The Romanovs: The Final Chapter - Softcover

Robert K. Massie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1784979554 ISBN 13: 9781784979553

Publisher: Head of Zeus, 2016

Synopsis

The compelling quest to solve a great mystery of the twentieth century: the ultimate fate of Russia's last tsar and his family.

In July 1991, nine skeletons were exhumed from a shallow grave near Ekaterinburg, Siberia, a few miles from the infamous cellar where the last tsar and his family had been murdered seventy-three years before. Were these the bones of the Romanovs? If so, why were the bones of the two younger Romanovs missing? Was Anna Anderson, celebrated in newspapers, books, and film, really Grand Duchess Anastasia?

This book unearths the truth. Pulitzer Prize winner Robert K. Massie presents a colourful panorama of contemporary characters, illuminating the major scientific dispute between Russian experts and a team of Americans, whose findings along with those of DNA scientists from Russia, America, and the UK all contributed to solving one of history's most intriguing mysteries.

About this title

Review:

'A tangled, extraordinary tale of intrigue... Masterful' --The Washington Post.

'Riveting... Unfolds like a detective story' --Los Angeles Times.

'A masterpiece of investigative reporting' --San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle.

About the Author:

Robert K. Massie was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1929. He studied American History at Yale University and Modern European History at Oxford University, which he attended as a Rhodes scholar. He lives in Irvington, New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1784979554
• ISBN 13: 9781784979553
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352