The Kitchen Boy

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Drawing from decades of work, travel, and research in Russia, Robert Alexander re creates the tragic, perennially fascinating story of the final days of Nicholas and Alexandra as seen through the eyes of the Romanovs young kitchen boy, Leonka Now an ancient Russian immigrant, Leonka claims to be the last living witness to the Romanovs brutal murders and sets down the dark secrets of his past with the imperial family Does he hold the key to the many questions surrounding the family s murder Historically vivid and compelling, The Kitchen Boy is also a touching portrait of a loving family that was in many ways similar, yet so different, from any other. Free Download [ The Kitchen Boy ] by [ Robert Alexander ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Hey, I wrote it, what am I supposed to say but I love itIn America lives an old man with a guilty secret He calls himself Mikhael Semyonov, and he starts recording into a tape recorder He statesWhat I wish to confess is that I was the kitchen boy in the Ipatiev House where the Tsar and Tsaritsa, Nikolai and Aleksandra, were imprisonedThis appears at the start of the first chapter, so is not a spoiler What follows is a long account of how the kitchen boy, Leonka, was present in the house as the ladies sewed large numbers of diamonds into the In America lives an old man with a guilty secret He calls himself Mikhael Semyonov, and he starts recording into a tape recorder He statesWhat I wish to confess is that I was the kitchen boy in the Ipatiev House where the Tsar and Tsaritsa, Nikolai and Aleksandra, were imprisonedThis appears at the start of the first chapter, so is not a spoiler What follows is a long account of ...For the first 170 pages, I felt like the Alexander was beating a dead horse by focusing on the same four points over and over again 1 Leonka was the kitchen boy, 2 Although Tsar and Tsaritsa had many failings, they were good people that deeply loved their family and Russia, 3 The conditions the Romanovs were kept in were terrible with little hope of escape, and 4 Misha hated himself for how history unfolded Seriously, I was sick of these points being described again and again Yet, I didn t s For the first 170 pages, I felt like the Alex...Like all well educated individuals, I first learned about the Romanovs from the animated movie Anastasia I know you remember it Don t deny it A Brief Father CameoA Sweet Romance Between Meg Ryan Anastasia and John Cusack DimitriYou Want a Little Sass with that Romance You Betcha I am still a kid at heart and still adore this movie for everything that it is I fear that accurate is not something that it is Unfortunately, this means that my obsession interest was based on LIES Being aware Like all well educated individuals, I first learned about the Romanovs from the animated movie Anastasia I know you remember it Don t deny it A Brief Father CameoA Sweet Romance Between Meg Ryan Anastasia and John Cusack DimitriYou Want a Little Sass with that Romance You Betcha I am still a kid at heart and still adore this movie for everything that it is I fear that accurate is not something that it is Unfortunately, this means that my obsession interest was based on LIES Being aware of this, I decided to approach The Kitchen Boy as a newborn babe unaware, innocent, and wrinkly yet adorable.You...Nikolai, Aleksandra, and their five children were the ultimate symbols, both good and bad, of all that was Russia3.5 stars If like me, you know very little about the Romanov s, this is an excellent introduction The author explains, whil...Robert Alexander s The Kitchen Boy is a fictionalized account of the Romanovs last days Several historical records mention a kitchen boy working for Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra during their captivity in Yekaterinburg These references inspired the novel.Misha is the kitchen boy In the late 1990s, he lives in the United States and h...I am demoting this book to two stars because after stewing for a couple of months, I ve decided it annoys me The Kitchen Boy is not bad The language of the narration is interesting There is a stilted, halting, slightly awkward flow to the language which reminds me of how my husband who lived in Russia until his mid 20s would write in English I m not sure if Robert Alexander a native English speaker wrote like this on purpose or not But in general I m not very impressed with the style I I am demoting this book to two stars because after stewing for a couple of months, I ve decided it annoys me The Kitchen Boy is not bad The language of the narration is interesting There is a stilted, halting, slightly awkward flow to the language which reminds me of how my husband who lived in Russia until his mid 20s would write in English I m not sure if Robert Alexander a native English speaker wrote like this on purpose or not But in general I m not very impressed with the style I ve generally avoided reading fictional accounts of the Romanovs generally because there is so much do...I was assigned this book for school my Ma hadn t read it, just bought it offline It went with our last year s study of Russia, and the Romanov family Granted, of course, we learned plenty and read books on the time line, learned about Russia, saw the anger and the mobs during that bad time, etc But no book brought to life just how tragic and serious that time of history was like this fictional novel Not for me I was never interested much in the history of Russia I d started reading the L I was assigned this book for school my Ma hadn t read it, just bought it offline It went with our last year s study of Russia, and the Romanov family Granted, of course, we learned plenty and read books on the time line, learned about Russia, saw the anger and the mobs during that bad time, etc But no book brought to life just how tragic and serious that time of history was like this fictional novel Not for me I was never interested much in the history of Russia I d started reading the Last Tsar, and found that obviously the history was absolutely awful An entire royal family being murdered in the same room, wi...Mesmo antes de conhecer a hist ria dos Romanov, eu j nutria por eles alguma simpatia, uma daquelas coisas que n o fazem sentido E ao ler este livro, percebi que tinha algum fundamento imposs vel n o nos colocarmos no lugar do Nicolau e da Alexandra e sentir uma tristeza enorme por aquilo que lhes fizeram, a eles e aos seus filhos Gostei muito deste livro porque, apesar de ser uma hist ria ficcionada, traz nos muitos factos ver dicos sobre a fam lia e o que lhe aconteceu N o sei se eles Mesmo antes de conhecer a hist ria dos Romanov, eu j nutria por eles alguma simpatia, uma daquelas coisas que n o fazem sentido E ao ler este livro, percebi que tinha algum fundamento imposs vel n o nos colocarmos no lugar do Nicolau e da Alexandra e sentir uma tristeza enorme por aquilo que lhes fizeram, a eles e aos seus filhos Gostei muito deste livro porque, apesar de ser uma hist ria ficcionada, traz nos muitos factos ver dicos sobre a fam lia e o que lhe aconteceu N o sei se eles estavam completamente livres de culpa em rela o ao que estava a acontecer R ssia daquela poca, mas imposs vel n o gostar desta fam lia enquanto p...The story of the last Romanov Tsar, Nicholas II and his brutal murder, the family and their staff has been one of conspiracy theories, mystery and fantasy The connections to Queen Victoria, Queen of Europe and the royal interbred European royal dynasties were all part of the same fantasy An old man relates his part in the lives of the Romanovs when they were prisoners His misgivings of lies told over a lifetime weigh heavily on him and the last lie is revealed finally only by his lack of go The story of the last Romanov Tsar, Nicholas II and his brutal murder, the family and their staff has been one of conspiracy theories, mystery and fantasy The connections to Queen Victoria, Queen of Europe and the royal interbred European royal dynasties were all part of the same fantasy An old man relates his part in the lives of the Romanovs when they were prisoners His misgivings of lies told over a lifetime weigh heavily on him and the last lie is revealed finally only by his lack of good housekeeping The story is a reasonable tale although I was bore...

The Kitchen Boy
  • English
  • 02 June 2018
  • Paperback
  • 229 pages
  • 0142003816
  • Robert Alexander
  • The Kitchen Boy