| Description |
xi, 657 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
The ruin of an empire -- A traitor to the revolution -- The house of special purpose -- "It was dreadful, what they did ..." -- The seventy-eight days -- Russia in chaos -- The first to die -- The June conspiracies -- "A happy hour with the grandest people in the world" -- The coming storm -- Murderous intentions -- Gotterdammerung -- The four brothers -- Aftermath -- The investigations -- "Holy relics of our saints" -- Unearthing the past -- "An unknown grave from the Soviet period" -- Bones of contention -- "It's all secret, all political" -- The secret of the Koptyaki Forest -- "Drowned in this mist of holiness." |
| Summary |
"The 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 "Based on a careful analysis of more than 500 of these previously unpublished documents, along with numerous newly discovered photos, The Fate of the Romanovs makes compelling revisions to many long-held beliefs about the Romanovs' final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."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes Index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 619-633 |
| Subject |
Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918 -- Assassination.
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Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918 -- Family.
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| SUBJECT |
Russia -- History -- Nicholas II, 1894-1917.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125803
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| Author |
Wilson, Penny, 1966-
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| LC no. |
2003000585 |
| ISBN |
0471207683 hardback |
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0471727970 paperback |
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