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This is the story of some of the most shocking murders of the 20th century - murders that changed the lives of millions of people, both inside Russia and beyond, and set their stamp on a violent century, initiating a new and cynical era of state-orchestrated terror, repression and genocide. katerinburg - The Last Days of the Romanovs focuses on the last 13 days in the lives of the Russian Imperial family- the Tsar and Tsarita, Nicholas and Alexandra, and their five children, Olga, Tatiana, Mariya, Anastasia and Alexey. It puts these last days of their incarceration at the Ipatiev House in Ekaterinburg under the microscope, from July 4th 1918 to the night of their savage murders on July 14, in a blaze of gunfire in a basement room. lthough a wealth of books has fanned the flame of the reading public's love affair with the Romanovs, many have over-romanticised the story, and there has been a plethora of conspiracy theories and false Anastasias as well as coffee-table accounts full of iconic photographs of Imperial Russia's courtly splendour. In contrast, Ekaterinburg - based on new evidence that has become available since the fall of communism - strips away the romanticism and foc
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"Stunning, chilling and poignant, this is how history books should be written." (Alison Weir)
"That perfect but rare blend of history, sense of place, human tragedy, drama and atmosphere" (Susan Hill)
"Helen Rappaport brilliantly assembles the intricacies of the story in untroubling prose with some colourful re-imaginings to make this account utterly compelling." (Daily Telegraph)
"To coincide with the anniversary (of the death's of the Romanovs), their last wretched days have been chronicled in an explosive new book. Using previously overlooked documents and witness accounts, it tells the story of the family's final moments in unprecedented detail." (Daily Mail)
"A deeply touching anniversary tribute" (Independent on Sunday)
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"That perfect but rare blend of history, sense of place, human tragedy, drama and atmosphere" (Susan Hill)
"Helen Rappaport brilliantly assembles the intricacies of the story in untroubling prose with some colourful re-imaginings to make this account utterly compelling." (Daily Telegraph)
"To coincide with the anniversary (of the death's of the Romanovs), their last wretched days have been chronicled in an explosive new book. Using previously overlooked documents and witness accounts, it tells the story of the family's final moments in unprecedented detail." (Daily Mail)
"A deeply touching anniversary tribute" (Independent on Sunday)
Telling the story in a compellingly new and dramatic way, Ekaterinburg brings the tragic final 13 days in the lives of the Romanovs vividly alive against the backdrop of a Russia in turmoil.
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- PublisherHutchinson
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0091921163
- ISBN 13 9780091921163
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages272
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