by Catherine Gavin
In this account of the Russian Revolution, Tsar Nicholas, his wife Alexandra and Rasputin are pushed to the background in favor of the viewpoint of the couple's oldest daughter, Olga. Utilizing a couple of foreign diplomats and their circle of family/friends, Gavin is able to explore the world outs...
The Snow Mountain begins in 1914 and follows the final years of the Romanov family told through the viewpoint of Czar Nicholas II's eldest daughter Olga Nicolaievna, and her secret love for soldier Simon Hendrikova. The author parallels Olga's story with that of Joe Calvert, attaché to the American ...