The Last Days of the Romanovs Tragedy at Ekaterinburg

by Rappaport, Helen

• ISBN13: 9780312379766
• ISBN10: 0312379765
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-02-03
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Summary

The brutal murder of the Russian Imperial family was both a human tragedy anda turning point in world history. This work gives a riveting moment by momentaccount of the last 13 days of their lives. bw photo insert.

Author Biography

Helen Rappaport studied Russian at Leeds University and is a specialist in Russian and nineteenth-century women’s history. Her previous book No Place for Ladies: The Untold Story of Women in the Crimean War (Aurum Press) was published to acclaim in the UK in 2007. She lives in Oxford. Please visit her Web site at www.helenrappaport.com.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
List of Illustrations	p. xiii
Introduction: The Red Urals	p. 1
Behind the Palisade	p. 11
'The Dark Gentleman'	p. 28
The Man with a Cigarette	p. 44
The Man with a Wheelchair	p. 58
Girls in White Dresses	p. 73
The Boy in the Sailor Suit	p. 86
The Good Doctor	p. 98
'Our Poor Russia'	p. 106
'Everything Is the Same'	p. 118
'What Is To Be Done with Nicholas"?'	p. 128
'Absolutely No News from Outside'	p. 144
'Something Has Happened to Them in There'	p. 159
'Ordinary People Like Us'	p. 170
The House of Special Purpose	p. 175
'The Will of the Revolution'	p. 184
'The World Will Never Know What We Did to Them'	p. 203
Epilogue: The Scent of Lilies	p. 208
Note on Sources	p. 224
Bibligraphy	p. 228
Index	p. 243
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