants A reconstruction of daily life among the prisoners at Ipatiev House Strong evidence that the Romanovs were not brutalized by their captors Statements from admitted participants in the murders Best Read [ The Fate of the Romanovs ] By [ Greg King ] – kino-fada.fr The recently deceased theologian Richard John Neuhaus once wrote We are born to die Not that death is the purpose of our being born, but we are born toward death, and in each of our lives the work of dying is already underway I picked up this book because, like every other human who has walked, is walking, and will walk this earth, I am going to die It is the greatest journey, one with no survivors What people dismiss as morbidity is actually curiosity what s out there, beyond this vale The recently deceased theologian Richard John Neuhaus once wrote We are born to die Not that death is the purpose of our being born, but we are born toward death, and in each of our lives the work of dying is already underway I picked up this book because, like every other human who h...I ve had this book for over two years, and just barely finished it This book was really interesting, but it s long over 400 pages , and written like a research paper I would recommend this book to anyone who is already familiar with the Romanov family, because this...Rather lurid account of the final days of Tsar Nicholas and his family Obviously, there aredetails here than in previous books because this book was written post Glasnost and the authors had access toinformation about the royal family than authors have had in the past If you like true crime, this will definitely keep you turning the pages up to the murder and through the cover up The book loses focus after that, rambling on and on about the difficulties of getting credible informa Rather lurid account of the final days of Tsar Nicholas and his family Obviously, there aredetails here than in previous books because this book was written post Glasnost and the authors had access toinformation about the royal family than authors have had in the past If you like true crime, this will definitely keep you turning the pages up to the murder and through the cover up The book loses focus after that, rambling on and on about the difficulties of getting credible information and making speculations with what little info they had With the recent discovery and identification of the final two sets of royal remains some of the book s conjectures are proven false If you like biography, well, this is oneviewpoint about the Romanovs, albeit not the most charitable one My opinion the book succeeds in conveying the tragedy and ultimate meaninglessness of the murder of the royal family muchso than previous works The haphazard and horrific ...This has to be one of the most detailed and footnoted books I have every come across The appendices, footnotes, bibliography, and index runs to over 100 pages Mind you the book itself runs to over 600 pages This give an incredibly detailed and at times confusing look at at the last days of the Russian Imperial Family It helps if you have pen and paper to keep track of all the players This is not for someone just wanting to read a quick history of the Imperial Family s murder One of the mos This has to be one of the most detailed and footnoted books I have every come across The appendices, footnotes, bibliography, and index runs to over 100 pages Mind you the book itself runs to over 600 pages This give an incredibly detailed and at times confusing look at at the last days of the Russian Imperial Family It helps if you have pen and paper to keep track of all the players This is not for someone just wanting to read a quick hi...I decided to read this book as a compliment to one that we re reading for book club Silence of God I wanted something that would give me a bitinformation about Russia during the first world war I think I found it.While some of this was long winded and I found myself skimming for multiple pages, I was fascinated at the political and religious influences on what should have been a very carefully handled scientific investigation But that s me talking as an American.I had multiple passage I decided to read this book as a compliment...I visited Russia in 2006 and became fascinated with the story of the deaths of the Romanovs This book detailed the decline of this Russian dynasty and the last days of the Romanov family As there were many things occuring during this time in the history of russia, the book is very lon...Very good writing and research combined with a gripping story I am by way of being a Romanov nut, and Penny Wilson and Greg King have come up with a definitive look at the last months of Nicholas and Alexandra, their five children and assorted servants.Good book though after extensive research accuracy doesn t hold up very well Especially the chapter on yurovsky.If I could give this book two different sets of ratings, I d be very happy to do so The first roughly 350 pages of the original hardcover edition are an excellent, well researched history of the final days of the Romanovs based on extensive historical documentation There is only two truly controversial points during that first section the first regarding the trip the three Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, and Anastasia took on...I am just not a very enthusiastic nonfiction reader, but I am trying to be better about that, thus my resolution to read one nonfiction each season I ve always been really interested in the Russian Imperial family before and after the revolution, and this book has some new information about their imprisonment and murders.I found it pretty dry There was a lot of bureaucracy involved both in the events of 1918, and in the 1990s when the bodies were exhumed and identification was attempted All t I am just not a very enthusiastic nonfiction reader, but I am trying to be better abou...

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02 December 2017

Greg King