Russias Last Romanovs

Posted on 12 December 2018 by Helen Azar

Much has been written about the life of the last Imperial family of Russia Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Tsarina Alexandra, and their five children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Aleksei The entire family, including their personal physician, retainers, and even their pets, became tragic victims of the Bolshevik revolution They were arrested, exiled, and ultimately secretly murdered in a small cellar of a house in the Urals, in the summer of 1918 In this book, you will follow the events which led up to their eventual tragic fate through personal words of each family member, as well as their close friends and associates Their letters, diaries, and postcards many of which have been translated into English here for the first time tell a unique story, and have yet a lot to reveal Translated from Russian by Helen Azar, along with Eva and Dan McDonald, who translated most of the 1918 letters from French, this book offers an extraordinary glimpse into the very private world, and the final years, of the last Russian imperial family which they chronicle in their own words. Best Download [ Russias Last Romanovs ] by [ Helen Azar ] – kino-fada.fr Russia s Last Romanov sWell written Touching to read their individual thoughts So s sad to think what this family went through A fewweeks and they would have been free to live their lives in peace Such a loving family.The author valiantly attempted to make this book interesting, but the Romanovs themselves scuttled that hope I do realize that language and ways of writing have changed since that time period, so the overly florid sentimental phrases are just part of the time However, the things written by a major head of state, Nicholas II, are so vapid over the years that it really is no wonder the revolution occurred considering his lack of understanding of his people and their circumstances He me...Russia s Last Romanovs in Their Own Words by Helen Azar with Eva and Dan McDonaldEagerly awaited second book by Helen Azar based on primary sources not previously published Diary notes, letters, postcards written by each family member in short urgent stabs, rather like the way we text on our smart phones today These missives are to close friends and to each othe...About 85% of this ebook is cobbled together from foreign languages sources I recognized documents as well as photos from books such as , Le Tsarevitch Enfant Martyr, , , , and i.The other 15% seems to be newly published material Grand Duchess Olga s diary entries from January to March 1917, and two or three wartime letters between Nikolai II and his chil About 85% of this ebook is cobbled together from foreign languages sources I recognized documents as well as photos from books such as , Le Tsarevitch Enfant Martyr, , , , and i.The other 15% seems to be newly published material Grand Duchess Olga s diary entries from January to March 1917, and two or three wartime letters between Nikolai II and his children If those documents are reproduced in the author s forthcoming edition of Olg...I had been dying to read this since the Romanov family intrigues me but this book left me feeling disappointed Nothing the fault of the Helen Azar More so the authors of the diary entries and letters Those...Interesting Different perception of what could have happened.Interesting On what could have happened at the time.Was a very good book A shame that the whole family had to go thru.Interesting,butit would be helpful if some explanation had accompanied the writings More background throughout the writings would make for athrough understanding.The point of this bookFAIRFAIRfair book but not much new info the author could have annotated the passages to make the referencesuseful.

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12 December 2018

Helen Azar