The Romanovs: The Final Chapter
In July 1991, nine skeletons were exhumed from a shallow mass grave near Ekaterinburg, Siberia, a few miles from the infamous cellar room where the last tsar and his family had been murdered seventy-three years before. But were these the bones of the Romanovs? And if these were their remains,...
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In July 1991, nine skeletons were exhumed from a shallow mass grave near Ekaterinburg, Siberia, a few miles from the infamous cellar room where the last tsar and his family had been murdered seventy-three years before. But were these the bones of the Romanovs? And if these were their remains, where were the bones of the two younger Romanovs supposedly murdered with the rest of the family? Was Anna Anderson, celebrated for more than sixty years in newspapers, books, and film, really Grand Duchess Anastasia? The Romanovs provides the answers, describing in suspenseful detail the dramatic efforts to discover the truth. Pulitzer Prize winner Robert K. Massie presents a colorful 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 Great Britain, all contributed to solving one of the great mysteries of the twentieth century.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780345406408 (0345406400)
ASIN: 345406400
Publish date: October 1st 1996
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Biography,
History,
Cultural,
Science,
War,
Politics,
Russia,
Biography Memoir,
World History
I first became acquainted with the writing of Robert K. Massie when I read Nicholas And Alexandra back in the 70s. I have always been fascinated by history and royal families, and he has been a staple of mine as a writer. I recently finished The Romanovs: The Final Chapter and it was fascinating. ...
4.5 stars. Fascinating account of the discovery of the place where the Romanov family was buried and the subsequent political and scientific fighting over the testing of the bones. Complete review: http://shelfandstuff.blogspot.com/2009/09/romanovs-final-chapter-by-robert-massie.html