The Last Days of the Romanovs - Tragedy at Ekaterinburg

Helen Rappaport

St. Martin's Griffin

2010

288 páginas

9h 36m

ISBN-13: 9780312603472

Rappaport, an expert in the field of Russian history, brings you the riveting day-by-day account of the last fourteen days of the Russian Imperial family, in this first of two books about the Romanovs. Her second book The Romanov Sisters, offering a never-before-seen glimpse at the lives of the Tsar's beautiful daughters and a celebration of their unique stories, will be published in 2014.

The brutal murder of the Russian Imperial family on the night of July 16–17, 1918 has long been a defining moment in world history. The Last Days of the Romanovs reveals in exceptional detail how the conspiracy to kill them unfolded.

In the vivid style of a TV documentary, Helen Rappaport reveals both the atmosphere inside the family's claustrophobic prison and the political maneuverings of those who wished to save―or destroy―them. With the watching world and European monarchies proving incapable of saving the Romanovs, the narrative brings this tragic story to life in a compellingly new and dramatic way, culminating in a bloody night of horror in a cramped basement room.

Resenhas (1)

4.5 (Muito bom)

The last Romanovs' story called my attention for their tragic ending, the way one entire family was mercilessly massacred by people who were desperate for power.
It's sad to know that Nicholas willingly left his position believing that it would be better for Russia and for his own family and, after being held hostage for a long time, had such a tragic ending.
The murders description is grotesque and really explicit; I had no idea the execution had been so violent!
Definitely, a very interesting book about the end of a dynasty.