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Ekaterinburg: The Last Days of the Romanovs
Helen Rappaport
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Description for Ekaterinburg: The Last Days of the Romanovs
Paperback. On 4 July 1918, a new commandant took control of a closely guarded house in the Russian town of Ekaterinburg. His name was Yakov Yurovsky, and his prisoners were the Imperial family. Thirteen days later, at Yurovsky's command, the family was gunned down in a blaze of bullets. This title presents the story of those murders. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
A vivid and compelling account of the final thirteen days of the Romanovs, counting down to the last, tense hours of their lives.
On 4 July 1918, a new commandant took control of a closely guarded house in the Russian town of Ekaterinburg. His name was Yakov Yurovsky, and his prisoners were the Imperial family: the former Tsar Nicholas, his wife Alexandra, and their children, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexey. Thirteen days later, at Yurovsky's command, and on direct orders from Moscow, the family was gunned down in a blaze of bullets in a basement room.
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Product Details
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099520092
SKU
V9780099520092
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About Helen Rappaport
Helen Rappaport is an historian and Russianist with a specialism in the Victorians and revolutionary Russia. Her books include Ekaterinburg: The Last Days of the Romanovs, No Place for Ladies: The Untold Story of Women in the Crimean War, and Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert and the death that changed the monarchy, as well as Beautiful For Ever: Madame Rachel of ... Read more
Reviews for Ekaterinburg: The Last Days of the Romanovs
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
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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
... Read more