The Fall of the Romanovs: Political Dreams and Personal Struggles in a Time of Revolution
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1995. First Edition. First Printing. 444, illus., chronology, glossary, genealogy, notes, select bibliography, index. Russian documents translated by Elizabeth Tucker. Part of Annals of Communism series. The story of the arrest, captivity, and execution of the last tsar of Russia and his family during the revolution of 1917-1918 has been recounted and romanticized for decades. This work explores the full range of events and reveals the thoughts, perceptions, and judgments of the individuals involved. Based largely on previously classified materials from Moscow and Russian regional archives released only since the late 1980's, this valuable documentary record recreates the arrest, captivity, and execution of the imperial Romanov family. It draws on letters, diary excerpts, telegrams, minutes of government meetings, and official orders, woven together by the authors' interpretive commentary. Condition: very good, very good.
Keywords: Cheka, Russian Revolution, Kerensky, Romanov Dynasty, Tobolsk, Yakov Sverdlov, Tsarskoe Selo, Rasputin, Tsar Nicholas II
ISBN: 0300065574
[Book #43205]
Price: $40.50