The Last Days of the Romanovs, Helen Rappaport
The Last Days of the Romanovs, Helen Rappaport
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The Last Days of the Romanovs
Tragedy at Ekaterinburg

Author: Helen Rappaport

Narrator: Anne Flosnik

Unabridged: 10 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/14/2017

Synopsis

Helen 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.

The brutal murder of the Russian Imperial family on the night of July sixteenth to seventeenth, 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.

About Helen Rappaport

Born in Bromley, England, Helen Rappaport was an actress who appeared on British TV and in films until the early 1990s, then focused on writing. She has published a number of historical works, including Joseph Stalin, No Place for Ladies, and The Last Days of the Romanovs. She is also the author of the Victorian true-crime story Beautiful for Ever and coauthor, with William Horwood, of Dark Hearts of Chicago. A fluent Russian speaker and a specialist in Russian history and nineteenth-century women's history, Helen has become well known as a Russian translator in the theater and has translated all seven of Anton Chekhov's plays.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Orient on June 10, 2016

One more fascinating historical book about the Romanovs and a close look to their last days, their killers and the legacy of the stunning famous family. I wrote more about them in my review of The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra "The Last Days of the Romano......more

Goodreads review by Carla on March 02, 2020

Um livro que recomendo a todos. A violência desenfreada, a violência sob qualquer forma nunca pode ser a solução.......more

Goodreads review by Anthony on November 09, 2022

A Crime that Stains a Nation I finally faced this book, which I knew would be bleak, poignant and difficult to comprehend. The murder of the father Tsar, his wife, five innocent children and their loyal servants. However, this was Russia and the world was entering one of its darkest periods in histor......more

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